November 2012 | Craftsman’s Cribsheet #3
5 Buyer Decisions that Can Increase Part Costs
Helping Precision Machine Shops Be More Productive and Profitable
• Small Order Quantities
• Material Selection
• Special Diameter Holes
• Close Tolerances
• Surface Finish
• Unnecessarily Fine
• Surface Finish
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