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mhsprecher · 11-18-2018, 06:15 PM

Kube and flatheadmurre are right on the money. You spec, pay and QA a good part, you get a good part. If you don't, you don't.

Another factor may be quantity produced. If you are making millions of iPhones, that is good business, as long as you can replace your workers who commit suicide (Foxconn). For our suppliers who don't buy a lot, they probably don't have the buying clout to get the best manufacturers. It might even be that when they go to suppliers for a few thousand parts, they may never get a call back. It is just not worth it to them, I suspect.

It would be great to have one of the suppliers address the group at a national meet about how they source their parts and why things are the way they are? Maybe they wouldn't want to do it?

11-18-2018, 06:15 PM	#8
mhsprecher Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: Takoma Park, MD Posts: 2,818	Re: Where Do Parts Come From Kube and flatheadmurre are right on the money. You spec, pay and QA a good part, you get a good part. If you don't, you don't. Another factor may be quantity produced. If you are making millions of iPhones, that is good business, as long as you can replace your workers who commit suicide (Foxconn). For our suppliers who don't buy a lot, they probably don't have the buying clout to get the best manufacturers. It might even be that when they go to suppliers for a few thousand parts, they may never get a call back. It is just not worth it to them, I suspect. It would be great to have one of the suppliers address the group at a national meet about how they source their parts and why things are the way they are? Maybe they wouldn't want to do it? Last edited by mhsprecher; 11-18-2018 at 06:51 PM. Reason: Expand my comments.