MOTM

Where does the backlog of MOTM-650 orders fit into the shipping schedule?

Richard Brewster
http://www.pugix.com

Paul Schreiber wrote:
> OK, I have the current kits (already bagged up, sitting on the shelf), panels, 
> pc boards and "loose parts" all counted up.
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> a) I have send the first shipment list to Indiana. The people on this list are 
> the ones that offered to pre-charge, and a few that ordered before the actual 
> start of the sale.
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> b) I tried to pick the people that would get "ship complete" right away. What I 
> don't want to happen is split 1 order into 3 shipments as parts arrive (OK the 1 
> exception is a certain person that ordered 28 kits at once).
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> c) this first batch should ship out, no later than Aug 1st. As *always* (cough): 
> I will send an email when it ships.
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> d) This first batch is about 24 total kits. Once these are shipped, then next 
> set of kits will ship. This set will depend on what we have in stock as of 
> August 1st (NOT what has been ordered). I am *guessing* this will be another 25 
> or so kits (out of the 400+ ordered). I expect all of these to ship no later 
> than Aug. 15th.
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> e) the item that will hold up shipments will be either wire or front panels 
> (both of these 2 suppliers are slow). So, if you do not get a "happy email" by 
> August 15th, then that means you (and about 56 other people) will have to *wait* 
> for the parts to arrive. Now, I am *ordering* these on Monday the 24th. I 
> *expect* then to arrive around Sept 1st. That means if you are order #120 or 
> later, *chances are* you will not see any modules until after Sept. 1st.
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> f) Once all these parts arrive, it will THEN take at *least* 4 weeks to ship the 
> remaining kits. So, if you are past Order #200, *chances are* you will not see a 
> kit until October.
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> Hopefully, all of the above is a "worse-case scenario" and the ship times will 
> be sooner. But, past history has shown the panel vendor is running 5-7 weeks on 
> average.
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> Paul S.
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