Bob,
My guess is that it has more to do with when the order is placed. I
find that in most circumstances, places who have good parts supplies
typically order long in advance in order to make sure that they don't
run out. Manufacturers typically give preference to those companies
that provide good requirement forecasts and advance or standing orders.
This helps the manufacturers better plan for the requirements without
having to carry large inventories in speculation of orders.
Then if another company places an order that has not been properly
planned for, they might experience a much longer delay in getting their
allotment of parts.
That is the way it works in the computer business and I'd bet in the
auto parts business as well.
Regards,
Joe
Bob Norway wrote:
> I guess the question that arises, is that since most all the parts for our
> Spits are sourced from the same place, why can one parts house get them
> quicker than another? Or does one manage their inventory better than
> another, or have a 'secret' source that the others do not? Just
> wondering......
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