VendorInvestigate is the most under-discussed thing on this board
VendorInvestigate is the most under-discussed thing on this board — a position I have arrived at slowly and would like tested. Started buying small deliberately, tested every lot for the first four, then stopped testing every lot because there was nothing to find. Kept a spreadsheet of quoted versus actual lead time…
Not convinced by the ranking-by-vibe approach here. The community number is derived from reports; your feeling is derived from four posts you remember.
Minimum order and lead time — did they quote both up front?
The source pages link the supplier’s own storefront on purpose, so you can read their account against ours.
Removed pending evidence. Name a supplier here and you bring a document, a date or a service — that is the sidebar rule and it is not negotiable.
I would separate documentation from logistics. A supplier can be excellent at one and ordinary at the other, and averaging them hides it.
ask for the batch record before you ask for a discount