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To: TREND1 who wrote (118745)	4/19/1999 1:05:00 PM
From: TigerPaw	Respond to of 176387

OT As soon as you buy any item, a computer sends a message to the central warehouse. I worked for a company that made auto-parts software. It was just like that. The auto parts store could take an order over the phone from a mechanic or something, if they didn't have the part the order would automaticly transfer to a distributer (or even his distributer) and the part would be on it's way to the store in a few hours (There was normally two runs a day from distributer to stores). The problem is the software was written in Basic and required fast machines just to run slowly. TP

To: TREND1 who wrote (118745)	4/19/1999 1:07:00 PM
From: stock bull	Respond to of 176387

Larry, re:<< There is a 7-11 type store in Japan I read about. As soon as you buy any item, a computer sends a message to the central warehouse.>> This is why efficiencies and productivity are continuing to rise. One thing for sure, in spite of the sector rotation that we are now seeing, the techs are here to stay. However, not all will survive. There are companies that fail and new ones to take there place. But, this is true in all business sectors. Stock Bull

To: TREND1 who wrote (118745)	4/19/1999 1:32:00 PM
From: edamo	Respond to of 176387

larry..<ot> 7-11,japan,cpq,circuit city.. usa wholesalers and retailers currently do same...as 7-11 japan is doing..you miss one very important step the retailer/wholesaler reports real time a sale which causes inventory reduction report generated at the retail/wholesale distribution warehouse...for they are shiping out of their warehouse or from consigned/allotted stock at manufacturer or manufacturer rep warehouse...the min max levels are set at the distribution center...and from these reports the reorder is placed on the manufacturer...it would be chaos if manufacturer accepted real time inventory adjustment from retail store locations, as it has no bearing on its daily operation...within a company, such as 7-11/southland japan..all skus are identical within their system.....not always compatible with vendor internal identification...ed a.