How to Choose the Most Ideal Medical Imaging Parts Vendor
If you work as a biomedical engineering technician, you might have the responsibility of locating 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. The question is, how do you choose which medical imaging part supplier to use?
Inventory First and foremost, whatever medical imaging parts distributor you decide to work with must carry replacement pieces for the equipment you maintain. The majority of vendors have on-line inventories that allow you determine which suppliers meet most of your needs for medical imaging parts.
Cost Cost isn't a straightforward issue. If you look for the lowest cost, you may find yourself with medical imaging parts that are inferior in quality. However, you definitely do not want to get singed by paying top prices if there's another option. Answer these two questions before making a decision. 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 low cost version will be sufficient? Second, when the total amount of money you will need to spend is considerable enough to warrant the effort, look at all the prices out in the marketplace. If there is a limited range, you will probably be charged just about the same price everywhere, so go ahead and purchase the part based on other criteria. If there are considerable highs and lows in the price range, you need to understand why these massive differences exist. For example, is the inexpensive supplier able to keep his overhead so low that everything is a bargain? Or is he selling inferior product?
Warranty What type of warranty does the supplier offer? If parts are refurbished, who is refurbishing? Is there proper 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? Can you get your money back or is it exchange only?
Shipping S&H charges are sometimes the hidden high cost component of the purchase price. Make sure you understand all S&H costs upfront. Furthermore, can the company absolutely, positively get you a medical imaging part overnight?
Customer service Will the company help you to solve any 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 issues if necessary?
Use this checklist to evaluate vendors. Choose 2-3 vendors that are reliable. You shouldn't depend solely on one vendor; don't forget the all your eggs in one basket rule.
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Jesse Fisher likes composing articles for his customers which includes Transamerican Medical, a company that buys and sells medical imaging parts. See also Imaging Centers online directory.
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