Explain a concept
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Define polymer or material need.
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Materials Procurement Team
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Emergency, single application, replace existing polymer or material for entire product line, cost, vendor replacement
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Material Validation process
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Step 1 = Analytical evaluation (Research)
Step 2 = Initial process evaluation(R&D)
Step 3 = Validate across all product lines if applicable Some R mostly D
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Analytics protocol
Development protocol (based on need)
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Procurement
(Purchasing)
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After Step 2 and or as needed
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Multiple suppliers, define supplier validation, define purchase qty/annual usage, define market costing,
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Purchasing Strategy
