Exactly, you and I both know the cost involved in requalifications. People don't understand that the FDA comes to visit and audits all the processes yet again...in Mass,., the Stoneham Office, FDA requaled 5 remediation sites I worked at and all the clinical suppliers, and I mean all first choice by the local big Pharm D's I worked with were within 100 miles, the closer the better was the Quality Supplier and Validation Engineers mantra and those lean mfg and six sigma projects verified cost savings for going local as well, even if the tax rate was slightly higher...
