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Supplier Selection

Supplier selection involves many considerations from several different perspectives, such as design engineering, quality engineering, sourcing, finance, and shipping and logistics.

In this episode, Michael discusses supplier selection considerations based on the materials engineering perspective, with a focus on metal stock and metal components.

To learn more about supplier selection from the materials engineering perspective, check out this video and article.

About Michael Pfeifer, Ph.D., P.E.

I’m a metallurgical engineer with over 25 years of experience working on product design, quality improvement, failure analysis, and root cause analysis.

Many people think of metallurgists only for failure analysis of component failures. While I do that, I also help design teams with component design. I help select alloys and coatings that have the corrosion, fatigue, wear, and creep properties needed to meet reliability requirements. Oftentimes, trade-offs are required between component form and materials to optimize a design for performance, reliability, and cost. I help do that, too.

Supplier Selection

About Michael Pfeifer, Ph.D., P.E.

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