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How many of these chips are in one car?
NICOLAI: So each single part, most of them only a few cents in value, the order codes are a few hundred in A BMW. There are competitors who need thousands for their product. So the amount is not so big compared to others, but if you look across the supply chain, how many direct first year suppliers are involved, it’ s still a huge number. All of these parts could be replaced by different sources, it’ s only a question of lead time and validation time. For some of the parts you can replace them within 24 hours and for others it takes a few weeks. supplychaindigital. com 75