Roland, We have an engineer here that likes to tell customers "price, quality, delivery...pick two" :) Rick -----Original Message----- From: Roland Jaquet [mailto:[log in to unmask]] Sent: Monday, August 05, 2002 3:17 AM To: [log in to unmask] Subject: [TN] Competition - Cost & Price Dear Technetters, I would appreciate your comments on the following statement: "The cost of PCBs is the same everywhere on earth, the difference is in the Price" If you agree with the above, then what are the differences ? - Infrastructures? - Social security ? - Respect of human rights ? - Pollution ? - Slavery ? - Medical cares ? - Living conditions ? - ISO 14000 - ... Suggestions anyone ? I remember a time where German use to say - we do not want to buy unless we have proof that manufacturers are respecting good ecological practices.. Have a green label - concerns about children slavery - etc.. Where are those today? Should IPC / EIPC care about establishing a basic guideline / approbation of good practice to those who are respecting the above points ? Are we hypocrites and forgot about ethic ? Very Best Regards - Roland www.PCBspecialist.com <http://www.PCBspecialist.com> Please visit our Website and FREE register in the World largest PCB Manufacturers Database Roland Jaquet - PCBspecialist - 14 ch. de Vers - CH-1228 Plan-Les-Ouates - Geneva - Switzerland - T +41-22-880-0405 - F +41-22-880-0409 - GSM +41-79-203-3723 - Company & Technical Viability - Yield Improvement - Company Strategy & Acquizition - Equipement & Technology Choice - EIPC Member --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Technet Mail List provided as a free service by IPC using LISTSERV 1.8e To unsubscribe, send a message to [log in to unmask] with following text in the BODY (NOT the subject field): SIGNOFF Technet To temporarily halt or (re-start) delivery of Technet send e-mail to [log in to unmask]: SET Technet NOMAIL or (MAIL) To receive ONE mailing per day of all the posts: send e-mail to [log in to unmask]: SET Technet Digest Search the archives of previous posts at: http://listserv.ipc.org/archives Please visit IPC web site http://www.ipc.org/html/forum.htm for additional information, or contact Keach Sasamori at [log in to unmask] or 847-509-9700 ext.5315 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Technet Mail List provided as a free service by IPC using LISTSERV 1.8e To unsubscribe, send a message to [log in to unmask] with following text in the BODY (NOT the subject field): SIGNOFF Technet To temporarily halt or (re-start) delivery of Technet send e-mail to [log in to unmask]: SET Technet NOMAIL or (MAIL) To receive ONE mailing per day of all the posts: send e-mail to [log in to unmask]: SET Technet Digest Search the archives of previous posts at: http://listserv.ipc.org/archives Please visit IPC web site http://www.ipc.org/html/forum.htm for additional information, or contact Keach Sasamori at [log in to unmask] or 847-509-9700 ext.5315 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------