Managing Delays When Sourcing Thread Gauges And Thread Taps
Whether you like it or not, you are going to be regularly stocking up your tools room with metric thread taps and UN thread gauges. These tools are subjected to constant wear and tear. As a result, they need to be replaced periodically. One of the challenges all the product manufacturing companies experience when sourcing their thread taps and thread gauges is ‘delays’. This is something you should learn to live with because most of the suppliers do not live up to their own promises on the delivery timelines.
You should find a way to manage these delays effectively. If you are not careful, you could end up bringing your entire operation to a standstill for the want of these simple tools. Do not think that this is an exaggeration, it is not. Without the required thread taps, you will not be able to process your threaded components. Once threaded the threaded components need to be inspected for their integrity and accuracy for which you will need UN thread gauges and other thread gauges.
If you do not want your production cycle to be affected by the constant delays that you experience from your suppliers of thread gauges and thread taps, you need to have a sourcing cycle that is way ahead of your replacement cycle. Make sure that you are at least two cycles ahead when you know that your requirements and the specifications are not likely to change. Even if there are any unforeseen delays, you will be able to safeguard yourself from unnecessary delays.
When you are sourcing your thread gauges and thread taps from China, you will have to account for the longer shipping cycles. Moreover, look for a manufacturer with a large manufacturing facility that is well equipped and fully staffed so that you have a faster turnaround time from the manufacturer.
You will have to first review the nature of your requirements by observing the wear and tear rates carefully. This will depend on the number of units that you process. Even though it might look like a highly complex process, you would realize that just by taking certain basic precautions, you would certainly be able to handle these delays effectively and ensure that they do not affect your operations in any way through proper planning and adherence to those plans.
Most of these challenges will disappear when you have a reliable manufacturer to support you and take care of your current as well as your future requirements. Allow yourself enough time to screen as many manufacturers as you could before sourcing your thread gauges and thread taps. If you do a good job in picking the right manufacturers that are capable of processing your order fast then all your subsequent orders will also run smoothly. Only when you ignore all the above concerns and source from some dubious suppliers you are likely to face a series of issues. You could easily manage your thread gauges and thread tap orders to minimize the delays.
