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; { MR. W. P. BRAY PURCHASERS DBPT, - AKRON February 21, 1969 E. T. BORGESS P0TT3T0WN PLANT " ^BlMHTa TRANSIT TIMS la reply to your mono of 1/28/69, w submit tho attached vide ranging analysis of tho vinyl ear situation as prepared by eur operating management, A fev factors should be noted* A. Seae excess Fottstown oar-in-plant time Is do* to detention for quailV determin ation of polymer and phenol impurity levels, B. Our determinations are considerably under Detr*s fbr car-in-plant time* C* PerryvUle** turn around tine Is wrealistle. The short time of ears-in-plant is due to usability to attain a normal Inventory level at that location - hence we hare forced then to operate "cut-of-the-oar". BTBmb B T. BURGESS co 1 Mr. J. M. Comely Mr* 0* J* ELeinert Mr* V* F* Burge RECEIVED FEB 24 S69 W. F. BURSE OCC 017408 iV'A^: /, TO* MR. c. J. KLEINERT 'iriretfiftw INTIROFPICK FROM FEBRUART^l.O, 1969 , r. j. Pirn ')./ REFERRING TO LETTER OF SUBJECT VINYL CHLORIDE TANK CAR HOLDING TIMES The attached tabulation summarizes the average transit time per car and average holding time per car for vinyl chloride deliveries to Pottstovm. The' right-hand column tabulates holding time in detail. / Out data comes close.to confirming Dow's indication of 10 days transit time. However, for October, November and December, it is seen that average * transit time was 11 days, and January, 13 days. The longer transit time in January as well as the very short holding time of 3 days parallels the low inventories of monomer experienced. We do not cpnfirm. Mr. Rice's indication of a 9 day average holding time in November. Our records indicate this to have been 6 days, although we did increase to 8 days in December. It would appear that with normal deliveries and uniform monomer usage that we should be able to turn around tank cars in 5 or' 6 days at the most. With respect to caps hold for special testing for polymer or phenol type impurities, our records show the following: Car No. Date Shipped Date Received Date Shipped Back No. of Days 94666 94668 94653 30757 94661 94655 9/16/68 9/17/68 9/19/68 9/19/68 9/23/68 10/31/68 9/23/68 9/25/68 10/21/68 10/2/68 10/2/68 11/11/68 10A>/68 10/9/68 10/25/68 10/15/68 10/15/63 11/25/68 16 14 4 13 13 14 Some of these cars could have been shipped back sooner, except that there were some delays in obtaining authorization orders from Dow's Camden Sales Office to return the cars. The holding time of these cars which were not unloaded were not considered in preparing the information on the large . table attached, " J- 1 Rjp/bjs Attachment > .cc:;-, Mr. J. R. O'Connor R.`j. PIKNA U *}yu* ,,r' *' "*l OivW-tV,1 :/ OCC 017409 ,j\' X T. W. F. BURGE R, A. RILEY AKRON 2/20/t, DOW WILL SHORT US FIVE GARS THIS WEEK AND AT LEAST FOUR CARS PER WEEK THE NEXT THREE WEEKS AGAINST REQUIREMENTS GIVEN THEM. I QUOTE BELOW FROM A LETTER FROM LARRY L. RICE. PRODUCT GROUP SALKS MGR. "WE WILL NOT BE ABLE TO MAKE DELIVERIES AS YOU HAVE REQUESTED DURING THE SHIPPING TIME OF FEB 20 THROUGH MARCH 19. WE ARE DOING EVERYTHING WE CAN TO TRY TO MAINTAIN THE RATE OF 14 - 38.000 GALLON TANK CARS PER WEEK. WE ARE HAVING DIFFICULTY DOING THIS. AS YOU KNOW. WE EXPECT THAT WE WILL NOT BE ABLE TO IMPROVE ON THE 14 CARS PER WEEK RATE UNTIL SOMETIME INTO MARCH. AT THE EARLIEST. WE WILL ADVISE AS SOON AS WE CAN SEE THINGS GETTING BETTER." THIS COULD CAUSE US SERIOUS PROBLEMS IN MEETING OUR PRODUCTION SALES AND PROFIT COMMITMENT. OUR PURCHASING DEFT IS KEEPING MR. BRAY FULLY , iWfri- t `.1 ,, .- INFORMED AND I HAVE ASKED OUR PURCHASING DEPT TO MAKE SURE THAT MR. BRAY ADVISES MR. KOCH THAT I HAVE NOTIFIED YOU OF THIS PROBLJM. J. M. CORNELY CC: MR. W. F. BURGE MR. E. T. BURGESS MR. C. J. RLEINERT RECEIVED FEB f 0 1969. W. F. BURGE occ 017410