{
  "version": 1,
  "name": "Contract manufacturer for a kitchen scale",
  "preparedBy": "Product team",
  "date": "2026-10-29",
  "criteria": [
    {
      "id": "quality",
      "name": "Quality system & first-pass yield",
      "weight": 30
    },
    {
      "id": "cost",
      "name": "Unit cost incl. tooling",
      "weight": 25
    },
    {
      "id": "engineering",
      "name": "Engineering support",
      "weight": 20
    },
    {
      "id": "lead",
      "name": "Lead time",
      "weight": 15
    },
    {
      "id": "comms",
      "name": "Communication",
      "weight": 10
    }
  ],
  "gates": [
    {
      "id": "iso",
      "name": "ISO 9001 certificate valid"
    },
    {
      "id": "ip",
      "name": "Signs the IP and NDA terms"
    }
  ],
  "vendors": [
    {
      "id": "apex",
      "name": "Apex Assembly",
      "scores": {
        "quality": 5,
        "cost": 3,
        "engineering": 4,
        "lead": 3,
        "comms": 4
      },
      "gates": {
        "iso": "pass",
        "ip": "pass"
      },
      "note": "Audit found documented line checks; quote is the highest of the three."
    },
    {
      "id": "bright",
      "name": "Brightway Electronics",
      "scores": {
        "quality": 4,
        "cost": 4,
        "engineering": 5,
        "lead": 4,
        "comms": 3
      },
      "gates": {
        "iso": "pass",
        "ip": "pass"
      },
      "note": "Proposed two design-for-manufacture changes; replies take 2–3 days."
    },
    {
      "id": "delta",
      "name": "Delta Works",
      "scores": {
        "quality": 3,
        "cost": 5,
        "engineering": 3,
        "lead": 5,
        "comms": 4
      },
      "gates": {
        "iso": "pass",
        "ip": "fail"
      },
      "note": "Cheapest and fastest, but will not accept our IP assignment clause."
    }
  ]
}