Hi All -- During the course of a discussion with a friend about this recent visit to Ireland to see his daughter, the topic of parts quality arose. As it happens, his daughter does forensic accounting and she has been involved with looking at the F35 program supply chain. https://www.bloomberg.com/news/arti...ney-halted-f-35-engine-delivery-over-titanium
It turns out that parts that do not meet the original specification were making their way into the supply chain and thus into production. The parts arrived with the required certifications, which the manufacturer relied upon in using the parts in production, but the metals used were inferior. As in the auto industry, the manufacturer pushes onto the supplier the requirement to conduct quality testing, and does not separately conduct quality control test of individual components.
I'm told business is booming for the folks who help track down where within a supply chain someone is cheating and providing parts that do not meet specifications.
It turns out that parts that do not meet the original specification were making their way into the supply chain and thus into production. The parts arrived with the required certifications, which the manufacturer relied upon in using the parts in production, but the metals used were inferior. As in the auto industry, the manufacturer pushes onto the supplier the requirement to conduct quality testing, and does not separately conduct quality control test of individual components.
I'm told business is booming for the folks who help track down where within a supply chain someone is cheating and providing parts that do not meet specifications.