Re: Civility on the list

["Ron Buchalski" <rbuchals@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Kent writes:

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>Date: Sun, 29 Jul 2001 20:05:41 -0400
>From: Kent Williams <kwms@domain.elided>
>Subject: Civility on the list

<snip>

>I've also learned that the dealer keeps a lot more stuff in stock than I 
>would have suspected (a lock cylinder rebuild kit, for example).

<snip>

The dealers have an automated inventory management system that orders 
certain parts for stock if they're requested frequently, or if larger 
quantities are ordered.  For example, the third brake light on my E34 525iT 
had seven burned out bulbs (out of twenty four), and the dealer didn't stock 
them.  I ordered ten bulbs (three spares).  When I took out the third brake 
light and disassembled it to replace the bulbs (which are soldered in), I 
found that several other bulbs stopped working, or worked intermittently, so 
I ended up using my three spares and still had a few bulbs not operating.

I went back to the dealer to order more bulbs.  Because I had ordered ten 
bulbs, the parts inventory system considered the quantity large enough to 
begin stocking the item (the trigger was five on this item), and ordered an 
additional five bulbs to keep in stock!  This dealer will now have the item 
stocked in the future.

I imagine that the system will also remove items from the stocking list if 
they haven't sold for a long time...

- -rb


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