THE PROCESS USED TO SPECIFY AND PURCHASE MEASURING EQUIPMENT HAS EVOLVED THROUGH THE YEARS. EQUIPMENT PURCHASE HAS GONE THROUGH SEVERAL DISTINCT STAGES: 1) PURCHASE TO CUSTOMER BLUEPRINT SPECIFICATION: 2) SPREADSHEET ANALYSIS TO EVALUATE SUPPLIER'S CAPABILITIES: AND 3) AN INTERACTIVE PROCESS BETWEEN THE CUSTOMER AND THE SUPPLIER TO THE DESIGN SYSTEM. BEFORE THESE STEPS, HOWEVER, AN OFTEN OVERLOOKED ASPECT OF THE PROJECT IS AN IN-DEPTH ANALYSIS OF THE INTERNAL FACTORS LEADING TO THE PURCHASE OF THE MACHINE. THIS PAPER HIGHLIGHTS BOTH SEGMENTS OF THE PROCESS AND THE INTERACTION BETWEEN THEM, AND PROPOSES A METHODOLOGY FOR VENDOR SELECTION.
| Number of Pages : | 8 |
| Published : | 06/01/1992 |
