Version 1.0, August 31, 2001, Copyright, Hugh Jack 1993-2001
· Purchased components are typically well designed and inexpensive.
· When you do not have experience designing or manufacturing a certain component, and volumes are low, it may not be possible to produce components at a lower cost than they can be produced.
· These parts must still be considered in the process plans so that they are orders, and arrive in suitable forms.