Hi All,

I wanted to elaborate a little on a point that was made about the difficulty of the purchasing department not not having enough time to identify and approve new vendors, as this can be a major difficultly in the design transfer. If an approved vendor can assist with a project, there typically is not an issue. However if a new vendor is needed the approval process, setting up a legal contract, and setting up billing can all be lengthy processes. Simply setting up the legal contract can take months for both sides. Thus this can be a major issue in the design transfer process.

-Andrew Nashed