Checking details on component<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\nWhile price is an important factor in how we quote to our customers, the most critical factor is lead time and reliability<\/strong>. We can source the world and find the cheapest parts, but there\u2019s hardly any benefit if the part is of poor quality and does not perform as expected. This is likely because:<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n- The supplier hasn\u2019t stored the parts correctly, or<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- The parts have been previously used or<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- They have been passed through many hands before being sold for a cheaper price<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
Keeping Procedures up to date<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\nWith the current supply chain crisis impacting manufacturers across the world, we take great care to ensure our customer\u2019s expectations are met while managing our suppliers carefully. We recently updated our counterfeit parts mitigation policy and have added extra steps in our purchasing procedures<\/strong>, which include:<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n- Asking suppliers to do initial tests<\/strong> on critical IC\u2019s to verify their authenticity<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Only ordering from approved suppliers<\/strong> (Suppliers can only be approve after a qualification audit)<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Suppliers must provide correct documentation<\/strong> for traceability purposes.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Only ordering parts with a date code of less than 3 years ago<\/strong>. This ensures we aren\u2019t buying parts that have potentially been passed through many hands or stored incorrectly leading to quality issues.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
We have also added extra steps in our Inward Goods inspection procedures<\/strong>, which includes:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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