Routing expedites through a capital lens

Expedite invoices arrive as operations noise but they are balance-sheet events. We connect each spike to the SKU families that triggered it, using conservative matching rules when TMS data is messy.

The worksheet is intentionally low-tech: finance can audit rows without learning a new BI tool overnight. That choice trades elegance for transparency.

We close with a reminder that some expedites are unavoidable service promises. The model flags them separately so customer experience teams can defend the spend with evidence.