RE: So another one bites the dust from Maplins!

["Brian G. Reynolds" <brian.g.reynolds@xxxxxxx>]

Could explain why I have been onto DS's website twice now for some
DS18S20's
and they sent the paperwork but no sensors! good way to do business.

Is it me expecting too much or is the service in this country getting
worse?

B.

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Timothy Morris [mailto:timothy.morris@xxxxxxx]
> Sent: 28 September 2001 09:45
> To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
> Subject: RE: [ukha_d] So another one bites the dust from Maplins!
>
>
> In other words, they're trying to implement JIT (just in time)
> manufacturing
> methods, which only work when you forecast demand correctly.
> Commonly known
> by manufacturing analysts as JTL (just too late)!
>
> Tim.
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Stuart Grimshaw [mailto:stuart@xxxxxxx]
> > Sent: 28 September 2001 09:37
> > To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
> > Subject: Re: [ukha_d] So another one bites the dust from Maplins!
> >
> >
> > On Friday 28 September 2001 08:48 am, Jeff wrote:
> > > I had to order some from RS but even they don't have them in
> stock - the
> > > delivery note said something like a 7 week lead time.
> >
> > Yep, that's the going rate for DS stuff since Maxim took them
> > over :-( Their
> > excuse is they didn't anticipate demand for the stuff.
> >
> > --
> >
> >
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