7.25.2010

Alphabet Soup

R&D

MIC

MIT

The arcane language of product development across international borders is complex, and subtleties and subtext abound.

FOB

QC

ROI

ETD

OEM's that once calculated selling costs for goods based on absolutes like materials, labor, overhead and profit now simply Google the MSRP, adding enough mark-up, duties and freight to help buyers, trading agents, wholesalers, retailers and the government avoid choking on a bolus of their collective greed and red tape.

FUBAR?

Absolutely.

Is it likely to change?

NITL
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1 comment:

Green Laker said...

What about the MOQs?