Inventories and major vendors

9 Months Ended

Jul. 31, 2015

Note 4 - Inventories and major vendors

Inventories, consisting of materials, labor and manufacturing overhead, are stated at the lower of cost or market. Cost has been determined using the weighted average cost method. In June 2015, the Company acquired Rel-Tech, a company that currently values its inventories using specific identification (last purchase price) on a FIFO basis. The Company intends to convert the inventory valuation principles used by Rel-Tech to the weighted average cost during early Fiscal 2016. Inventories consist of the following (in thousands):

	July 31, 2015		October 31, 2014

Raw materials and supplies	$	3,257	$	1,784
Work in process		238		12
Finished goods		3,768		3,463

Totals	$	7,263	$	5,259

Purchases of inventory from three major vendors during the nine months ended July 31, 2015 represented 11%, 8% and 6% of total inventory purchases compared to 14%, 14% and 13% of total inventory purchases for the same period in 2014. The Company has arrangements with these vendors to purchase product based on purchase orders periodically issued by the Company.