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Re: Bulk Ordering - Secrets Revealed.
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lugnet.general
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Sat, 7 Aug 1999 03:47:09 GMT
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In lugnet.general, Tim Courtney writes:
> 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.
> >
> > 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.
> >
> > 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.
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 seemed
about 40lbs (I'm no expert on guessing weight). So it seems that Lego has no
problem sorting bricks and packaging them for themselves. Maybe they could
just sort them by weight instead of actually counting the pieces: like
cereal. One of the Model Makers I spoke to did say something interesing
though. He said something to the effect of "we want people to think 'I could
probably build that...if I had enough pieces'"...sort of makes you think.
Bryce McGlone
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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.
> >
> > More info is required.
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> 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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> http://www.zacktron.com
> http://www.ldraw.org
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> ICQ: 23951114
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> I order my rubber chickens in bulk.
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| (...) That sounds like they believe that they can make more $ selling the parts in sets. That way, the uninitiated will buy entire sets, and carry the cost of the parts they don't want themselves. Thus TLG sells far more than they would if they just (...) (25 years ago, 10-Aug-99, to lugnet.general)
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| (...) packaging (...) counting (...) 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 (...) (25 years ago, 6-Aug-99, to lugnet.general)
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