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Your Guide to Buying Cables
Cables seem simple enough to buy. You just need to know the length and type and you are sorted. Value and quality is something we barely think about, in fact the project for which cables are required is worth way more than the actual cables so why put any thought into...
Where are Custom Power Cords Typically Used?
Take a look at the electronic equipment at your home or place of work, and you will find that different devices may use different kinds of power cords. Power cord manufacturing is a growing industry today, given the increasing number of electrical and electronic...
When to Use a Blanket Purchase Order
A blanket purchase order is used when buyers need to purchase a fixed quantity of a specific product over a period of time. When the orders are in bulk and buyers definitely need the specific items then they issue blanket purchase orders to the suppliers. There are...
What you should know About Aerospace Cables
Aerospace cables have wide ranging applications on aircraft and are used in everything from in-flight entertainment systems, to data applications and for signal transmissions. Aerospace grade data cables are used in Ethernet, Serial ATA, USB, fiber channel and the...
What Type of Companies Can Use the Min/Max Inventory Techniques?
The Min/Max inventory technique is a basic type of inventory management system. Here, the 'Min' value refers to the minimum amount of stock required to trigger a reorder. The 'Max' value refers to the new stock target after reorder. It is considered a crude inventory...
What to Remember When Implementing a JIT Manufacturing System
The concept of just-in-time (JIT) manufacturing originated in Japan in the1950s. As the name suggests, a product is manufactured just in time for it to be delivered. This strategy aims at improving return-on-investment of a business by reducing inventory and the...