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Original publisher: Washington, D.C. (P.O. Box 37050, Washington, D.C. 20013) : The Office, [1998]. OCLC Number: (OCoLC)40459255 Subject: United States -- Armed Forces -- Weapons systems -- Design and construction. Excerpt: ... Chapter 1 Introduction a manufacturer of major military and commercial end items, to supply components for a smaller firm's product. Suppliers are typically responsible for the majority of a complex product's content, whether the item is military or commercial. Generally speaking, DOD, this suppliers account for 50 to 80 percent of a major item's value. For means that a large part of the money spent on building a new weapon system may actually be paid to suppliers. Perhaps more importantly, much of the technical innovation that is incorporated into a new weapon comes 1 from the suppliers. According to the Aerospace Industries Association, much of the technical innovation comes from the suppliers at the lower tiers. Studies of agile manufacturing techniques reinforce that much of a company's competitive edge will depend on its supply chain. Many leading companies recognize they must encourage the best suppliers to view them as valued, preferred customers. Being a good customer may be a necessity because the supplier can be less dependent on the customer company than vice versa. Suppliers are becoming increasingly powerful in dealing with customers because of their size or almost sole-source relationships. Some suppliers can choose their customers or be inflexible DOD, about the product they are willing to supply. Such is also the case for as evidenced by the recent withdrawal of many integrated circuit manufacturers from the military market. We have reported that companies have become increasingly aware that Best Supplier 2 they cannot do everything on their own. Therefore, companies are Practices Produce rethinking their business relationships, such as developing closer relationships with strategic suppliers. Companies have found that T
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