Prime4 Inspection provides industry specialists that keep track of deadlines, oversee on-site work, and verify components to ensure they are correctly packed. Expediting services refer to the actions made to ensure that the supplier adheres to the delivery date agreed upon with the client.

Expediting is a very effective post order management strategy that is necessary for each purchase order. Any delay caused by late delivery or poor quality will be costly and may result in dissatisfied end user, resulting in the loss of a project. The supplier and customer may agree to utilize a third-party expediter to avoid these avoidable delays and reduce potential cost escalations.

The role of the expeditor is to supervise the construction operations and assist the supplier to identify delays that cannot be perceived by the people that are directly involved into the operation. A delay could be due to the following factors,

• Information or approval requested by the client
• Lack of actions from the supplier
• Ambiguity of the specifications
• Overloaded supplier
• Lack of experience of the supplier for the specific production
• Lack of materials to be used in the specific order
• Sub-Order delays

THE ROLE OF THE EXPEDITOR IS TO VERIFY THE FOLLOWING FABRICATION PHASES/AREAS:

• Supplier Documentation
• Project Documentation
• Materials Availability
• Sub-Order Management
• Production & Assembly
• Work Progress Analysis
• Inspection & Testing
• Shipment & Logistics