SAMPLING & APPROVAL / BUYING ANSWER
Recording a reference sample received from a buyer.
What should be logged when a reference sample enters development?
details to the table.
Read the answer.
Review the requirements.
Discuss your project.
THE BUYING ANSWER
Start with a clear definition.
Identify the item, owner-supplied reference, condition and the features intended for discussion. Record whether it is inspiration or an approved construction target. Receiving a physical sample does not establish rights to reproduce every design element.
The decision behind the detail.
A reference can contain unwanted details. Mark exclusions so the development team does not copy them by default.
PREPARE ONLY WHAT IS RELEVANT
Three details to bring.
- Sample identity
- Record the reference name and received condition.
- Features to discuss
- List the details the buyer wants reviewed.
- Exclusions
- Identify aspects that should not carry into the new design.
Check together
- Keep photographs connected to the received item.
- Clarify the role of the reference in development.
- Resolve permissions for supplied designs where needed.
READY TO DISCUSS THIS DETAIL?
Take it into your project.
Go straight to an enquiry, or add a note first. Every field here is optional.
Add a working note (optional)
Leave anything undecided blank. These notes do not approve a sample or order.
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