Consider fasteners at the earliest stages of a design
When John F. Kennedy visited the NASA Space Center in 1962, he introduced himself to the cleaner and asked what he was doing. The cleaner replied “Well, Mr. President, I’m helping put a man on the moon.” There are parallels in manufacturing, where every person, regardless of their function, and every component, regardless of its size, contributes to a larger picture. Wayne Corcoran of vendor managed inventory (VMI) provider TFC, explains how considering C-class component supply early can set manufacturers up for success.
