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INVENTORIES
12 Months Ended
Oct. 31, 2021
INVENTORIES  
INVENTORIES

3.     INVENTORIES

Inventories as of October 31, 2021 and 2020 are summarized below (in thousands):

    

2021

2020

Purchased parts and sub–assemblies

$

37,527

  

$

30,390

Work–in–process

 

17,559

 

12,635

Finished goods

 

93,130

 

106,839

$

148,216

  

$

149,864

Finished goods inventory consigned to our distributors and agents throughout the Americas, Europe, and Asia was $11.8 million and $17.2 million as of October 31, 2021 and 2020, respectively.