geesamand
Mechanical
- Jun 2, 2006
- 688
Can anyone provide some insight on why bearing vendors (name the major brand - this has happened with all of them) have such wildly varying lead times and constantly moving delivery dates?
As an Engineer I have a responsibility to select bearings that are commercially available, so we reach out for pricing / availability information during the design phase. Lead times in weeks, sufficient quantity. Things go well through product launch and initial production. At re-order time 12 months later, our production personnel are left with double or triple the lead time, 5x the part cost, etc. Commercially, what is driving this? Have you any suggestions on other leading indicators that help predict sizes that will cause supply chain heartburn?
Thanks,
David
As an Engineer I have a responsibility to select bearings that are commercially available, so we reach out for pricing / availability information during the design phase. Lead times in weeks, sufficient quantity. Things go well through product launch and initial production. At re-order time 12 months later, our production personnel are left with double or triple the lead time, 5x the part cost, etc. Commercially, what is driving this? Have you any suggestions on other leading indicators that help predict sizes that will cause supply chain heartburn?
Thanks,
David