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Corrugated box suppliers ghosting after rate finalisation — common?

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Aditya K.

Chemicals Category Manager, UPL Limited

Quote lock ke baad capacity "not available" bol dete hain festive season mein. Penalty clauses add kiye toh L1 vendors back off. Practical fix kya hai?

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V. Singh

Sep 8, 2026·Sep 8, 2026, 3:27 PM

Book capacity in July for Oct–Nov. Waiting till September is too late.

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Anu R.

Sep 7, 2026·Sep 7, 2026, 2:34 PM

Penalty clauses only work if you actually have alternate capacity ready.

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Rajat Mehta

Sep 6, 2026·Sep 6, 2026, 1:41 PM

Dual source even if L2 is 4% higher. Ghosting risk is real.

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P.S. Hegde

Sep 5, 2026·Sep 5, 2026, 12:48 PM

Capacity deposits / advance booking for festive months helped us.