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The case deals about the early supplier integration in Company D, which has plans to manufacture skid-steer loader. Person S is a newly appointed
Generation, specification, prototyping, and finalizing are the steps involved in the project development process; marketing, operational, and financial objectives should be considered while making a product. The advantages of involving critical suppliers into the product development process help to improve the product costing, improve the efficiency of the operations, and fasten the development time of the product.
To determine: The criteria that can be used to screen suppliers to be integrated in the early stage of product development process.
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