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07/19/08 18:36
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 		 #156849 - Making parts available in Asia
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Ap Charles said:
After all its not that hard for companies to make available their products ex-stock to at least 40-50 demanding countries! , with great growth rates?

I have been working on problems with international sales, and have a few questions about the ideas presented by AP Charles:

1. What is wrong with distribution? Ap Charles did not like Arrow. Is the price too high? Are the parts not in stock? Are the minimum volumes too high? All of the above?

2. Postage for direct mail for a .5kg package from the US to almost anywhere in Asia is 9.85 USD., and it takes about 10 days for it to get there It this too high a price for shipping? Are there additional problems with customs regarding the importation of microcontrollers? Is 10 days too long?

3. Ap Charles suggested that companies establish a presence in 40-50 countries. Even with a physical presence in each country, there is no guarantee that the presence would be in a convenient city for physical delivery. Again, for most customers, it gets back to either mail (cheap and slow) or courier (fast and expensive) for delivery. Do I have to establish a walk-in store in every city in the world? If not, how do you get your parts now?

I am currently mailing parts internationally, but I have been talking with distributors about carrying my products.

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         ...and by the way...            01/01/70 00:00      
      Power            01/01/70 00:00      
   Domains ...            01/01/70 00:00      
   There are many many coonsiderations...            01/01/70 00:00      
   ARM? is too far            01/01/70 00:00      
      Eh???            01/01/70 00:00      
         yes and no            01/01/70 00:00      
            yes, but ... no, but...            01/01/70 00:00      
               Yes I mean 8 bitter            01/01/70 00:00      
      There's the key            01/01/70 00:00      
         Andy you didnt get me ,afterall it all money game            01/01/70 00:00      
            by the way            01/01/70 00:00      
            Making parts available in Asia            01/01/70 00:00      
               Mail Order            01/01/70 00:00      
                  Maplin            01/01/70 00:00      
                     anti-catalog            01/01/70 00:00      
                  Likewise in Denver, CO, USA            01/01/70 00:00      
               Mail order            01/01/70 00:00      
               Making parts available in Asia , You cant            01/01/70 00:00      
                  It's not as much better in the U.S. as you think!            01/01/70 00:00      
                     behaviour            01/01/70 00:00      
                        "list of friends"            01/01/70 00:00      
                           Whats the harm even for Quantity purchases            01/01/70 00:00      
               Distributor markup            01/01/70 00:00      
                  What matters is the cost to you ...            01/01/70 00:00      
   Never mind the 8-bitters - what about 16-bit??            01/01/70 00:00      
      16 bitters            01/01/70 00:00      

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