Early in the project in 1980, only three departments at Heinz (marketing, packaging, and purchasing) were involved. Heinz did not tell suppliers of the required manufacturing equipment the full nature of the project. Heinz engineers bought parts piecemeal and made some of the equipment themselves. Company management was willing to trade slower progress for maximum secrecy. As the project showed greater viability, more Heinz departments were brought in. The project turned out to be so technically complex that management formed a task force to provide the necessary close working relationship among the various functions of purchasing, packaging, engineering, manufacturing, operations, and marketing.