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Originally Posted by old31
Why would Macs make the delivery?
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It's called a drop ship. Amazon (and most other non brick and mortar suppliers) makes good use of this.
You order a part from supplier X. They pass the order to supplier Y and collect a fee for providing the sale. Supplier Y ships the part.
That way, supplier X does not have the expenses of maintaining an inventory on the part.
Basic supply chain management. Push the costs as far back into the supply chain as possible.