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// corpus dimension 11 of 17
The stack decides the friction.
CAD, CAM, ERP, file formats. STEP file in and parts out, or three weeks of email.
// what the corpus holds
CAD and CAM. What they model and program in, what they accept natively.
ERP and scheduling. Shops that know where every job is versus shops that walk the floor to find yours.
Quoting workflow. Portal, email, or a guy named Dave who is out this week.
Data handling. How controlled drawings and models are handled and stored.
// why it decides sourcing
Tooling mismatch is invisible until it costs you a revision cycle. A shop that opens your native files and quotes from the model saves days on every single iteration.
// the corpus, by dimension
COMPANY
- FacilitiesWhere the work actually happens.
- MachinesThe machine list is the shop.
- ProcessesWhat they do, not what they say.
- MaterialsMetal is not a genre.
- CertificationsPaper that gates the work.
- EngineersShops that engineer catch bad drawings.
- CustomersWho they already ship to.
- Government ContractsAward history is a vetting engine.
- Parts ProducedThe closest thing to proof.
- PatentsR&D leaves a paper trail.
- SoftwareThe stack decides the friction.
- CreditA shop that dies mid-PO is your problem.
- CapacityThe best shop at full is no shop.
- GeographyDistance is a spec.
- Lead TimesQuoted is not delivered.
- ShippingParts have to arrive as parts.
- RelationshipsNo shop is an island.
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