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CASE STUDYA last-time-buy notice is not a problem to react to. It is a decision point with a deadline. The manufacturer has told you that authorised production
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CASE STUDYA Product Change Notice arrives in an inbox, usually formatted as a PDF attachment to a distribution email from a component manufacturer or authorised
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CASE STUDYA counterfeit component that passes visual inspection and X-ray screening is not a clean bill of health. It is a component that has cleared the extern
