If you have a job as a biomedical engineering technician, you may have the responsibility of finding and buying medical imaging parts for the biomedical equipment that you are in charge of maintaining. As you already know, there is a multitude of distributors of medical imaging parts for you to choose from. So, how do you choose which medical imaging part supplier to use?
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Inventory � The most important thing to remember is that whatever medical imaging parts supplier you work with has to carry replacement parts for the majority of the equipment you maintain. The majority of distributors have on-line supply lists that will help you decide which suppliers meet most of your needs for medical imaging parts.
Cost � Cost isn't a clear-cut issue. If you hunt for the smallest price, you may find yourself with bad quality medical imaging parts. On the other hand, you most certainly don�t want to have your budget suffer by paying premium prices. There are two considerations you can make. First, is the medical imaging part inherently complex so that you ought to use the �get what you pay for� principle and buy premium? Or, is the part rather simple so that the �plain vanilla� inexpensive type will do? Second, when the amount of money you will need to spend is sizable enough to justify the work, check out all the prices out in the marketplace. If there is a general range, that probably means that you will be charged about the same price everywhere, so buy the part based on other factors. If there are substantial highs and lows in the price range, you should figure out why these differences exist. For instance, is the inexpensive supplier doing so well that he can afford to give discounts? Great! Or is he selling a cheap product?
Warranty � What type of warranty does the supplier offer? If parts are refurbished, who did the refurbishing? Is there ISO-based quality control?
Return/Exchange policy � What is their policy for returning a medical imaging part that has been incorrectly ordered? Are you required to return it within a certain amount of time? Does the company give money back or exchange only?
Shipping � Shipping and handling costs are sometimes the veiled high cost component of the purchase price. Be sure you understand all shipping and handling fees ahead of time. Furthermore, can the company guarantee that you will have the option of getting the parts shipped overnight?
Customer service � Will the company help you to resolve your problems, whatever they happen to be? Is their customer service available all day every day? Are there BMETs on hand to help you trouble shoot medical imaging parts problems if and when you need them?
When evaluating distributors always use this checklist. Select 2-3 vendors that you can rely on. Don't depend solely on one vendor for all your needs; remember the �all your eggs in one basket� rule.
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