Deere & Company, the maker of John Deere farm, construction, and lawn-care equipment, employs engineers who work full-time with the company’s suppliers to improve their efficiency and quality and reduce their costs.

supplier development engineers

Explanation:

Supplier development engineers develop techniques to eliminate wasteful production processes. Efficient processes are developed that integrates materials, information, workers, and machines to create a product.

Supplier development engineers also ensures that all materials provided by suppliers are in compliance with engineering and manufacturing specifications, and also meets company standards.

d, conspicuous consumption is when you try to increase your wealth or social status (and in the case he's trying to create the perception of wealth considering he can't really afford it)

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