Lead Times for Standard and Non-Standard Products

Definitions

Standard products are those products that are carried in stock by AEL based on historic sales out of any individual AEL distribution site. Please contact your local AEL representative to enquire what is, or could be made available.

• Non-standard products are either made-to-order or are not standard sales out of a particular AEL distribution site. No stocks are held.


• Made-to-order products are defined in the product range as those products that AEL would manufacture on receipt of a confirmed order.

This category of products is subject to a longer lead-time, but arrangements can be made to carry the product as a stock item at any AEL distribution site as long as there is a written guarantee that the product will have constant sales of reasonable volume. Please contact your local AEL representative for arrangements. Made-to-order products are identified on each of the product pages of the catalogue.

Lead times

The lead-times are as follows:

• Standard products for shafthead deliveries 36 hours
  
  (The lead-time for shafthead deliveries does not include weekends or public holidays)
  
  
• Made-to-order products 14 days
  
  
• Standard products by road/rail to customer magazines (ex AEL works) 5 days
  
  Exports 20 days
  
  (The lead-time for the above three categories does not include the day of order, the day of despatch or delivery time or any weekends or public holidays.)
  
  
• Made-To-Order Products and Exports
  
  (The lead-time for the above two catagories is given based on orders that could be large, and the overall demand pattern that has been experienced by AEL's production facilities.)
  
  (The lead-time for each order is open to negotiation depending on the size of any particular order and the overall demand pattern on the plant at any specific point in time.)
  
  AEL will endeavour to negotiate in good faith to meet customer's requirements, but always reserves the right to evoke the lead-time requirements as stated above.