Obviously you work with/for a carrier as/a carrier/clerk/logistical support but obviously don't work with phase units very much. They are nothing more than refrigerators. Instead of an evaporator coil they have an evaporator block. If built and packet properly these units are far from fragile. I bet money that they wouldn't deny a claim if they damaged a somehow but you functioning refrigerator or other appliance. This isn't some sort of conspiricy theory, trust me.

Paperwork is a broad term and your speculations are assumptions at best. It probably isn't even traditional "paperwork". They could be working on how to pay workers who assemble these. If they can build these, they can just as easily be an apprectice in the HVAC/Refrigeration industry making at least a couple buck over minimum wage. If they pay to litte they get crap people who don't do well at their job and cost warranty returns anyway.

Long story short, you have no idea what the delay is. In the company where I work, if the bossman approves a project and it doesn't meet the deadline the bossman wants to know WTF. Our 3 post haven't even scratched the surface and honestly I hope this thread dies a quick death.