Comments on: Who wants to help? http://incredipete.com/archives/465 The Republic will endure until Congress finds it can bribe the public with the public's money. - Alexis de Tocqueville Thu, 11 Mar 2010 21:23:54 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Jodie http://incredipete.com/archives/465/comment-page-1#comment-9081 Jodie Sun, 04 Feb 2007 02:19:30 +0000 http://incredipete.com/archives/465#comment-9081 potential influencing factors: weather (is hot or cold weather, storms etc. relative to the need for these products), buying power of the customer (is it related to a structured budget allowance), number of customers and how often they purchase (is their purchasing random or patterned), exclusivity of the product (are there possible alternatives that are less costly, even tho potentially less effective and has the introduction of those products coincided with the lull in purchases), is government funding available to the purchasers and if so, when is it allotted (perhaps that is when they spend), is the equipment specifically linked to voluntary surgical procedures (if so then national and regional economic would certainly be a factor), insurance costs and coverage............ blah blah blah. how's that? this is what happens on days I do my taxes. potential influencing factors:
weather (is hot or cold weather, storms etc. relative to the need for these products), buying power of the customer (is it related to a structured budget allowance), number of customers and how often they purchase (is their purchasing random or patterned), exclusivity of the product (are there possible alternatives that are less costly, even tho potentially less effective and has the introduction of those products coincided with the lull in purchases), is government funding available to the purchasers and if so, when is it allotted (perhaps that is when they spend), is the equipment specifically linked to voluntary surgical procedures (if so then national and regional economic would certainly be a factor), insurance costs and coverage………… blah blah blah. how’s that?

this is what happens on days I do my taxes.

]]> By: Nightmare http://incredipete.com/archives/465/comment-page-1#comment-9080 Nightmare Sat, 03 Feb 2007 15:18:08 +0000 http://incredipete.com/archives/465#comment-9080 I need more information. For a quick and semi accurate forecasting you need to know how many are made for each month and how many are sold for each month and then bump the average up by +/- 10-20% and viola, there is your magic number. But I think what you need to do is focus on the variables of manufacturing. base costs, looking for cheaper, yet more reliable or more inexpensive vendors. Ask them when the last time was that they did a cost per unit analyst? Do they have service agreements or warranties with their clients? If they do have service agreements have they kept the agreements up to date with cost of living, inflation? What about the pricing structure? if they are truly the only one out there, then I'm guessing that they haven't priced themselves correctly. How do they track inventory? Do they have bar code scanners, or RFID tags, or just a three ring binder and are relying on humans to count? How must loss or waste is created in the manufacturing? If there is no discernible or obvious buying patterns, maybe it is the sales guys. With a bad sales team, or a lackluster sales staff, then there will be no fluctuation in the sales of this equipment. Email me with more of the details and I'll see if I can't lend a hand. I need more information. For a quick and semi accurate forecasting you need to know how many are made for each month and how many are sold for each month and then bump the average up by +/- 10-20% and viola, there is your magic number. But I think what you need to do is focus on the variables of manufacturing. base costs, looking for cheaper, yet more reliable or more inexpensive vendors. Ask them when the last time was that they did a cost per unit analyst? Do they have service agreements or warranties with their clients? If they do have service agreements have they kept the agreements up to date with cost of living, inflation? What about the pricing structure? if they are truly the only one out there, then I’m guessing that they haven’t priced themselves correctly. How do they track inventory? Do they have bar code scanners, or RFID tags, or just a three ring binder and are relying on humans to count? How must loss or waste is created in the manufacturing? If there is no discernible or obvious buying patterns, maybe it is the sales guys. With a bad sales team, or a lackluster sales staff, then there will be no fluctuation in the sales of this equipment. Email me with more of the details and I’ll see if I can’t lend a hand.

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