...Brian Rigby Provides an overview of the uses and benefits in product development of early supplier involvement. Via a case study covers issues such as timing, identifying suppliers and tackling problems. Co‐makership Delivery Development Lead times Product design Supplier relations...

... delivery costs – loss of goodwill – value of lost sales. Driver medical costs – cost of any medical attention needed by driver. Driver counselling – cost of any driver counselling/retraining required. Driver replacement costs – recruitment and training. Unrecoverable insurance excess – excess...