“Give me six hours to chop down a tree and I will spend the first four sharpening the axe.”
Abraham Lincoln
Honest Abe
Counterfeit Mitigation Policy
Preparation
Quality Management System, Component Inspection training, Datasheets
Avoidance
Product sourced directly from manufacturer or approved vendors. Supplier quality scoring
Detection
Quality Conformance Inspection, Certificate of Compliance. Testing Capabilities.
Control
Quarantine, Chain of custody data, Customer awareness. Non-conformance report.
Disposition
Organizational review, Industry and Governmental report. Certificate of Destruction.