Most producers of engineered products purchase some components from other producers. The selection of the suppliers of these components is a critical decision which may have lasting impacts on the success of the product.

Select three components of thinkreality a3 and discuss how you would approach the decisions of selecting a source in the context of the four-box supply base strategy. Try to include component which will fall into at least two different boxes. For each component, explain why you considered it to eb in the box you selected as well as the implications of that decision.