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To: kahunabear who wrote (26497)3/8/1998 9:59:00 AM
From: Bipin Prasad  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 132070
 
ws,

BTW, if this ERP, supply chain, just in time, build to order stuff
is so great, why do so many companies seem to have excess inventory
???????


The inventory they're talking about does not come from jit, but
from channel inventory, mainly from CPQ and IBM. They are
two different issues.

biz.yahoo.com

Computer Reseller News Reports High Product Inventories At Compaq And IBM

regards,

BPP(Bipin's partner)



To: kahunabear who wrote (26497)3/11/1998 12:15:00 PM
From: Knighty Tin  Respond to of 132070
 
WS, It is fun popping the balloons of the folks who believe every bit of crapola analysts and companies throw at them about how their temporary luck is really permanent smart. -g- MB