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Gary Istok <gistok@umich.edu> wrote in message
news:38AAF740.349174D8@umich.edu...
> Since no one else is speculating, perhaps I can give it a try .......
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> One of the major stumbling blocks for bulk orders in the past (prior to • the USA
> discontinuance of bulk sales in 1987) has always been the LEGO inventory • control
> system. All LEGO parts are assigned a part number. And all LEGO pieces • get
> counted as part of the spare parts inventory. In the past, LEGO was • removed from
> the inventory, it was a labor intensive and time consuming process. This • has been
> a major stumbling block for bulk sales in the past. Perhaps Brad is • encountering
> this same problem, i.e. that he has to work within the framework of the • current
> inventory system. If that is true, it is not good news for us.
>
> I can hear it now.... "yes, we would like to sell you those blue train • windows, but
> we can't since it would deplete most of our current inventory, and it • doesn't look
> like they will be included in the production schedule (to make more) for • the rest
> of the year".
>
> Let's hope this scenario is not true!
>
> Just Speculating,
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> Gary Istok
> A Fan Of LEGO since 1960.
Of course, if they allowed AFOLs to bulk order pre-production, they wouldn't
have to worry about depleting their inventory because they would know in
advance how much of each part they need to manufacture (their needs + AFOL
advance bulk order needs = Total Production run of part X).
Tim
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| One of the totally ridiculous parts of all this is that Consumer Affairs, if not ALL of TLC... DON'T USE THE PART NUMBERS MOLDED INTO THE PARTS! If you call CA and try to point them to the right part by giving them the part #, they can't look it up (...) (25 years ago, 16-Feb-00, to lugnet.dear-lego, lugnet.general)
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| (...) I don't know about you, but I'd be happy to wait three to six months for my bulk order to make it through the production queue--at least it'll be *possible*. (However, I know that such a delay would not be acceptable for most FOLs, and (...) (25 years ago, 17-Feb-00, to lugnet.dear-lego, lugnet.general)
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| (...) Since no one else is speculating, perhaps I can give it a try ....... One of the major stumbling blocks for bulk orders in the past (prior to the USA discontinuance of bulk sales in 1987) has always been the LEGO inventory control system. All (...) (25 years ago, 16-Feb-00, to lugnet.dear-lego, lugnet.general)
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