Last week we talked about the differences between OE and aftermarket parts. Now for the money question – what’s my optimum mix between them? Like a good economist once said “it all depends”. Like many things, the least expensive option rarely is the best one. You also don’t want to just go with the most expensive option, unless you have done your homework and determined if it brings you the most value and the overall best total cost of ownership. Make sure you start with a relatively small number of your high volume and high dollar value parts. Going with too many will bog down your efforts. (more…)