Yes, Dave is the voice of reason. And your point Kurt is very relevant because in MY circumstances ALL our stock is finite. We don't (can't) re-order or back-order...
> VERY true. For our situation (and I would guess most),we are only concer ned > with clearance items > because there may not be any additional product due to discontinued items , > etc. > As far as "regular" items, we only keep track of inventory in order > to display an estimated ship time, and not whether or not we oversell sto ck. > Due to the fact that our company was originally a catalog/phone order > business, items > on backorder are fine. If our entire stock had to play this game it would > paint an entirely different picture. > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Dave Watts [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Thursday, January 17, 2002 2:20 PM > To: CF-Talk > Subject: RE: Dealing with inventories > > I don't think there's one "right" way to do this - this is a business > question, not a technical question. For some business models, one way mig ht > be better than another, and for others, the reverse may be the case. > > Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/index.cfm?sidebar=lists > ______________________________________________________________________ Get Your Own Dedicated Windows 2000 Server PIII 800 / 256 MB RAM / 40 GB HD / 20 GB MO/XFER Instant Activation � $99/Month � Free Setup http://www.pennyhost.com/redirect.cfm?adcode=coldfusionb FAQ: http://www.thenetprofits.co.uk/coldfusion/faq Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/index.cfm?sidebar=lists
