| Risk management and assessment of
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| | manufacturing processes need a high
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| sub-contractors and suppliers must start
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| | degree of careful risk management.Next
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| early in the life of a bid. As soon as
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| | down the chain in terms of risk are
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| the need for bought in items is
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| | specialist items of proprietary hardware.
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| identified and a list of potential
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| | Again, this is likely to be a
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| sub-contractors created, the risk
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| | sole-source item, which in itself carries
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| management process kicks in.Risk
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| | risk.Alternatively, the risk involved in
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| assessment of sub-contractors becomes
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| | buying standard commercial-off-the-shelf
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| more essential, the more complex the item
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| | (COTS) items of either hardware or
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| of supply and the fewer suppliers there
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| | software where there are various similar
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| are to choose from.The amount and
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| | products to choose from, is fairly low,
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| importance of risk management goes in
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| | but still exists and management will be
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| this order, starting with the most
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| | required.In a nutshell, the order of
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| difficult:If the system requires a
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| | risk, starting with the highest is:Sole
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| complicated piece of modified software
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| | source software development
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| based on an existing proprietary
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| | Multiple source software development
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| software, then due to copyright issues,
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| | Sole source complex COTS software
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| only the original owner of the code can
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| | requiring system integration
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| be approached to change it as required.
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| | Sole source hardware development and
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| This is a sole source supply involving
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| | manufacture
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| software development, which is
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| | Multiple source hardware development and
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| notoriously difficult, and needs to be
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| | manufacture
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| micro-managed in order to
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| | COTS Software supply
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| succeed.Equally, if a complicated bespoke
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| | COTS Hardware supplyEach of these
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| software is needed, even given that there
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| | scenarios carry different types and
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| are a number of sub-contractors capable
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| | quantities of risks, making individual
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| of doing the work, it is a very risky
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| | plans for their management absolutely
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| business and needs careful
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| | essential.In our next article we'll look
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| management.Items of hardware which will
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| | and the management of risk associated
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| be designed and manufactured specifically
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| | with selecting potential sub-contractors.
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| for this project or which require special
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