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Blanket POs and scheduled releases, explained.

How production programs lower your part cost and keep parts arriving on schedule.

What a blanket PO is

One purchase order for a total quantity over a period (often a year), shipped in releases on agreed dates. You get volume pricing without taking all the parts at once.

Release schedules

Weekly or monthly fixed releases, ramps (for example 2,000 a week, then 3,500), calendar rules such as the last Friday of the month, or kanban: ship when your stock drops below a minimum.

Why it's cheaper

Setup is spread over the whole run and material is bought in bulk. Building ahead and shipping from stock can lower the price further.

First article

The first part is built and checked against your print before releases start. At FoxFab its cost is credited against your first release.

Price your program

FoxQuote prices a full program online, including the schedule, and a person confirms volume pricing within 2 business days.

These are general guidelines. FoxQuote checks every part against our actual machines and tooling, and tells you exactly what to change.

So, what do you want to build?

Send a model, a drawing or a napkin sketch. We'll price the part, the program or the whole product.