A date moved on the floor at 09:42. By 09:43 the person who can fix it knew, and so did the cost of not fixing it.
Production slips are reported in a WhatsApp group in one line of Hinglish. The TNA sheet does not hear it, the CHA’s cut-off is in another inbox, the LC terms are in a bank file — so the slip is found at the truck, when the only fix left is an aeroplane.
- between the slip and the sailing
- 23 days
- to recover it, found the same morning
- ₹62,800
- to air it, found at the truck
- ₹32.63 L
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | # | Milestone | Owner | Planned | Forecast | Δ | Status |
| 2 | 1 | PO received · order sheet issued | Priya | 14 Jul | 14 Jul | Done | |
| 3 | 2 | Lab dips approved | Priya | 28 Jul | 27 Jul | Done | |
| 4 | 3 | Organic yarn booked (GOTS) | Purchase | 30 Jul | 30 Jul | Done | |
| 5 | 4 | PP sample approved | Priya | 18 Aug | 21 Aug | Done · +3d | |
| 6 | 5 | Knitting (job work) | Purchase | 8 Sep | 10 Sep | Done · +2d | |
| 7 | 6 | Dyeing & compacting | Hindon Dye Works | 22 Sep | 24 Sep | Done · +2d | |
| 8 | 7 | Fabric inspection (4-point) | QC | 25 Sep | 25 Sep | Done | |
| 9 | 8 | Cutting | Unit 1 | 6 Oct | 6 Oct | Done | |
| 10 | 9 | Screen print (job work) | Sector 6 Print House | 9 Oct | 9 Oct | Done | |
| 11 | 10 | Stitching · line 3 | Ramesh | 20 Oct | 20 Oct | 54% · running | |
| 12 | 11 | Finishing · trim, check, press | Ramesh | 24 Oct | 24 Oct | Planned | |
| 13 | 12 | Packing | Ramesh | 28 Oct | 28 Oct | Planned | |
| 14 | 13 | Final inspection · AQL 2.5 · Northline QA | Deepak | 29 Oct | 29 Oct | Planned | |
| 15 | 14 | Ex-factory · container stuffing | Ravi | 31 Oct | 31 Oct | Planned | |
| 16 | 15 | ICD Dadri gate-in · rail cut-off 18:00 | Seaview CHA | 1 Nov | 1 Nov | HARD DATE | |
| 17 | 16 | SI cut-off · 18:00 | Ravi | 2 Nov | 2 Nov | HARD DATE | |
| 18 | 17 | VGM cut-off · 12:00 | Ravi | 3 Nov | 3 Nov | HARD DATE | |
| 19 | 18 | MSL LORETTO NX644A sails · Nhava Sheva | Meridian Sea Line | 6 Nov | 6 Nov | HARD DATE | |
| 20 | 19 | LC latest shipment date (44C) | Bank | 10 Nov | 10 Nov | HARD DATE | |
| 21 | 20 | In Hafenmode DC, Hamburg | Lena Vogt | 8 Dec | 8 Dec | HARD DATE |
Wednesday morning at Kesri Loom. Unit 2's production group is busy as usual. The plan for PO 4471 lives in Priya's TNA sheet; the vessel sails in 23 days.
- TNA milestones in your sheet
- Carrier and forwarder tracking mail
- The CHA’s cut-off notices
- Is this milestone late against its planned date?
- Has the vessel ETD or ETA moved since the last update?
- Which buyer, and what did we last tell them?
- The buyer, on WhatsApp or email, in their format
- Your merchandiser, the moment a date slips
- You, if nobody has acted in 24 hours
Already out there, said honestly: Maersk, MSC and CMA CGM already push container tracking, free and accurate. What none of them do is stitch a production milestone to a shipment to a specific buyer’s inbox. That thread is the gap.