Hi Technet, My question for today is about logistics, and I apologize for those who think that's not technical enough ;-> What do you consider a normal leadtime for a small batch of average-technology boards (let's say 100 boards with 400 parts each) to be processed through SMT, through-hole assembly and flying probe testing ? Where I work this takes 4 weeks as a standard (a little faster when it's really urgent) starting from the moment the workorder is released to production. I'm wondering how this compares to others that are doing subcontracting-work. Do you consider the 4 weeks competative ? Daan Terstegge Thales Communications Unclassified mail Personal Website: http://www.smtinfo.net --------------------------------------------------- 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 -----------------------------------------------------