Common use of Shelf Items Clause in Contracts

Shelf Items. (a) Notwithstanding the above, the Union recognizes that as part of the Company’s normal business, it may purchase standard components, parts or supply items, produced for sale generally (“Shelf Items”). No item shall be deemed a standard component or part or supply item if: (1) its fabrication requires the use of prints, sketches or detailed manufacturing instructions supplied by the Company or at the Company’s behest or by another company engaged in producing or finishing steel or it is otherwise made according to detailed Company specifications or those of such other company; (2) it involves a unit exchange; or (3) it involves the purchase of electric motors, engines, transmissions, or converters under a core exchange program (whether or not title to the unit passes to the vendor/purchaser as part of the transaction), unless such transaction is undertaken with an original equipment manufacturer, or with one of its authorized dealers, provided that the items in the core exchange program that are sold to the Company are rebuilt using instructions and parts supplied by the original equipment manufacturer (or, if the part or parts are not stocked by the original equipment manufacturer, approved by such manufacturer). (b) It is further provided that adjustments in the length, size, or shape of a Shelf Item, so that it can be used for a Company specific application, shall be deemed for the purposes of this Section to be Fabrication Work performed outside the Plant. (c) With respect to Shelf Items, the Company may purchase goods, materials, and equipment, where the design or manufacturing expertise involved is supplied by the vendor as part of the sale.