Mxsmanic wrote:


If I recall correctly, this isn't the first time I've read about an
Italian company screwing things up.


And you somehow think that sort of thing is unique to Italian
companies?

After ~30 years of working in various aspects of the engineering
profession, with a goodly load of supplier qualification work in
that time, I can tell you with some confidence that the country in
which a given company is located has precisely zero to do with
whether or not they're going to be an acceptable supplier.

Bob M.