It's basically confirmed that they aren't prioritizing order date due to the fact that Spray in is restricted to 3% shipped while allocation of XLT Lux and Lariat Lux eat 20 and 18%.They are almost certainly prioritizing by:
And probably a dozen other things that most people at Ford HQ aren't aware of, but their software is.
- Date of order
- Availability of components
- Ability to deliver (Probably one of the reasons why many Hybrid orders were deprioritized)
- Delivery batches (Why allocation is by dealer, not purely by date of order)
- Efficiency of deliveries (Why send a half full truck somewhere this week when it can go fully loaded next week)
Given that, it seems dumb to throw a fit when the big dealerships don't get big allocations every week. Its complicated and only Ford's ERP software has the full picture.
Or how that delicious deep fried chicken breast wound up on our plates.I don't think many people understand how much decision making has already been offloaded onto machines. Our meat just can't keep up silicon sometimes.
My point was that prioritization is occurring based on several factors, many of which are likely obscured from us.It's basically stated that they aren't prioritizing order date due to the fact that Spray in is restricted to 3% shipped while allocation of XLT Lux and Lariat Lux eat 20 and 18%.
They aren't going to let luxury parts sit in the facility.
I kind of feel like the people of this forum have proven that sometimes less information is better. I can't imagine what people would do if given access to weekly alerts directly from Ford's system. Panic four times as hard, probably.There is a big, relavent counterpoint to your list: machines can also be told to communicate with us. Mass mail, mass txt, robo calls, etc. FoMoCo doesn't get their computers to update us. I would have liked a Robo txt today that said:
They absolutely aren't prioritizing by order date.They are absolutely prioritizing by order date. Just not only by order date.
Ok, you got me. Priority is being done entirely by bedliner option. It's the only thing that matters.They absolutely aren't prioritizing by order date.
If it takes less parts to build something or a similar part and you have an earlier order you are being skipped thus not prioritized. How many people pulled their spray ins and got confirmed build dates. They are prioritizing their earnings.
Watch Tim's video from today it talks about Lux Package still being constrained to 18% for the XLT and 20% for the Lariat.All we can do is sit back and hope the Lux Package isn’t constrained. Oh and the Hybrid gets more builds.
You sir have been determined to not be a black belt, PhD, Rhode Scholar in supply chain/profit margins in car production. Please see yourself out! HahahahahaOk, you got me. Priority is being done entirely by bedliner option. It's the only thing that matters.
I'm sorry I've failed the my Ford Masters and revealed their secret plot to increase revenue by judging every production decision on how much spray-on rubber is in stock.
I'll take the flippant apology. I know it comes from a place of knowing there is information that contradicts any notion of prioritization by order date.Ok, you got me. Priority is being done entirely by bedliner option. It's the only thing that matters.
I'm sorry I've failed the my Ford Masters and revealed their secret plot to increase revenue by judging every production decision on how much spray-on rubber is in stock.
Beat me to it.Watch Tim's video from today it talks about Lux Package still being constrained to 18% for the XLT and 20% for the Lariat.
Thanks.34:30
In late August when I finally decided to order my Maverick I thought about ordering from one of the Mega-dealers like Long McArthur Ford, Chapman’s or Granger Ford.Feel bad for the other 280 customers, oh well, i like Tim.
I thought you decided to not buy a Maverick and purchased a used Colorado ?Or how that delicious deep fried chicken breast wound up on our plates.
Unless you raise and butcher your own chickens, there's no transparency anymore.