Esquire-Needs your Help!!! -Re Notebook Batteries

Esquire dude, is it possible to perhaps have a system where you collect orders for 2 weeks and then bring the stock in?

I would use a monthly or two week basis assuming you fly the goods in and take back orders. Then place and get them shipped. I cannot see how you can possibly know what to bring in, how many to bring in and who will want the stock. So you may well end up sitting with stock you cannot sell. In general you know you will move mobo, cpu, gpu, memory, hdd etc. If you bring in a loads of batteries what are the chances you may never sell certain types or the market isn't as big as you might think?
 
killadoob said:
I would use a monthly or two week basis assuming you fly the goods in and take back orders. Then place and get them shipped.
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A good idea, but I am afraid it won't work as manufacturers don't sit on stock. Rather they start production line with priority based on volume of the orders. They will only start production when minimum order number is meet.
 
Nice,finally a more viable option for some batteries. Can you special order anything you don't stock?
 
sajunky said:
A good idea, but I am afraid it won't work as manufacturers don't sit on stock. Rather they start production line with priority based on volume of the orders. They will only start production when minimum order number is meet.
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That is my point, how is esquire going to get them to manufacture volume, what will they base it on? Guessing at the end of the day which to me screams risk. Maybe the esquire dude can confirm whether they sit on stock or make to order. Is there a minimum quantity as well. I would not feel comfortable being unaware of my market and placing orders that could potentially be money down the drain.

However it may work out and i may not understand certain aspects.
 
Esquire said:
We already have an API from the vendor that will do just that we needed to get the stock on the online store (which is now done)
My web development team are busy working on adding that to the Online Ordering store as well as to all our VRN online stores and also on our revamped main website that will go live soon
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Good news :)

You guys should actually have an API for us resellers so we can check stock live without having to email which never get answered or phone in.

Moving forward ;)
 
killadoob said:
Maybe the esquire dude can confirm whether they sit on stock or make to order. Is there a minimum quantity as well.
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I am sure they don't keep stock, distributors do. There are minimum collective orders to start production line and there are (smaller) minimum orders requirements to attach to the pending (or planned) production. There are leftovers from overproduction and canceling orders.
 
Would it be possible to get an Acer 5470MNG battery in :(. My battery only lasts like 15minutes and has to be permanently plugged in
 
killadoob said:
That is my point, how is esquire going to get them to manufacture volume, what will they base it on? Guessing at the end of the day which to me screams risk. Maybe the esquire dude can confirm whether they sit on stock or make to order. Is there a minimum quantity as well. I would not feel comfortable being unaware of my market and placing orders that could potentially be money down the drain.

However it may work out and i may not understand certain aspects.
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BTI the manufacturer, carries 90% of the batteries and accessories ex-stock for notebooks that are over three years old , just the newer models are produced on order.

We have already compiled a list and will be bringing in between 10 and 25 batteries of each of the most popular models that is about 60 different stock items , the API will be completed sometime next week and will be on our new website which hopefully should go live around the same time , anyone requesting batteries that we do not have stocks will be flown in from either the US or UK warehouses.

For now it will be trial and error , the risk of sitting with stock is always the possibility but will be a calculated risk . For us it is paramount to bring in a high quality product at a decent price and to grow that division as it has never been done right in South Africa.
 
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Just an update
The first batch of notebook batteries will be here next week we have ordered some of the batteries that were requested by you on the forum -More details on these and API that will go live by next week
 
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