Intermodal Lead Time Buffering: How to Adjust Your Supply Chain for the “Rail Lag”
Rail lag is the hidden cost that turns intermodal shipping’s biggest advantage into its biggest liability. And most U.S. businesses do not discover it until the invoice arrives. Here is the problem in plain numbers. You shift a high-volume replenishment lane from trucking to intermodal rail. Transit time increases from four days to six days. […]