Its all about control of pricing! Take any service or product and figure out what price you will have to charge to support it. If you can get that price then you are automatically successful. Have a problem? Just raise your price to cover it and all is well again. If you lose control of pricing then you are doomed unless you make major changes to reduce costs. American companies, and companies in other countries, have lost control of pricing. Thats why all these major changes and moves are taking place with production moving from country to country and companies abandoning marketing of certain products. Thats a simple concept. The thing that takes analysis is just what happend to cause loss of price control for each specific industry. Jerry Silverman Greentron Inc 4 Newland Ave Greenville SC 29609 864 232 3889 Fax 271 2080 mailto:greentron@xxxxxxx ----- Original Message ----- From: "Al L" <alleathe@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> To: <techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Friday, March 05, 2004 7:50 PM Subject: [TechAssist] Re: PHILIPS SERVICE CLOSING > That was excellent advice,wasn't it Hollis? > This proves you can't hire expensive help, with bennies,to fix > electronics on a forty hour week,and make money.Sears will fail also on > their nationwide attempt. > Should be interesting if Sears quickly hires these guys. al > > Al Leatherman > 224 RT. 46 > Mine Hill, NJ 07803 > 973-361-5796 > WWW.ALS-TV.NET > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: <HSWAD@xxxxxxx> > To: <techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Sent: Friday, March 05, 2004 7:11 PM > Subject: [TechAssist] Re: PHILIPS SERVICE CLOSING > > > > This may sound crazy but for generations my family members were coached to > > train for two professions. I , at 75 years old can now see why. I became > an > > electronic engineer with a minor in the building trades. Hollis Bates, > Field > > Engineer-retired, Lewiston, Maine, HSWAD@xxxxxxx > > > In > > a message dated 3/5/04 7:07:48 PM Eastern Standard Time, > teltek3@xxxxxxxxxxxx > > writes: > > Employees are usually the last to know. When the Mitsubishi Picture Tube > > Plant closed here in Midland, Most employees had the first news from the > > Local Newspaper. > > Nothing surprises me when it comes to companies involved in Electronics. > > > > -Ed- > > > > Tel-Tek Electronics > > Ontario-Canada > > > > teltek3@xxxxxxxxxxxx > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: techassist-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > > [mailto:techassist-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Don Hartigan > > Sent: Friday, March 05, 2004 3:42 PM > > To: techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > > Subject: [TechAssist] Re: PHILIPS SERVICE CLOSING > > > > I'm an ASC for Philips & just spoke with the serv/mang last week& he > > never > > mentioned it to me.................... > > Don of HARTS-TVCR''ASC'' > > 9 Robert St,Oromocto,NB,Can,E2V3N2 > > hartstv@xxxxxxxxxxx > > Tel-5063579785,fax-3576010 > > cel-4701719 > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Al L" <alleathe@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > > To: <techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > > Sent: Friday, March 05, 2004 3:11 PM > > Subject: [TechAssist] Re: PHILIPS SERVICE CLOSING > > > > > > > I am confused! Are you an independent business,contracting out or > > what. > > Good > > > luck to you,and all of us. Fell free to e mail me. al > > > > > > Al Leatherman > > > 224 RT. 46 > > > Mine Hill, NJ 07803 > > > 973-361-5796 > > > WWW.ALS-TV.NET > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > From: <Philstv@xxxxxxx> > > > To: <techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > > > Sent: Friday, March 05, 2004 1:32 PM > > > Subject: [TechAssist] PHILIPS SERVICE CLOSING > > > > > > > > > > Just got word today that Philips Consumer Electronic Service Company > > is > > > > closing for good April 30th, 2004. > > > > I'll be out the door April 9th as I was the newest member to the > > team. > > > > > > > > Yet another one bites the dust. > > > > > > > > Rumor has it that a national service company is being formed in the > > near > > > > future, possibly from the Rent-a-Center company, but it's still not > > been > > > > officially thing announced > > > > > > > > Phil@Phil's Electronics > > > > C.E.T. 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