SAE AS 5553C pdf download

SAE AS 5553C pdf download.(R) Counterfeit Electrical, Electronic, and Electromechanical (EEE) Parts; Avoidance, Detection, Mitigation, and Disposition
2.3 Related Definitions
AUTHORIZED AFTERMARKET MANUFACTURER: A manufacturer that meets one or more of the following criteria: a. The manufacturer is authorized by the OCM to produce and sell replacement EEE parts, usually due to an OCM decision to discontinue production of an EEE part. EEE parts supplied are produced from materials that have been: 1. Transferred from the OCM to the aftermarket manufacturer, or 2. Produced by the aftermarket manufacturer using OCM tooling and/or intellectual property (IP). AUTHORIZED (FRANCHISED) DISTRIBUTION: Transactions conducted by an organization distributing product within the terms of a contractual agreement with the original component manufacturer. NOTE: Contractual agreement terms may include, but are not limited to, distribution region, distribution products or lines, and warranty flow down from the manufacturer. Franchised distribution is considered synonymous with authorized distribution. AUTHORIZED (FRANCHISED) DISTRIBUTOR: An organization that performs authorized distribution. A franchised distributor is considered synonymous with an authorized distributor. AUTHORIZED SOURCE: Original component manufacturers and OCM-authorized sources of supply for an EEE part (i.e., franchised distributors, authorized distributors), and authorized aftermarket manufacturers. DESIGN AUTHORITY: An organization with formal authority for the design, validation, and service support of a product. ELECTRICAL, ELECTRONIC, AND ELECTROMECHANICAL (EEE) PART: Components designed and built to perform specific functions using electric power and/or an electric or electromagnetic signal to demonstrate functionality, which are not subject to disassembly without destruction or impairment of design use. NOTE: An electromagnetic signal can consist of the following: radio waves, microwaves, infrared waves, visible light, ultraviolet waves, x-rays, and gamma rays. For a partial list of examples, see below: electrical parts include resistors, capacitors, inductors, wire.FRANCHISED DISTRIBUTION: For the purposes of this Standard, franchised distribution is considered synonymous with authorized distribution (see “Authorized (Franchised) Distribution” definition). FRANCHISED DISTRIBUTOR: Also known as authorized distributor (see “Authorized (Franchised) Distributor” definition). MANUFACTURER: An organization that produces and sells products with legal right or authority under the organization’s name or contracts with another to do so; includes original component manufacturer (OCM) and original equipment manufacturer (OEM).MAINTENANCE, REPAIR, AND OVERHAUL (MRO): An organization that maintains or restores an item in or to a state in which it can perform its required function. NOTE: MRO often refers to civil aviation maintenance, and depot-level maintenance often refers to military vehicle maintenance. ORIGINAL COMPONENT MANUFACTURER (OCM): An entity that designs and/or engineers a part and is pursuing or has obtained the intellectual property rights to that part or the process used to produce the part. NOTE 1: The part and/or its packaging are typically identified with the OCM’s trademark. NOTE 2: OCMs may contract out manufacturing and/or distribution of their product. NOTE 3: Different OCMs may supply product for the same application or to a common specification. ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT MANUFACTURER (OEM): A company with design authority that sells products manufactured and assembled from EEE parts under the company’s brand name. PART(S): One or more pieces joined together, which are not normally subject to disassembly, without destruction or impairment of intended design use. For the purposes in this document, “part” is synonymous with “component,” “EEE part,” and “EEE component.” SUPPLIER: Within the context of this document, a blanket description of all sources of supply for a part. Types of suppliers include OCM, OEM, authorized (franchised) distributors and other distributors, authorized aftermarket manufacturers, government supply depots, and third-party logistics (3PL) providers. THIRD-PARTY LOGISTICS (3PL) PROVIDERS: A firm that provides outsourced or “third party” logistics (3PL) services to companies for supply chain management functions. NOTE: A 3PL provider typically specializes in integrated operation(s), warehousing, and transportation services that can be scaled and customized to a customer’s needs based on market conditions and the demands and delivery service requirements for its products.