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Can I ship 10% more or fewer parts than ordered?
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Only when the purchase order or customer has agreed a quantity tolerance; there is no universal right to ship ten percent extra or short.
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The direct answer
A 100-piece order with a ±2-piece tolerance can ship at 98 or 102 if the PO says so. Without that term, get written acceptance before releasing a different quantity.
Test the decision against the shop evidence in this example: A 100-piece order with a ±2-piece tolerance can ship at 98 or 102 if the PO says so.
Carry the measurable input from the worked case into the estimator's notes: A 100-piece order with a ±2-piece tolerance can ship at 98 or 102 if the PO says so.
Evidence from a shop floor
At $41.17 each, 100 ordered is $4,117; 110 is $4,528.70 and 90 is $3,705.30, but the arithmetic does not create permission to ship. Ask purchasing for written approval and define how fixed lot charges and invoices behave for a variance.
Keep the commercial decision tied to the evidence, including a 100-piece order with a ±2-piece tolerance can ship at 98 or 102 if the po says so.
The handoff is complete only when the owner can restate the route without losing a 100-piece order with a ±2-piece tolerance can ship at 98 or 102 if the po says so.
Build the quote route
Read the PO, record the accepted range, state scrap and replacement treatment, and reconcile packing, invoice, and inspection records.
A useful review question is whether the current RFQ still matches this route: read the po, record the accepted range, state scrap and replacement treatment, and reconcile packing, invoice, and inspection records.
The next estimator should be able to challenge the assumption behind this route: read the po, record the accepted range, state scrap and replacement treatment, and reconcile packing, invoice, and inspection records.
Use the source notes to date the assumption and record why this route was selected: read the po, record the accepted range, state scrap and replacement treatment, and reconcile packing, invoice, and inspection records.
Release and learn
Customer industry rules, blanket orders, and regulated traceability can override an informal email; keep approval with the order.
If the buyer asks for a different outcome, explain the boundary in these terms: customer industry rules, blanket orders, and regulated traceability can override an informal email; keep approval with the order.
Before changing the total, verify whether the caveat applies: customer industry rules, blanket orders, and regulated traceability can override an informal email; keep approval with the order.
A customer-facing explanation should make the risk legible: customer industry rules, blanket orders, and regulated traceability can override an informal email; keep approval with the order.
Close the loop by noting the evidence that would make this estimate obsolete: customer industry rules, blanket orders, and regulated traceability can override an informal email; keep approval with the order.
Keep the commercial decision tied to the evidence, including a 100-piece order with a ±2-piece tolerance can ship at 98 or 102 if the po says so.
Price one of your own parts
Drop a PDF drawing or a STEP file. QuotedPart reads the print, measures the model and prices it in seconds, on default shop rates you can change.
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