What's the sauce?
Find me a UCP style pillow block, 1-15/16" shaft, contact seal from a direct brand that is in stock.
Need part number and brand.
UCP210-31
When a customer is ordering an open-ended conveyor belt, what is one item that you should always ask about?
Lacing
Which website offers quick and easy alternatives to most of our wheelhouse items?
BDI
Name 3 direct brands for roller chain
Tsubaki
Xilin
Promac
Pacific
Tritan
Based on the rolling year average margin, what is the best vendor from which to source Parker items?
Triad/Maverick at 24.09% rolling 12 months
100 Bonus points
Who is the primary vendor for the brand?
Name two items you could ask about when a customer is ordering some roller chain.
Connecting Links
Offset Links
Sprockets
Guides
Tensioner
True or False: "Type E" housing style bearings are proprietary to Rexnord and non-interchangeable.
False, many brands offer a Type E interchange
100 Bonus Points
Name one direct brand that does Type E pillow blocks.
Name 2 domestic brands of pillow block bearings we are direct with
Jones
Moline
Royersford
Pobco
Browning
Which vendor has the highest rolling 12 month average margin for the brand SKF (minimum of 50 orders)?
Next Point at 53.5%
What is one question you could ask to ensure the items you inquire about are relevant to a customer purchasing just an electric motor?
What is the application?
Which country of origin typically offers premium quality products at near-import pricing for bearings?
Japanese Imports
What brand have we sold the most for conveyor belting in the last rolling year?
Mulhern and it's not close! 55 orders and nearly $115k in sales at 28% margin. Pretty, pretty, pretty good.
100 Bonus Points
Other than Mulhern, what is one other brand of conveyor belting we are getting better than 25% margin on?
What vendor have we placed the most chain orders with in the last rolling year?
Xilin at 83 total orders
100 bonus points
What was the margin %?
If a customer sends you a picture of a v-belt, what sorts of things could you see to help you identify pulley wear?
Shiny metal
Sharp Edges
Worn grooves
Cracks/Corrosion/Damage
What is one thing an AE can do to expedite the interchange process for SA's and PE's?
Fill out the sourcing template fully!
What is a customer's price for the CEMCO motor diagnostic fee?
$350 plus freight
Find me a 4 groove, 7.75" OD, QD bushed sheave for a B style v-belt in a domestic brand we're direct with and in stock. What is the part number and what is our cost?
4B74SK B&B Man. $77.20 our cost
4B74-SK Dodge $138.88 our cost
When a customer orders a shaft-mounted reducer with a tapered bore, what is one item you should offer that they will need to perform the installation?
The tapered adapter sleeve
The torque arm
Find me an interchange for Dodge P2B-E-207R from a brand we are direct with.
19321207 Moline
CS2EP13-207 COC
JE2207 Jones
If a customer is ordering a crowned drum pulley, what are 3 additional items you could ask about during the order?
Shafting
Lagging
Belt & Lacing
Bearings
Drive components