Dupa3872
Stainless
- Joined
- May 1, 2007
- Location
- Boston Hyde park Ma.
I just wanted to ask a bunch of other guys how they handle blanket orders and pricing on them. I have a good customer who has taken good care of us for over twenty years. They pay great and have never said no when I have needed a hand.
A few times a year they place 200 to 500 piece order and spread out the delivery. I give them the price based on the order quantity and let them draw on a schedule. I try to build them in one set up but sometimes it's just too much time to tie up the machines and labor. When I don't I end up eating additional set up time and everything that goes with doing it that way. It's all small close tolerance turning work with a few milling features and not a ton of money in material. Mostly 6061 and 303 stainless. I always have work in process for them and good cash flow from them.
I might have two or three orders a year like this most of the time they take it all, once in awhile a scheduled order will be pushed out further than originally agreed but I don't worry about it.
This customer is easily 60% of my Biz and as I said they are good to me always.
What do you guys do ?
Make Chips Boys !
Ron
A few times a year they place 200 to 500 piece order and spread out the delivery. I give them the price based on the order quantity and let them draw on a schedule. I try to build them in one set up but sometimes it's just too much time to tie up the machines and labor. When I don't I end up eating additional set up time and everything that goes with doing it that way. It's all small close tolerance turning work with a few milling features and not a ton of money in material. Mostly 6061 and 303 stainless. I always have work in process for them and good cash flow from them.
I might have two or three orders a year like this most of the time they take it all, once in awhile a scheduled order will be pushed out further than originally agreed but I don't worry about it.
This customer is easily 60% of my Biz and as I said they are good to me always.
What do you guys do ?
Make Chips Boys !
Ron