The New England freight math: how local core supply reduces downtime
Transit-time math for paper cores: what 1–2 day regional freight does to safety stock, emergency recovery, and line uptime versus supply from PA, the Midwest, or overseas.
Every core program balances three numbers: transit time, safety stock, and the cost of a stopped line. Move the first one and the other two follow.
Transit: Raymond NH reaches most of New England in 1–2 ground days. Pennsylvania suppliers run 2–4; Midwest, 4–7; importers, weeks on the water plus customs. That gap is not abstract — it is the difference between “short shipment Tuesday, made whole Thursday” and “line down till the 14th.”
Safety stock: inventory exists to cover lead time. Cut replenishment from two weeks to two days and the core racks shrink with it — floor space and cash released, obsolescence risk down.
Recovery: when something goes wrong (it will), recovery speed is set by distance. A local winder can run your SKU tomorrow and put it on a box truck; nobody in Ohio can say that to a Massachusetts converter.
Add the standing options — quick-ship stock sizes and named-account core reserves — and proximity stops being geography and becomes an uptime strategy.
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FAQ
How fast can NHPT deliver cores in New England?
In-stock sizes ship same/next day with 1–2 day ground transit across all six states; custom runs quote in 1 business day with 24-hour rush turnaround available.
How much safety stock should we hold on cores?
Enough to cover replenishment lead time plus variability — which is exactly why a 2-day supplier lets you hold a fraction of what a 2-week supplier forces.
Can you guarantee emergency supply?
Through a core reserve agreement, yes — your SKUs wound and shelved in Raymond, released on call.