What the deal is....
We make a componant for a car (axles...) we then send this part to a supplier who does the final packaging.
The question was do we consider the axle a direct or indirect product when we send it to the packaging company.
From what I can gather...the riding the fence comment was correct...It is the final PRODUCT (they don't modify the actual axle in any way), but the packaging is a customer requirement, so technically, without the product being packaged correctly, the product would not be complete and would be non-conforming/not accepted...
My answer (aka: guess) was direct product, because they don't actually make any modifications to the axle itself.
Thanks for the "intended vs. un-intended" analogy...that makes it a bit clearer
