by Ekrem Duman | Jul 17, 2026 | Contract Negotiation, Procurement, Supply Chain
⚡ TL;DRA BLANKET WAYBILL can cover cargo moving in more than one trip, but it must not become a blanket excuse for missing shipment-level evidence. Procurement should define scope, validity, release, quantity reconciliation, custody and amendment rules for every...
by Ekrem Duman | Jul 17, 2026 | Cost Reduction, Procurement, Supply Chain
⚡ TL;DRA COMBINATION RATE combines two or more pricing factors or transport legs into one charge. Procurement should preserve the underlying legs, units, currencies, service assumptions and change triggers so a single through rate remains auditable. Key TakeawaysSplit...
by Ekrem Duman | Jul 17, 2026 | Contract Negotiation, Procurement, Supply Chain
⚡ TL;DRA clean bill of lading or apparent-good-order statement usually records external condition at receipt; it does not prove hidden quality, correct packing or final delivery. Procurement should define inspection, exceptions, clausing, photographs, survey,...
by Ekrem Duman | Jul 17, 2026 | Procurement, Supply Chain, Vendor Management
⚡ TL;DRBreakbulk and project cargo are bought as an engineered movement, not as a generic freight line. Procurement should connect cargo geometry, centre of gravity, lifting points, packaging, route survey, permits, equipment, stowage, securing, weather and handover...
by Ekrem Duman | Jul 17, 2026 | Contract Negotiation, Procurement, Supply Chain
⚡ TL;DRThe SSDER glossary uses ADVENTURE for a loading in which the shipper assumes all risks. Procurement should never accept that shorthand without identifying the voyage, cargo, risk transfer, insurable interest, policy, exclusions, notice and evidence needed to...
by Ekrem Duman | Jul 17, 2026 | Procurement, Supply Chain, Vendor Management
⚡ TL;DRAn AKTARMA MERKEZİ receives, briefly holds and transfers cargo between vehicles; AKTARMA is the physical unload-and-reload process. Procurement should define the handoff, scan, dwell, damage, custody, route and exception controls instead of buying an undefined...
