A company designs and assembles the five components described in the previous exercise, which are manufactured by different suppliers. Create a strategy for meeting the overall specification...

A company designs and assembles the five components described in the previous exercise, which are manufactured by different suppliers. Create a strategy for meeting the overall specification requirement of the assembled product.

(a) Create a preproduction plan that assesses assumptions and how the process is producing relative to meeting specification requirements.

(b) State needs during production start-up.

(c) State alternatives for outsourcing the component parts that could lead to improved quality.