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Conference 7.286::digital

Title:	The Digital way of working

Moderator:	QUARK::LIONELON

Created:	Fri Feb 14 1986
Last Modified:	Fri Jun 06 1997
Last Successful Update:	Fri Jun 06 1997
Number of topics:	5321
Total number of notes:	139771

2748.0. "Good news on Lead Times?" by CSOA1::ECK () Thu Oct 28 1993 16:46

    Digital Today (Internal Newspaper) publishes a bar chart weekly titled
    "Lead Times for Digital Products".  I'm noticing an interesting trend and
    hope that it's showing a burst of sales especially in the 3000 300, 400
    and 500 models.
    						
    Product	Issue	9/27	10/11	10/18	10/25	
    				
    				Lead time in days
    			
    DEC 7000		21-28	21-28	21-28	21-28
    DEC 10000		21-28	21-28	21-28	21-28
    VAX 4000		 7-14	14	14-28	14-28
    DEC 4000 710	28	17	17	17
    DEC 4000 610	7	17	17	17
    DEC 3000 800			21-28	28
    	3000 600			28-32	28
    	3000 500	21	21	21	28
    	3000 400	14	14	28	28
    	3000 300	14	14	14	21
    
    Are sales picking up??

T.R	Title	User	Personal Name	Date	Lines
2748.1		THEBAY::CHABANED	Spasticus Dyslexicus	`Thu Oct 28 1993 17:06`	11
	Making the assumption that increased lead times are a function of increased sales might be incorrect, but from my perspective I am seeing more alpha orders come in. Methinks the Osborne-effect is over and customers are starting to buy. The fact that summer is most decidedly over and decisions can be made helps too. -Ed
2748.2	result of less workers, not more sales ?	ABACUS::WOOD	it's destiny calling	`Fri Oct 29 1993 08:05`	2
	It might be due to downsizing in manufacturing, too; not enough worker bees to build quickly enough to maintain previous leadtimes.
2748.3	Published yes...but are they real?	ODIXIE::SCRIVEN		`Fri Oct 29 1993 09:21`	7
	Try to get an order for some of those products shipped by the "Lead time".... It's almost impossible. I believe the biggest problem is from manufacturing (i.e., vendor supplies, downsizing, etc.) NOT from increased sales..... Regards.....JP
2748.4		DABEAN::REAUME	Six Flags over Syracuse	`Fri Oct 29 1993 10:53`	12
	From the installation/MCS perspective I AM starting to see an increase in AXP systems. I am currently involved with a eight 3000-400 AXP cluster tied in via FDDI to a Giga-switch. A few of my DECstation/MIPS customers are being presented with the AXP migration program. I remember being part of a training planning group that said the field should be "ready" for Windows NT and Alpha AXP by this past summer. That obviously didn't happen, but hopefully.... -B{}{}M-
2748.5	over plan	AKOCOA::MHUGHES		`Sun Oct 31 1993 12:41`	3
	The 3000 30 &40 have gone over plan, thus the increased leadtimes. This means that sales are up for these products but also means that we can't plan very well.