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Sourcing

Overview

In the last chapter, we discussed the value of manufacturing site assess-

ment (MSA) and the actual visit of the customer to the supplier facility. We

discussed the intent of the MSA as a verication of the ongoing improve-

ment and any appropriate adjustments that may have taken place since the

last evaluation. In this chapter, we focus on the selection process of a par-

ticular supplier based on quality requirements that the OEM has dened

for awless launching. We have chosen an automotive situation to dem-

onstrate the steps a customer has to follow. The reason for the automotive

example is that it provides the reader wi