Vitaliy wrote:
> We've been working with this CM since 2003. There are very strong
> economic incentives to stay with them. Periodically, we request quotes
> from other companies, and they always come back higher.

But you have to consider the cost on your end to deal with these guys too.
Think about how much time (=$$) you have already spent with this slotted
hole silliness.  You'd have to be getting one heck of a deal or have very
high volumes for that to still come out ahead compared to a manufacturer
with slightly higher price but much lower hassle level.

When I switched from a Chinese manufacturer to Djula, my overall cost went
down even though Djula's price per unit was a bit higher.  Think about your
total cost in time to manage the production process, wasted time due to
ambiguous communication, cost of dead units you either have to eat or
repair, etc, and the production price by itself is no longer a good
indicator.


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