Knowledge

Country of Origin Is Not the Same as Country of...

A part can be manufactured in one country, sold by a company in another, exported from a third, and dispatched from a warehouse in a fourth. Those country fields describe...

Clean Up Duplicate Part Numbers in a Spare-Part...

Two records can read almost the same and still represent different parts. A left-hand roller and a right-hand roller may share most of a description. One record may be priced...

Tensile Strength, Elongation and Tear Resistanc...

A rubber test report may place tensile strength, elongation at break, and tear resistance in adjacent rows. That layout does not make them versions of the same property. Tensile stress...

Use Gage R&R to Investigate Inconsistent Pa...

When two inspectors report different values for the same feature, checking the gage's calibration certificate is necessary but incomplete. Calibration connects an instrument indication to reference values under stated conditions....

What a Customs Broker Needs to Classify Underca...

“Excavator part” is a commercial description, not a complete customs-classification record. A track roller assembly, bolt, seal, spring, or mixed repair kit may have a different material, construction, independent function,...

Keep Undercarriage Parts Traceable in the Wareh...

A lot number captured at receiving can disappear the first time a carton is opened. Parts move into two bins, one piece goes to a work order, another returns loose,...