This week was the last business week of both the month and the calendar quarter. That means that scheulers and project managers were facing deadlines that could influence their compensation if not met. So, the sudden upsurge may well have been shops that were flaked or where the shopper failed to follow the guidelines, all at nearly the last minute. Nothing about the last few days of a month or a quarter is likely to be a good indicator of when jobs get initially released. However, these ARE great times to pounce on bonuses for shops that absolutely, positively have to be done by the end of the month/quarter.
Also, regardless of when an MSC usually releases or wants to release jobs, their clients may well get requests to them later than they are supposed to or may develop a need to do a special request type of shop that they had not anticipated previously.
Based in MD, near DC
Shopping from the Carolinas to New York
Have video cam; will travel
Poor customer service? Don't get mad; get video.
Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 09/30/2017 12:43PM by walesmaven.