----- Original Message ----- From: Jeff Krueger jkrueger@qualcomm.com To: Bruce Sterling Woodcock sirbruce@ix.netcom.com Cc: toasters@mathworks.com Sent: Tuesday, February 08, 2000 8:02 AM Subject: Re: RMA reminder calls ( a new wrinkle )
On the other hand, why not just tell Eurologics, "we want a shelf that can handle twice the current predicted requirements for the biggest, fastsest drive in development." =)
If they can't persuade Eurologic and other vendors to produce components as long as they need them, then the alternative, of course, is to invest a large amount up front for spares and the like. This will kill the inventory stats, but I'm sure there are ways to finesse this.
Other companies must have solved this issue before, and modularity isn't the only solution.
Bruce