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<blockquote data-quote="xjpaddler" data-source="post: 451844" data-attributes="member: 823"><p>In all of the cases i have seen it simply does not work effectively. If your a manufacturer and set up to build production, chances are your purchasing people are ordering parts for a production schedule. The way the trailer market works everything is ( just in time ) in order to keep inventory as low as possible. 99% of the time your waiting for parts for production. So having parts on hand for repair almost never works.</p><p> Then you have the production schedule it self. You want to run production as efficient as possible. Shutting down a line to pull repairs in is no good for anyone. Whether it be the customer who has been waiting for his trailer to get in( months sometimes ) or the guys on the floor busting there ass to get production done just to have repairs thrown in ( and the time is not allotted for it).</p><p> Now, lets say you have a repair department in the same building as the production line. Most people that do repair, are multi skilled, weld, paint, air and electric, drilling holes. The first time your production falls behind you will pull those repair guys to help make up the slack!! Know the repairs you have promised done are behind. The customer is pissed, and so are the guys on the floor because there still expected to make it happen because the company pres said it would.</p><p></p><p></p><p>Look at most any major manufacturer of anything.</p><p>Automotive has dealerships, and then you have body shops for wrecks.</p><p>Most all trailer manufacturers will have a separate facility's for repair. It is much easier to keep up with your cost's and time on the repairs.</p><p>Another major problem i see a lot of, is the fact that most people that are in a repair quote position, have no clue what it truly takes to do the job!</p><p>When a repair comes in, they go to the guys on the floor who are building production. This takes the production guy away from his job.</p><p></p><p></p><p>Sorry for the rant.</p><p>Im sure some company's can make this work. Or at least they think it is working! Chances are if they will truly look at there situation they well find its cery ineffective.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="xjpaddler, post: 451844, member: 823"] In all of the cases i have seen it simply does not work effectively. If your a manufacturer and set up to build production, chances are your purchasing people are ordering parts for a production schedule. The way the trailer market works everything is ( just in time ) in order to keep inventory as low as possible. 99% of the time your waiting for parts for production. So having parts on hand for repair almost never works. Then you have the production schedule it self. You want to run production as efficient as possible. Shutting down a line to pull repairs in is no good for anyone. Whether it be the customer who has been waiting for his trailer to get in( months sometimes ) or the guys on the floor busting there ass to get production done just to have repairs thrown in ( and the time is not allotted for it). Now, lets say you have a repair department in the same building as the production line. Most people that do repair, are multi skilled, weld, paint, air and electric, drilling holes. The first time your production falls behind you will pull those repair guys to help make up the slack!! Know the repairs you have promised done are behind. The customer is pissed, and so are the guys on the floor because there still expected to make it happen because the company pres said it would. Look at most any major manufacturer of anything. Automotive has dealerships, and then you have body shops for wrecks. Most all trailer manufacturers will have a separate facility's for repair. It is much easier to keep up with your cost's and time on the repairs. Another major problem i see a lot of, is the fact that most people that are in a repair quote position, have no clue what it truly takes to do the job! When a repair comes in, they go to the guys on the floor who are building production. This takes the production guy away from his job. Sorry for the rant. Im sure some company's can make this work. Or at least they think it is working! Chances are if they will truly look at there situation they well find its cery ineffective. [/QUOTE]
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