> sourcing issues can eat a measurable fraction of your engineering department's time and attention. Or worst. I personally experienced a sourcing issue kill

> sourcing issues can eat a measurable fraction of your engineering department's time and attention. Or worst. I personally experienced a sourcing issue kill eight months of engineering design work and hundreds of thousands of dollars. It was a simple case of being a small fish in a big pond and the suppliers not giving a shit about providing advance EOL notices. No recourse. You have to redesign your product and hope to survive.