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3 out of 4 ain't bad
KBP&H
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went to a large supply house (6+branches) on Sat- needed a few things to finish up a radiant job ( the same job they figured and priced my list for me). I think I got lucky because they had 3 out of the 4 things I needed-4 zone control, couple tees, drawoffs, BUT NO ONIX SPRING CLAMPS ( SORRY check w/ 20 miles away ,, this is the same branch the sales rep for this stuff works out of ????, oh Well- BUT WAIT - On Friday I called a different dist ( central dist) to order 5 pcs of AL29C for the same job because the other dist only carries uo to 3' sect's. BUT central dist only had a max of 2 in any branch and had to transfer to complete the order ??? 5 PCS ???,, My luck--- GEE wasn't it on Wenesday I went to the previous mentioned branch and picked up 5 rolls of rubber tube to staple up-- AND THEY DID NOT HAVE A STAPLE GUN ANY WHICH WAY ANYPLACE for me to put this stuff up with, We'll have one there by 10:00 on Thurs from the manuf rep-- got called at 2:00 they had one.
ALL of you reps- dist-sales people need to get together and make it available for us to support them without driving around or ordering a week ahead to do business- granted they can't have everything--- BUT MOST are always changing what they carry or have it some place else,, Have other choices besides a single or four zone panel at twice the price, make items available so it doesn't cost us a hundred bucks or twenty phone calls for a fifty dollar item--- I have three guys that work out of a shop, they way my dad did it w/ over fifty employees, so i'm not a counter plumber, BUT PLease carry more than 1 bag of anything...
ALL of you reps- dist-sales people need to get together and make it available for us to support them without driving around or ordering a week ahead to do business- granted they can't have everything--- BUT MOST are always changing what they carry or have it some place else,, Have other choices besides a single or four zone panel at twice the price, make items available so it doesn't cost us a hundred bucks or twenty phone calls for a fifty dollar item--- I have three guys that work out of a shop, they way my dad did it w/ over fifty employees, so i'm not a counter plumber, BUT PLease carry more than 1 bag of anything...
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3 out of 4 ain't bad, or order 5 days ahead
went to a large supply house (6+branches) on Sat- needed a few things to finish up a radiant job ( the same job they figured and priced my list for me). I think I got lucky because they had 3 out of the 4 things I needed-4 zone control, couple tees, drawoffs, BUT NO ONIX SPRING CLAMPS ( SORRY check w/ 20 miles away ,, this is the same branch the sales rep for this stuff works out of ????, oh Well- BUT WAIT - On Friday I called a different dist ( central dist) to order 5 pcs of AL29C for the same job because the other dist only carries uo to 3' sect's. BUT central dist only had a max of 2 in any branch and had to transfer to complete the order ??? 5 PCS ???,, My luck--- GEE wasn't it on Wenesday I went to the previous mentioned branch and picked up 5 rolls of rubber tube to staple up-- AND THEY DID NOT HAVE A STAPLE GUN ANY WHICH WAY ANYPLACE for me to put this stuff up with, We'll have one there by 10:00 on Thurs from the manuf rep-- got called at 2:00 they had one.
ALL of you reps- dist-sales people need to get together and make it available for us to support them without driving around or ordering a week ahead to do business- granted they can't have everything--- BUT MOST are always changing what they carry or have it some place else,, Have other choices besides a single or four zone panel at twice the price, make items available so it doesn't cost us a hundred bucks or twenty phone calls for a fifty dollar item--- I have three guys that work out of a shop, they way my dad did it w/ over fifty employees, so i'm not a counter plumber, BUT PLease carry more than 1 bag of anything...
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3 out of 4 ain't bad, or order 5 days ahead
went to a large supply house (6+branches) on Sat- needed a few things to finish up a radiant job ( the same job they figured and priced my list for me). I think I got lucky because they had 3 out of the 4 things I needed-4 zone control, couple tees, drawoffs, BUT NO ONIX SPRING CLAMPS ( SORRY check w/ 20 miles away ,, this is the same branch the sales rep for this stuff works out of ????, oh Well- BUT WAIT - On Friday I called a different dist ( central dist) to order 5 pcs of AL29C for the same job because the other dist only carries uo to 3' sect's. BUT central dist only had a max of 2 in any branch and had to transfer to complete the order ??? 5 PCS ???,, My luck--- GEE wasn't it on Wenesday I went to the previous mentioned branch and picked up 5 rolls of rubber tube to staple up-- AND THEY DID NOT HAVE A STAPLE GUN ANY WHICH WAY ANYPLACE for me to put this stuff up with, We'll have one there by 10:00 on Thurs from the manuf rep-- got called at 2:00 they had one.
ALL of you reps- dist-sales people need to get together and make it available for us to support them without driving around or ordering a week ahead to do business- granted they can't have everything--- BUT MOST are always changing what they carry or have it some place else,, Have other choices besides a single or four zone panel at twice the price, make items available so it doesn't cost us a hundred bucks or twenty phone calls for a fifty dollar item--- I have three guys that work out of a shop, they way my dad did it w/ over fifty employees, so i'm not a counter plumber, BUT PLease carry more than 1 bag of anything...
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> went to a large supply house (6+branches) on Sat-
> needed a few things to finish up a radiant job (
> the same job they figured and priced my list for
> me). I think I got lucky because they had 3 out
> of the 4 things I needed-4 zone control, couple
> tees, drawoffs, BUT NO ONIX SPRING CLAMPS ( SORRY
> check w/ 20 miles away ,, this is the same branch
> the sales rep for this stuff works out of ????,
> oh Well- BUT WAIT - On Friday I called a
> different dist ( central dist) to order 5 pcs of
> AL29C for the same job because the other dist
> only carries uo to 3' sect's. BUT central dist
> only had a max of 2 in any branch and had to
> transfer to complete the order ??? 5 PCS ???,, My
> luck--- GEE wasn't it on Wenesday I went to the
> previous mentioned branch and picked up 5 rolls
> of rubber tube to staple up-- AND THEY DID NOT
> HAVE A STAPLE GUN ANY WHICH WAY ANYPLACE for me
> to put this stuff up with, We'll have one there
> by 10:00 on Thurs from the manuf rep-- got called
> at 2:00 they had one. ALL of you reps-
> dist-sales people need to get together and make
> it available for us to support them without
> driving around or ordering a week ahead to do
> business- granted they can't have everything---
> BUT MOST are always changing what they carry or
> have it some place else,, Have other choices
> besides a single or four zone panel at twice the
> price, make items available so it doesn't cost us
> a hundred bucks or twenty phone calls for a fifty
> dollar item--- I have three guys that work out of
> a shop, they way my dad did it w/ over fifty
> employees, so i'm not a counter plumber, BUT
> PLease carry more than 1 bag of anything...
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One of my pet peevs
is getting everything I need for a job from one distributer.I would rather get everything at one place than shop around and try to save a few cents.Just because some parts don't fly of the shelf doesn't mean that they are not worth stocking.0 -
3 posts out of 4?
Sorry, couldn't stand it....
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Deja Vu
All over agian.
The question is ; are they not stocking well or are supplies running out the door faster than the suppliers can order or faster than the manufactures can egt it out to them ??
Lots of people in the chain.
Scott
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Perhaps management's inventory model
or lack thereof - a lot of just in time inventory modeling isn't so really much "just in time" but rather "just what I think we'll sell". Not bad as far as that takes you, but a far cry from analysis & matematical modeling. Real inventory control is more complex & time-consuming than most businesses think they have time for. I think they're wrong.
I've known businesses get it right, but they are exceptional. They also broke their own mathematical models to be certain to meet specific customer demands & marketing goals - for example "we'll intentionally overstock this during that season" or "I'll gamble that N customers will need X of those over the next period."
The way most inventory is managed, only the most egregious screwups get noticed. When was the last time any of us went one place & managed to fill our list? Whether it's the the counter of the supply house, the grocery store, the #@%#% big box, or whatever, 75% is probably a pretty successful hit rate. We just go on to the next place or improvise or do without. A waste of our time (& money) but management doesn't see it. Often as not, we'll be back in next we because we haven't much of an alternative.
What really bugs me is the take it or leave it attitude that sometimes gets served up as well. "We don't stock it 'cause it never sells." "Of course you don't sell it - you've never got one!"
I'll put with a lot as long as someone is pleasant, honest, & trying to make progress. Now if only I could find a pro....0
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