MOTM

Just a natural question...(sorry). 


--- In motm@yahoogroups.com, "Paul Schreiber" <synth1@...> wrote:
>
> > Any updates on prospective shipping dates for assembled modules?
> 
> Since this 1 question has been the bane of my existence for 8 years, I might as 
> well "give the speech" for the newbies :)
> 
> a) assembled modules are 5% of my revenue
> b) but they can take as much as 65% of my *time*
> c) so, put yourself in my position: when this is a *hobby*, and you only have so 
> much 'free time', what do you work on?
> d) I have a tech that solders all of parts on the pc board. He also has a 9-5 
> job (and an 18 month old baby). Right now he is soldering 13 MOTM-485 boards. 
> Work *is* being done all the time (last month he soldered 12 MOTM-480s and 14 
> MOTM-440s).
> e) I *cannot* give *ACCURATE* ship dates on assembled modules UNTIL next year. 
> There are people that waited 2 YEARS for modules. There are people that got them 
> in 2 weeks. I am shipping 5 assembled modules today that were ordered 8 months 
> ago.
> f) the goal is to have a ZERO assembled backlog on Feb. 1st.
> 
> Paul S.
>