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Cascading delay on a key shipment

Ritardo a catena su una spedizione chiave · Transport · Beginner

The case

A load of industrial components (value 85,000 €) must reach the client's plant Monday at 6:00am to avoid halting their production line (penalty 4,000 €/hour of stoppage). Friday evening you discover the truck is stuck: the driver has run out of driving time and a motorway stretch is closed by a landslide until Sunday. 480 km remain. You have 2 other vehicles nearby but already committed. What do you do in the next hours to meet the delivery?

Un carico di componenti industriali (valore 85.000 €) deve arrivare allo stabilimento del cliente lunedì alle 6:00 per non fermare la sua linea di produzione (penale 4.000 €/ora di fermo). Venerdì sera scopri che il mezzo è bloccato: l'autista ha esaurito i tempi di guida e un tratto autostradale è chiuso per frana fino a domenica. Mancano 480 km. Hai altri 2 mezzi in zona ma già impegnati. Cosa fai nelle prossime ore per rispettare la consegna?

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