I took delivery today of of some timber flooring . I had ordered 168 linear mt's (all the same width) and was told that it would be supplied in random lenghts each between 400mm and 1800mm. The timber arrived in 8 boxes each of which contained 21 linear mt's. Each box contained 30 pieces of timber. The distribution of lenghts was as follows:
I have two questions for which I would appreciate input -
1. Can the timber supplied really be considered random lenghts given that none are greater then 90 cm and that each box contained exactly 30 pieces and that the contents of 6 of the boxes were identical.
2. What could I reasonably have expected to have received if the lenghts were truly random given the stated range of 400mm to 1800mm.
At present the supplier is claiming that what I have received meets the specification as all pieces are between 400mm and 1801mm - whilst this is true in my view these are not random lenghts - am I being unreasonable?
Regards
Makaza
NUMBER OF PIECES BY LENGHT | ||||||
LENGHT (CM) | 40 | 50 | 75 | 80 | 85 | 90 |
PACK1 | 10 | | | 10 | | 10 |
PACK 2 | 10 | | | 10 | | 10 |
PACK 3 | | 10 | 10 | | 10 | |
PACK 4 | | 10 | 10 | | 10 | |
PACK 5 | | 10 | 10 | | 10 | |
PACK6 | | 10 | 10 | | 10 | |
PACK 7 | | 10 | 10 | | 10 | |
PACK 8 | | 10 | 10 | | 10 | |
I have two questions for which I would appreciate input -
1. Can the timber supplied really be considered random lenghts given that none are greater then 90 cm and that each box contained exactly 30 pieces and that the contents of 6 of the boxes were identical.
2. What could I reasonably have expected to have received if the lenghts were truly random given the stated range of 400mm to 1800mm.
At present the supplier is claiming that what I have received meets the specification as all pieces are between 400mm and 1801mm - whilst this is true in my view these are not random lenghts - am I being unreasonable?
Regards
Makaza