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Re: Bulk Ordering - Secrets Revealed.
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lugnet.general
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Fri, 6 Aug 1999 15:37:41 GMT
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In lugnet.general, Paul Sinasohn writes:
> The easiest thing to do would be to convince TLG that selling to organized
> Groups is just like handling any other order...except that the Groups' orders
> could be filled directly from storage bins.
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> BUT
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> if the assembly/packing lines at Enfield or Billund are accurately represented
> by the "demo" factory at Carlsbad, then bulk orders may never be possible
> because they would interrupt the flow of parts to the main assembly line. That
> won't fly.
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> What we need is someone on the inside, at a factory, who can tell us what the
> actual layout is and how parts are stored when not in active use in a • packaging
> operation. There might be some kind of "portable" packing solution - a • counting
> scale that snuggles in to the storage bins, but using that would be labor
> intensive.
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> As I see it, based on my knowledge of MFG/Packing operations, it all hinges on
> the offline storage methods in use. But then my MBA is in Finance, so I could
> be wrong.
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> More info is required.
But what about the model design teams who have bins of the same part in their
waarehouse? That's their personal collection, but there's apparently a way of
collecting one type of part for storage. And there's the part replacement
service. So there is a way. I'm guessing that some parts go to set assembly
and others go to stocking areas. So from that, it isn't impossible to set up
a bulk ordering service.
-Tim <><
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I order my rubber chickens in bulk.
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| (...) represented (...) That (...) In the storage area for bricks in the Model Shop at Legoland CA there are boxes of the same brick. Each box is about 18x18x24 and just has a sticker with a picture of the piece and the color. I picked one up and it (...) (25 years ago, 7-Aug-99, to lugnet.general)
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| (...) The easiest thing to do would be to convince TLG that selling to organized Groups is just like handling any other order...except that the Groups' orders could be filled directly from storage bins. BUT if the assembly/packing lines at Enfield (...) (25 years ago, 6-Aug-99, to lugnet.general)
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