stricklybojack
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I only saw a BOL machine which, as I posted, seemed chintzy. Most BOL's do. the larger TOL which you see in the video (linked at my first post in this thread) may be a different story.
And, it would be good to know the rate of failure instead of the number. If most machines sold are one brand/model, you would expect more failures by number, and conversely fewer failures by number of less popular products.
I suspect GE tracks the failure rate and makes sure it's in line with what they paid. If not the vendor who made the offending part may absorb some or all of the loss depending. As in, "we paid for a part to fail within the agreed upon rate over time, your part is not meeting that specification" or some such legal sounding jumbo jumbo. Like non-refundable airline tickets, the cheapest stuff probably comes with little promise to perform for very long, buyer beware.
Sourcing agreements can be complicated. This speculation comes from witnessing and reading a lot about the 'new normal' of our economy, not direct experience. [this post was last edited: 2/13/2016-12:03]
I only saw a BOL machine which, as I posted, seemed chintzy. Most BOL's do. the larger TOL which you see in the video (linked at my first post in this thread) may be a different story.
And, it would be good to know the rate of failure instead of the number. If most machines sold are one brand/model, you would expect more failures by number, and conversely fewer failures by number of less popular products.
I suspect GE tracks the failure rate and makes sure it's in line with what they paid. If not the vendor who made the offending part may absorb some or all of the loss depending. As in, "we paid for a part to fail within the agreed upon rate over time, your part is not meeting that specification" or some such legal sounding jumbo jumbo. Like non-refundable airline tickets, the cheapest stuff probably comes with little promise to perform for very long, buyer beware.
Sourcing agreements can be complicated. This speculation comes from witnessing and reading a lot about the 'new normal' of our economy, not direct experience. [this post was last edited: 2/13/2016-12:03]