Company D was founded in 1986 as an electronic piece parts manufacturer. The turnover was about 3 million GBP. This research investigated one product sourced from China,
fused terminal blocks (FTB). The current supplier for FTB was selected in 2002. In January 2006, Company D changed ownership. Hence, the information on transferring the design and supplier selection/negotiation was not available in the company. Hence, this research only investigated the ongoing costs in 2006.