Do not assume once you placed the order, your problems are through. You must maintain effective communication with your vendor to ensure your equipment is progressing through his shop as promised. Keep after your vendors – push.
There will be times when he may drop your order to work on another. Don’t let this happen. Stay on top of your vendors. This is called expediting.
Make sure you allocate enough money to do effective expediting. It will take three times as much as you think – to do it right. Expediting is good insurance; don’t skimp on it