开发和/或采购创建专用流程所需的基本机械以及原材料，以生产新产品/服务。要么在内部设计所需的设备和材料，要么从外部供应商处采购。获取准备成品所需的原料或原材料，以及安排生产线、工厂运营、装配和制造过程所需的机械“硬件和软件”。重新审视支撑新产品/服务或改进产品/服务的技术，以采购正确的设备和材料。 Developing and/or sourcing the essential machinery needed for creating purpose-built processes, as well as the raw materials, to produce the new products/services. Either design the equipment and materials needed internally, or source from external vendors. Obtain the feedstock or raw materials needed to prepare the finished products, as well as the machinery � hardware and software � needed to arrange production lines, factory operations, assemblies, and manufacturing processes. Revisit the technologies that underpin the new or revised products/services in order to source the right equipment and materials.