CASE STUDY Transparent supply chain helps SGI Introducing the transparent supply chain from Intel How SGI is using the Intel® Transparent Supply Chain to meet US DFARS regulations Emerging concern over counterfeit electronic parts Since the mid-2000’s, concerns have grown about how counterfeit electronic parts might cause safety hazards or failure of business critical applications. These con- cerns are described in the October 13, 2008 BusinessWeek cover story “Dangerous Fakes.” A recent survey by Enterprise Strategy Group 1 reports that 16 percent of companies studied have purchased some form of counterfeit IT equipment. Cur- rent supply chain practices start with trusting the source, but processes are limited for screening out counterfeits, particularly for products containing many

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