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Article: Widening the pool.(computing)(MfgQuote.com provides supplier-dealer information)(Brief Article)
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- January 1, 2006
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IT TAKES A HOST OF SUPPLIERS to make a space vehicle and finding companies capable of making the specialized devices used on those vehicles can be a headache.
Now a Space Shuttle contractor, Payload Systems Inc. of Cambridge, Mass., has expanded its network of suppliers, and a spokesperson says the company can obtain specialized parts for its customers' space vehicles more quickly and cost-effectively, thanks to an online service that matches supplier to companies.
Payload Systems makes special devices and components for space flight for customers like Boeing, NASA, and the Navy. The company recently began using the online marketplace ...
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