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Conference ilbbak::us_sales_service

Title:US_SALES_SERVICE
Notice:Please register in note 2; DVNs in note 31
Moderator:MCIS3::JDAIGNEAULT
Created:Thu May 16 1991
Last Modified:Tue Sep 03 1996
Last Successful Update:Fri Jun 06 1997
Number of topics:226
Total number of notes:1486

219.0. "PRE K inspection?" by BRAT::NESTOR () Tue Jul 26 1994 10:14

    Would someone please be so kind as to explain to me what a PRE K
    inspection is. I just got a call from a customer here at 800-DIGITAL
    who DEMANDED that she be able to talk to to someone about setting up 
    for her customer. She claimed that it allows for someone to go out and 
    explain to the customer how their new equipment works, etc. I have never 
    heard of such a thing and neither has anyone here at DECdirect, when I 
    told her to call the local sales office she became even more irate but 
    I still wasnt able to help her - so she hung up on me and now Im 
    really curiouys as to what this actually is and how its arranged.
    
    thanks in advance for any assistance,
    
    Barry 
    
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219.1Pre-K definitionNEACS2::WENZELTue Jul 26 1994 12:5713
    Barry,
    
    A "pre-K" is also called a pre-contract inspection.  Before Digital
    can put a piece of equipment under a service contract we need to 
    inpect it to make sure it is maintainable (up to rev. etc).  The
    "pre-K" can be logged by either the customer or a Digital rep.
    I am a base sales rep and log these for new customers quite often.
    The call goes through the regular 1-800-354-9000#.  However, with
    decreasing manpower in the service delivery field,  "pre-K"'s are
    not necessarily a prerequisite for a service contract.
    I hope this helps out a bit.
    Susan