Common use of Design Changes and Resolution Clause in Contracts

Design Changes and Resolution. For the term of this Agreement, Supplier will not make changes to the design of any Item that may alter the form, fit, function or manufacturing process of such Item, without first submitting a Supplier Problem Sheet, as set forth in Attachment 13, to Applied's authorized representative. Supplier may make such authorized design changes only upon obtaining prior written approval from Applied's authorized purchasing representative and modification of this Agreement. If Applied's design changes made pursuant to Section 4.1 affect the pricing, delivery, lead-time, or other terms and conditions of this Agreement and the parties cannot agree upon alternate terms, then Applied may remove the affected Items from this Agreement without affecting the remaining Items. 4.4 Process Changes and Resolution Supplier agrees to inform Applied of any process changes to Items that affect form, fit or function prior to the implementation of such change(s), including without limitation any changes in the manufacturing process of a sub-tier supplier, even when Specifications are being met. Supplier must receive approval in writing from Applied before implementing such changes. Any source change of a sub-tier supplier requires prior written approval by Applied prior to implementation. If applicable, Supplier must use special process suppliers from the list of approved special process suppliers which is set forth in Attachment 14. 4.5