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To: Glenn D. Rudolph who wrote (113381)	12/24/2000 4:11:35 PM
From: Ausdauer	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 164684

Glenn, You said... "It appears inventory management is all guesswork for them." So they manage the entire inventory of products they offer? That would seem like a monumental task. Why would they not just latch onto the coattails of an established nationwide distributor, manage the storefront, forward orders to the distributor and let them manage the logistics? Electronics/home office e-tailers like buy.com and onvia.com don't manage their own inventory, thus reducing the complexity of the operation and side-stepping product obsolescence, rebates, and manufacturer returns. The cost of duplicating all the infrastructure and the utilizing "guess work" in managing inventory seems to be a recipe for disaster. Aus