So as bad as things were at the beginning of the year, we never actually had a situation where someone was saying straight up "I need [X] tomorrow or someone's going to die". Usually orders are far enough out that our screw-ups just made shipments tight. But this one isn't even our fault for a change.
Why did I have to get TWO calls like that on MEMORIAL DAY WHEN THE WAREHOUSE IS CLOSED AND EMPTY AND THE SHIPPING COMPANIES AREN'T PICKING UP ANYTHING ANYWAY. That's a rhetorical question. Canadians generally don't need to know about Memorial Day, much less make plans based on it's effects. It's just some really shitty cooincidental timing.
It's frustrating because of the two hospitals calling, the harder hit one is one I've repeatedly warned not to order shit at the dead last minute - but they always do.
Christ... the 'Just-in-time' distribution model was killed by September 11th. People are going to have to GET OVER IT and stop placing orders at the absolute last fucking minute and go back to carrying reserves. Yes storage costs money, we all get that, but the party is OVER, people.
(Before anyone asks, I've already done all I can on my end, arranging loans and shit... otherwise I'd hardly be posting on the boards).