FIGURE 9-5 summarizes the framework in more detail. It provides a qualitative approach for evaluating a component sourcing strategy by integrating the impact of the four criteria. To evaluate the framework,consider the procurement of car seats in the automotive industry. Car seats are typically used in a variety of models, so forecast accuracy is high ;there are many supplier,so supply risk is low but profit impact is high ;finally,technology clockspeed is slow. The level of supply risk and the financial impact imply that these items belong to the leverage category. Together with the high forecast accuracy and slow clockspeed,they suggest a focus on minimizing total landed cost.