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QS defines a "supplier" as "providers of production materials, production or service parts, or heat treating, plating, painting or other finishing services DIRECTLY to Chrysler, Ford, General Motors...."
My question: we are a raw material steel processor and are looking at a new program where one of the Big 3 will place the order with us, but we will not be the final processor - we will send out wide or slit coils to a blanker who will then blank the material before sending it on to our Big 3 customer. Does this trip us into the world of Tier 1 supplier or do we still maintain Tier 2 status as a "step removed" supplier?
My question: we are a raw material steel processor and are looking at a new program where one of the Big 3 will place the order with us, but we will not be the final processor - we will send out wide or slit coils to a blanker who will then blank the material before sending it on to our Big 3 customer. Does this trip us into the world of Tier 1 supplier or do we still maintain Tier 2 status as a "step removed" supplier?