Finding the Most Ideal Medical Imaging Parts Vendor
If you have a job as a biomedical engineering technician, you might be in charge of locating and buying medical imaging parts for the biomedical equipment that you are in charge of maintaining. As you already know, there is large number of suppliers of medical imaging parts available for you to choose between. The question is, how do you choose a medical imaging parts supplier?
Inventory Most importantly, whatever medical imaging parts distributor you work with must carry replacement parts for the majority of the equipment you maintain. Most distributors have on-line inventories that allow you decide which suppliers meet most of your medical imaging parts needs.
Cost Cost isn't a clear-cut issue. If you hunt for the lowest price tag, you may end up with bad quality medical imaging parts. Yet, you certainly do not want to get burned by paying top prices if it's not necessary. Answer these two questions before making a decision. First, is the medical imaging part inherently intricate so that you ought to use the get what you pay for principle and buy premium? Or, is the part quite simple so that the plain vanilla inexpensive kind will do? Second, when the total amount of money you'll need to spend is considerable enough to warrant the work, check out all the prices in the marketplace. If there's a small range, that probably means that you will be charged about the same price everywhere, so go ahead and buy the part based on other factors. If there are considerable highs and lows in the price range, you require an understanding of why these massive differences exist. For instance, is the low priced supplier doing so well that he can afford to give discounts? Great! Or is he selling inferior product?
Warranty What sort of warranty does the supplier offer? If parts are refurbished, who did the refurbishing? Is there ISO-based quality control?
Return/Exchange policy Will you be able to return a part that has been incorrectly ordered? Is there a time limit? Can you get your money back or is it exchange only?
Shipping S&H charges are sometimes the veiled high cost element of the purchase price. Be sure you understand all shipping and handling costs upfront. Furthermore, can the company assure you that you will be able to receive medical imaging parts overnight?
Customer service Will the company help you to resolve your problems, whatever they are? Is 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?
Use this checklist to evaluate vendors. Select two or three vendors that are reliable. You shouldn't depend exclusively on one vendor for all your needs; remember the all your eggs in one basket rule.
About the Author
Author Jesse Fisher enjoys writing articles for his clients which includes Transamerican Medical, a company that buys and sells medical imaging parts. See also Imaging Centers online directory.
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