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On Wed, 10 Oct 2012 14:11:58 -0700, John Larkin
On Wed, 10 Oct 2012 15:44:56 -0400, "krw@att.bizzzzzzzzzzzz"
On Wed, 10 Oct 2012 11:38:45 -0700, John Larkin
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Oh, and there is no way to obsolete a component from the database. We have
thousands of capacitors to go through that the manufacturer no longer makes.
These have to be scrubbed every time we put a BOM together.
We never delete a part from our database, but some parts are
"retired." They are physically removed from the stock room, and either
disposed of, or stashed elsewhere in case engineering might want to
play with a few for some reason.
Nope. No way to "retire" them from the schematic database. Everything shows
up the same.
Oh, we can delete parts from the PADS library, and sometimes do. We
could, but don't, delete parts from our inventory database, which is a
different thing.
Certainly it's a different thing. I'll bet it's marked so your purchasing
can't buy it, too. These components aren't marked in any way. They're
perfectly good parts, as far as the capture program is concerned.
Like I said, this is just a small part of the broken system. It's amazing
that anyone is worried about the Asians.
That's what people in Detroit said about 40 years ago. Later this turned
to "Oh s..t!" but it was too late and their companies fell apart. We had
to bail them out because of that major mistake.
It's exactly the opposite. *THEIR* processes *suck*.
Huh? Whose and what processes?
...and look where Japan is now.
Japan does not have China as their money source, for obvious reasons.
The companies there are doing rather well. There is a reason why so many
people drive Toyotas.