PlastiPharm hired a new production supervisor for its day shift. He pushed relentlessly to fulfill customers’ orders early, thinking that early was always better. However, several customers started complaining about the timing of the deliveries. Why would some customers not value early deliveries? Please select the best explanation.
A. Early delivery requires customers to adjust their labor to accommodate the movement of products.
B. Early delivery is usually beneficial to customers even though it might be initially inconvenient; it’s much better to be early than late.
C. Some businesses operate on a just-in-time basis, so it is critical that suppliers hit delivery slots exactly when requested.
D. Some companies found that early deliveries usually were delivered to the wrong location, which created problems for their production flow.