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Thermalspan Sourcing procurement articles

AC Condenser Sourcing: Which Scenario Are You In?

There's no single right answer for sourcing a car AC condenser. An emergency repair, a small trial order, and a mixed car/truck/semi fleet need three different plays — here's how to tell which one you're in.

The AC Condenser Sourcing Checklist I Run Before Any Batch Ships

A quality and compliance manager's seven-step sourcing checklist for automotive AC condensers—covering refrigerant compatibility for car, light-truck, and semi truck systems, OEM cross-referencing, universal-fit decisions, and the packaging issue that cost us $28,000.

A 3-Unit Order I Nearly Blew Off Cost Me $640 — And a Customer

A two-bay repair shop called about three AC condensers for a 2014 Freightliner. I treated it as a low-priority ticket, shipped a universal-fit unit because the vehicle-specific one was backordered, and found out on a Friday morning why 'universal' doesn't mean 'fits.' Here's what it cost and the four-line pre-check list I've used ever since.