Searching for suppliers.
As we know the East European market condititons, it is the endcustomer who decides about the suppliers.
However, nowdays it is more and more needed to change the present suppliers in order to optimise the supplier structure (e.g.to optimise the logistic flow or to optimise the cost structure)

Searcing for subcontractors.
It is a very frequent method to outsource some of the production processes.
In many cases, customers need specific type of subcontractors (e.g.there is often need for a producer in low volume high mix products).

Searcing for  NON BOM suppliers
Those suppliers who are able to produce items which are not built into the finished parts or offer different types of services.