Steve, I'm reminded of #4 of Deming's 14 points. "End the practice of
awarding business on the basis of price tag. Instead, minimize total cost.
Move toward a single supplier for any one item, on a long-term
relationship of loyalty and trust." Lou Hart
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From: Stephen R. Gregory [SMTP:[log in to unmask]]
Sent: Friday, November 16, 2001 9:41 PM
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: [TN] E-Business auctions for EMS providers...
Hey all,
Today, just learned about E-Business auctions for contracts for work in the
EMS industry. It's been going on for a little while I guess, but I just
learned about it today...new stuff for me...
Watched how different companies were bidding for work from a OEM...I have
mixed feelings about this. It was for work that we looked at pretty
closely,
priced the BOM (it's turn-key), and looked at labor pretty close. Wanted to
be competitive, but make a fair profit...
I just learned about this, and watched for a bit how things went (this was
all real-time), companies were bidding lower and lower, fighting each
other...making bids for the business that would cut into the profit margins
that was originally quoted...
I guess this is the future of significant orders for us EMS guys, have any
of
you been involved with this?
What are your thoughts? Just curious?
-Steve Gregory-
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