Project Meridian-5 — Status Report
Date: 2026-02-12  |  Author: Priya Okafor  |  Department: Procurement  |  Team size: 20

1. Budget and spend (USD)
   Q1: budget $68,500, spent $58,649
   Q2: budget $39,000, spent $28,839
   Q3: budget $60,000, spent $54,773
   Q4: budget $82,500, spent $59,715

2. Schedule (final deadline: 2026-10-19)
   - Cost re-baseline: 2026-04-15
   - Safety inspection: 2026-09-09

3. Suppliers
   - Fairbanks Works (Amsterdam): titanium bracket, unit price $6.55, quantity 630, lead time 88 days
   - Ashworth Group (Paris): carbon panel, unit price $31.55, quantity 640, lead time 18 days

4. Reference identifiers
   Serial number: HZXX6-LLQGO
   Order ID: PO-2MT809

5. Assessment: overall delivery risk is rated high. The team will review progress against the 2026-10-19 deadline at the next steering meeting.

Answer: 88

Answer the following question using only the provided document.
What is the lead time, in days, of the supplier located in Amsterdam? Answer with an integer.
Return a JSON object of the form {"answer": <value>}. Return only the JSON object, with no other text, no explanation, and no code fences.


Project Falcon-16 — Status Report
Date: 2026-03-02  |  Author: Naomi Fairbanks  |  Department: Maintenance  |  Team size: 27

1. Budget and spend (USD)
   Q1: budget $46,500, spent $28,669
   Q2: budget $24,500, spent $20,122
   Q3: budget $70,500, spent $48,417
   Q4: budget $42,500, spent $41,253

2. Schedule (final deadline: 2026-07-22)
   - Certification audit: 2026-05-06
   - Pilot production run: 2026-05-16
   - Tooling completion: 2026-06-19

3. Suppliers
   - Beaumont Industrial (Lima): servo motor, unit price $53.75, quantity 250, lead time 22 days
   - Okafor Industrial (Singapore): carbon panel, unit price $66.20, quantity 300, lead time 74 days
   - Sorensen Dynamics (Bangkok): pressure valve, unit price $43.10, quantity 270, lead time 69 days

4. Reference identifiers
   Commit hash: 304ee919b333ad21
   Audit URL: https://ops.example.com/batch/ledger/8359?id=f0c0b368
   Serial number: VS2KY-0CDXE-0BVLX
   Trace UUID: 7b556105-95ae-7c72-edd0-6fcb47d2ba46

5. Assessment: overall delivery risk is rated high. The team will review progress against the 2026-07-22 deadline at the next steering meeting.

Answer: 11637.00

Answer the following question using only the provided document.
What is the total order value (unit price × quantity) for the supplier of the pressure valve? Give the answer with exactly two decimal places. Give the amount as a plain number with no currency symbol and no thousands separators.
Return a JSON object of the form {"answer": <value>}. Return only the JSON object, with no other text, no explanation, and no code fences.


Project Falcon-11 — Status Report
Date: 2025-10-01  |  Author: Victor Whitfield  |  Department: Procurement  |  Team size: 24

1. Budget and spend (USD)
   Q1: budget $56,000, spent $45,257
   Q2: budget $29,000, spent $24,722
   Q3: budget $47,500, spent $30,167
   Q4: budget $82,000, spent $49,869

2. Schedule (final deadline: 2026-06-17)
   - Supplier onboarding: 2025-10-19
   - Field trial start: 2025-11-12
   - Certification audit: 2025-12-09

3. Suppliers
   - Iyer Works (Beijing): lithium cell, unit price $36.80, quantity 400, lead time 81 days
   - Sorensen Materials (Nairobi): carbon panel, unit price $84.05, quantity 560, lead time 51 days
   - Lindqvist Industrial (Berlin): servo motor, unit price $58.75, quantity 860, lead time 28 days

4. Reference identifiers
   Audit URL: https://data.example.org/batch/report/70469?id=60f90f71
   Firmware version: v0.1.19-rc.5
   Commit hash: 4815bbd13eee70a7
   Serial number: MFL1M-WrOD8-U0nSR

5. Assessment: overall delivery risk is rated medium. The team will review progress against the 2026-06-17 deadline at the next steering meeting.

Answer: 10743

Answer the following question using only the provided document.
How much of the Q1 budget remains unspent? Give the amount as a plain number with no currency symbol and no thousands separators.
Return a JSON object of the form {"answer": <value>}. Return only the JSON object, with no other text, no explanation, and no code fences.


Project Falcon-7 — Status Report
Date: 2025-08-26  |  Author: Carmen Vance  |  Department: Human Resources  |  Team size: 31

1. Budget and spend (USD)
   Q1: budget $92,500, spent $76,254
   Q2: budget $48,500, spent $46,144
   Q3: budget $60,000, spent $51,312
   Q4: budget $78,500, spent $61,052

2. Schedule (final deadline: 2026-06-17)
   - Logistics dry run: 2025-12-29
   - Supplier onboarding: 2026-03-02
   - Design freeze: 2026-04-18

3. Suppliers
   - Fairbanks Dynamics (Berlin): lithium cell, unit price $59.85, quantity 240, lead time 45 days
   - Zielinski Works (Dubai): pressure valve, unit price $17.80, quantity 40, lead time 40 days
   - Fairbanks Systems (Nairobi): hydraulic pump, unit price $69.40, quantity 740, lead time 59 days

4. Reference identifiers
   Firmware version: v1.7.0-rc.6
   Access token: demo_8BBZF58m1An2CT8mT3lP
   Order ID: PO-5HlBO4SZT
   Trace UUID: f5d7cfd7-04b0-47c5-3486-8e53f8a3c47a

5. Assessment: overall delivery risk is rated low. The team will review progress against the 2026-06-17 deadline at the next steering meeting.

Answer: 712.00


Project Summit-6 — Status Report
Date: 2025-03-23  |  Author: Yuki Marchetti  |  Department: Maintenance  |  Team size: 8

1. Budget and spend (USD)
   Q1: budget $91,500, spent $60,555
   Q2: budget $69,000, spent $51,562
   Q3: budget $52,500, spent $32,900
   Q4: budget $86,500, spent $48,530

2. Schedule (final deadline: 2026-02-19)
   - Tooling completion: 2025-04-05
   - Cost re-baseline: 2025-11-17
   - Field trial start: 2025-12-17

3. Suppliers
   - Kowalski Industrial (Berlin): signal relay, unit price $44.85, quantity 550, lead time 33 days
   - Fairbanks Works (Shanghai): polymer gasket, unit price $22.00, quantity 550, lead time 88 days
   - Okafor Dynamics (Madrid): pressure valve, unit price $52.50, quantity 660, lead time 87 days

4. Reference identifiers
   Audit URL: https://hub.example.net/audit/batch/65017?id=cee908bf
   Access token: demo_r25M82MS0Y7AZ797J6Pr
   Order ID: PO-14BZ9Xn12
   Trace UUID: 41a74524-0672-73ea-ccc4-259dfeee36c4

5. Assessment: overall delivery risk is rated high. The team will review progress against the 2026-02-19 deadline at the next steering meeting.

Answer: 24667.50

Answer the following question using only the provided document.
What is the total order value (unit price × quantity) for the supplier of the signal relay? Give the answer with exactly two decimal places. Give the amount as a plain number with no currency symbol and no thousands separators.
Return a JSON object of the form {"answer": <value>}. Return only the JSON object, with no other text, no explanation, and no code fences.


Project Anchor-16 — Status Report
Date: 2026-03-25  |  Author: Marcus Silva  |  Department: Research  |  Team size: 37

1. Budget and spend (USD)
   Q1: budget $32,500, spent $25,824
   Q2: budget $88,000, spent $72,446
   Q3: budget $30,000, spent $24,558
   Q4: budget $62,500, spent $44,690

2. Schedule (final deadline: 2026-06-12)
   - Firmware sign-off: 2026-04-25
   - Pilot production run: 2026-04-26
   - Prototype delivery: 2026-05-15

3. Suppliers
   - Marchetti Dynamics (Oslo): copper coil, unit price $79.65, quantity 690, lead time 31 days
   - Silva Works (Amsterdam): membrane filter, unit price $49.05, quantity 630, lead time 60 days
   - Whitfield Works (Singapore): signal relay, unit price $71.25, quantity 480, lead time 72 days

4. Reference identifiers
   Access token: demo_5rCOVPBZmXNP2Bm8m28l
   Firmware version: v12.17.18-rc.3
   Serial number: 3RF3l-nDO0N-B28FZ
   Order ID: PO-6SBDBrB2M

5. Assessment: overall delivery risk is rated medium. The team will review progress against the 2026-06-12 deadline at the next steering meeting.

Answer: 6676


Project Willow-10 — Status Report
Date: 2025-01-14  |  Author: Lucia Ashworth  |  Department: Facilities  |  Team size: 20

1. Budget and spend (USD)
   Q1: budget $63,500, spent $50,088
   Q2: budget $53,000, spent $47,814
   Q3: budget $79,000, spent $76,963
   Q4: budget $60,000, spent $41,949

2. Schedule (final deadline: 2025-07-31)
   - Design freeze: 2025-02-10
   - Safety inspection: 2025-03-22
   - Pilot production run: 2025-06-28
   - Cost re-baseline: 2025-07-22

3. Suppliers
   - Hartmann Dynamics (Lima): membrane filter, unit price $71.90, quantity 790, lead time 84 days
   - Lindqvist Industrial (Nairobi): signal relay, unit price $84.60, quantity 530, lead time 34 days
   - Iyer Works (Singapore): laser diode, unit price $2.85, quantity 560, lead time 8 days
   - Kowalski Systems (Berlin): titanium bracket, unit price $87.65, quantity 600, lead time 65 days

4. Reference identifiers
   Access token: demo_2IB211S5J6S4ZAMl228XQ3TEZZ12XK87
   Order ID: PO-5ZZJ8E1SS2rB
   Trace UUID: 8e0b1a51-9c11-801b-c863-12d1189a9644
   Audit URL: https://ops.example.com/export/ledger/trace/27605?id=2053d07d&sig=ln588FI167
   Commit hash: 4796f3d22d40e0d97d47a8614bd21f5a67747523
   Firmware version: v11.16.11-rc.2+build.cf380e7

5. Assessment: overall delivery risk is rated low. The team will review progress against the 2025-07-31 deadline at the next steering meeting.

Answer: 34539.00

Answer the following question using only the provided document.
Take the supplier with the highest unit price and compute its total order value (unit price × quantity). From that amount, subtract the unspent portion of the Q4 budget (budget minus spend). Give the result with exactly two decimal places; if it is negative, give a negative number. Give the amount as a plain number with no currency symbol and no thousands separators.
Return a JSON object of the form {"answer": <value>}. Return only the JSON object, with no other text, no explanation, and no code fences.


Project Meridian-19 — Status Report
Date: 2025-03-25  |  Author: Rafael Kowalski  |  Department: Research  |  Team size: 6

1. Budget and spend (USD)
   Q1: budget $34,500, spent $20,413
   Q2: budget $28,500, spent $22,389
   Q3: budget $27,000, spent $20,788
   Q4: budget $82,500, spent $58,216

2. Schedule (final deadline: 2026-03-22)
   - Launch review: 2025-08-25
   - Field trial start: 2025-11-09
   - Certification audit: 2025-11-21
   - Firmware sign-off: 2025-11-30

3. Suppliers
   - Kowalski Systems (Singapore): glass substrate, unit price $82.15, quantity 570, lead time 54 days
   - Fairbanks Systems (Chicago): lithium cell, unit price $4.10, quantity 830, lead time 90 days
   - Njoroge Systems (Madrid): pressure valve, unit price $95.20, quantity 80, lead time 29 days
   - Okafor Dynamics (Beijing): cooling manifold, unit price $6.15, quantity 700, lead time 43 days

4. Reference identifiers
   Access token: demo_O5mDF5AQn5U7ZG1Hn70BZZXB091SQOB1
   Commit hash: 04136b516f62a15a91ccdc63a59347b72c8e3989
   Serial number: l91NY-rCS3O-HSF0Z-854BS
   Audit URL: https://ops.example.com/report/audit/ledger/40811?id=51945bd5&sig=2XlXlPlD5Z
   Trace UUID: 1bb37626-4521-75a5-ff45-44c324ea0009
   Order ID: PO-U52ZTBSOllRZ

5. Assessment: overall delivery risk is rated medium. The team will review progress against the 2026-03-22 deadline at the next steering meeting.

Answer: 110350.50

Answer the following question using only the provided document.
By how much does the total annual budget (Q1 through Q4 combined) exceed the combined order value (unit price × quantity) of all suppliers? Give the answer with exactly two decimal places; if the budget does not exceed it, give the difference as a negative number. Give the amount as a plain number with no currency symbol and no thousands separators.
Return a JSON object of the form {"answer": <value>}. Return only the JSON object, with no other text, no explanation, and no code fences.


Project Quartz-14 — Status Report
Date: 2025-05-03  |  Author: Yuki Beaumont  |  Department: Data Analytics  |  Team size: 12

1. Budget and spend (USD)
   Q1: budget $41,000, spent $39,759
   Q2: budget $24,500, spent $13,950
   Q3: budget $60,000, spent $52,073
   Q4: budget $78,500, spent $71,378

2. Schedule (final deadline: 2025-12-04)
   - Firmware sign-off: 2025-06-23
   - Pilot production run: 2025-08-28
   - Cost re-baseline: 2025-11-23
   - Logistics dry run: 2025-12-03

3. Suppliers
   - Whitfield Materials (Tokyo): hydraulic pump, unit price $71.95, quantity 720, lead time 30 days
   - Vance Industrial (Madrid): glass substrate, unit price $43.10, quantity 500, lead time 7 days
   - Hartmann Works (Paris): optical sensor, unit price $11.25, quantity 760, lead time 60 days
   - Vance Industrial (Mumbai): cooling manifold, unit price $49.15, quantity 150, lead time 88 days

4. Reference identifiers
   Audit URL: https://data.example.org/trace/export/report/54165?id=27c1d4a2&sig=0VEmM30N30
   Commit hash: 83ae5e36a097207ac44d95591795c645cefd178d
   Trace UUID: 17ebf84d-28eb-0f91-2dd2-e1ebf9895176
   Access token: demo_OS8N5MBI0XmXO0OnM1B5N8m9IX2EOE5n
   Firmware version: v18.14.20-rc.1+build.627092f
   Serial number: JXILr-P09ZI-OBQ7n-B1875

5. Assessment: overall delivery risk is rated high. The team will review progress against the 2025-12-04 deadline at the next steering meeting.

Answer: 114723.50


Project Meridian-2 — Status Report
Date: 2025-07-16  |  Author: Lucia Delacroix  |  Department: Procurement  |  Team size: 24

1. Budget and spend (USD)
   Q1: budget $60,000, spent $53,450
   Q2: budget $87,000, spent $60,949
   Q3: budget $55,000, spent $47,802
   Q4: budget $28,500, spent $26,495

2. Schedule (final deadline: 2026-04-20)
   - Field trial start: 2025-07-20
   - Launch review: 2025-07-28
   - Logistics dry run: 2025-11-10
   - Supplier onboarding: 2026-01-19

3. Suppliers
   - Lindqvist Group (Zurich): glass substrate, unit price $36.40, quantity 330, lead time 29 days
   - Whitfield Group (Beijing): copper coil, unit price $83.60, quantity 550, lead time 88 days
   - Silva Industrial (Amsterdam): hydraulic pump, unit price $72.15, quantity 530, lead time 10 days
   - Vance Systems (Mumbai): optical sensor, unit price $12.10, quantity 820, lead time 20 days

4. Reference identifiers
   Serial number: l502E-G373m-n180B-lOOO1
   Access token: demo_IZR0ZNCJOA8BUZ11nO28NOQrZXOlIBHS
   Audit URL: https://ops.example.com/batch/ledger/trace/35228?id=089beb27&sig=0OIZW4I3IB
   Commit hash: 215cac29f8162caf05491ce591042c10d239c21e
   Trace UUID: e663a77f-ca77-2501-fa45-77b7c34a9daa
   Firmware version: v23.4.23-rc.2+build.cc453b6

5. Assessment: overall delivery risk is rated medium. The team will review progress against the 2026-04-20 deadline at the next steering meeting.

Answer: 124346.50


Project Lantern-14 — Status Report
Date: 2026-03-06  |  Author: Priya Silva  |  Department: Customer Support  |  Team size: 24

1. Budget and spend (USD)
   Q1: budget $25,500, spent $20,326
   Q2: budget $57,500, spent $48,288
   Q3: budget $77,500, spent $49,972
   Q4: budget $30,500, spent $21,613

2. Schedule (final deadline: 2026-04-25)
   - Tooling completion: 2026-03-18
   - Field trial start: 2026-04-08
   - Supplier onboarding: 2026-04-10
   - Prototype delivery: 2026-04-16

3. Suppliers
   - Lindqvist Group (Shanghai): pressure valve, unit price $47.75, quantity 640, lead time 13 days
   - Castellanos Works (Amsterdam): signal relay, unit price $53.05, quantity 750, lead time 76 days
   - Castellanos Group (Chicago): hydraulic pump, unit price $94.20, quantity 730, lead time 49 days
   - Lindqvist Materials (Nairobi): ceramic bearing, unit price $25.50, quantity 260, lead time 48 days

4. Reference identifiers
   Firmware version: v14.1.14-rc.2+build.d04bcb9
   Commit hash: 2bc85bd49de6c073ddb165e0a4caecced08e4e6c
   Serial number: IIUZ1-5I28Q-mG89L-OB2SS
   Audit URL: https://hub.example.net/batch/export/trace/34438?id=ca137597&sig=PGRRErI8rm
   Trace UUID: 844fce22-43e7-1673-e0ab-99e1d6235723
   Access token: demo_QHmFr2U3A5nMmRZEOO1EIBVOO2B215l0

5. Assessment: overall delivery risk is rated high. The team will review progress against the 2026-04-25 deadline at the next steering meeting.

Answer: 45256.50


Project Prairie-4 — Status Report
Date: 2026-06-12  |  Author: Yuki Okafor  |  Department: Security  |  Team size: 37

1. Budget and spend (USD)
   Q1: budget $55,000, spent $50,724
   Q2: budget $44,000, spent $24,811
   Q3: budget $62,500, spent $41,786
   Q4: budget $68,500, spent $54,845

2. Schedule (final deadline: 2026-09-27)
   - Launch review: 2026-07-13
   - Firmware sign-off: 2026-08-14
   - Design freeze: 2026-08-18
   - Safety inspection: 2026-09-13

3. Suppliers
   - Whitfield Systems (Zurich): ceramic bearing, unit price $13.55, quantity 80, lead time 68 days
   - Beaumont Materials (Nairobi): lithium cell, unit price $37.20, quantity 490, lead time 22 days
   - Silva Systems (Madrid): hydraulic pump, unit price $72.65, quantity 40, lead time 47 days
   - Silva Materials (Tokyo): steel fastener, unit price $13.90, quantity 570, lead time 66 days

4. Reference identifiers
   Order ID: PO-2RM0R1250BI1
   Access token: demo_Jl290rrT2ZISn1O8TUD5SOSVO18S9R5B
   Commit hash: cc7b46872dd11d301785f48b91ab3224f5c712e8
   Firmware version: v14.5.19-rc.9+build.e03538b
   Trace UUID: c2c0bebc-383b-c91f-512f-4f8e166fc4fc
   Serial number: QlSMV-0B2mZ-5r1Sm-BZ822

5. Assessment: overall delivery risk is rated low. The team will review progress against the 2026-09-27 deadline at the next steering meeting.

Answer: -1370.00

Answer the following question using only the provided document.
Take the supplier with the highest unit price and compute its total order value (unit price × quantity). From that amount, subtract the unspent portion of the Q1 budget (budget minus spend). Give the result with exactly two decimal places; if it is negative, give a negative number. Give the amount as a plain number with no currency symbol and no thousands separators.
Return a JSON object of the form {"answer": <value>}. Return only the JSON object, with no other text, no explanation, and no code fences.


Project Lantern-15 — Quarterly Operations Dossier
Date: 2025-05-26  |  Compiled by: Lucia Ashworth  |  Final deadline: 2026-05-06

Section 1. Executive overview
This dossier consolidates reports from 4 departments, a register of 8 suppliers, the milestone schedule, and the incident log for the period. Where the Errata section at the end of this document revises a figure, the revised figure is authoritative.

Section 2. Milestone schedule
   - Safety inspection: 2025-06-27 (owner: Nathan Hartmann)
   - Cost re-baseline: 2025-08-27 (owner: Lucia Devereux)
   - Prototype delivery: 2025-08-28 (owner: Lucia Delacroix)
   - Launch review: 2025-10-14 (owner: Felix Delacroix)
   - Field trial start: 2026-02-12 (owner: Hannah Zielinski)
   - Logistics dry run: 2026-02-18 (owner: Victor Fairbanks)

Section 3. Department reports
 3.1 Facilities — head: Priya Devereux; base: Oslo; headcount: 206
      Budget (USD): Q1 $53,500 / Q2 $59,500 / Q3 $89,500 / Q4 $64,500
      Spend  (USD): Q1 $33,189 / Q2 $52,220 / Q3 $85,162 / Q4 $47,555
      Note: On 2026-05-05, Elena Okafor confirmed that the Training team in Sydney had assembled 644 units of the glass substrate ahead of schedule.
 3.2 Marketing — head: Alice Fairbanks; base: Toronto; headcount: 142
      Budget (USD): Q1 $38,000 / Q2 $94,500 / Q3 $68,000 / Q4 $79,000
      Spend  (USD): Q1 $34,329 / Q2 $89,240 / Q3 $39,772 / Q4 $57,215
      Note: According to Victor Delacroix, renegotiated terms will reduce the landed cost per copper coil to roughly $13,000.
 3.3 Customer Support — head: Felix Nakamura; base: Nairobi; headcount: 222
      Budget (USD): Q1 $42,500 / Q2 $52,000 / Q3 $73,500 / Q4 $37,000
      Spend  (USD): Q1 $28,454 / Q2 $48,727 / Q3 $58,209 / Q4 $29,623
      Note: A batch of lithium cell inspected on 2025-04-08 showed a defect rate of 88.15%, prompting a follow-up review by Victor Delacroix.
 3.4 Security — head: Carmen Vance; base: Nairobi; headcount: 175
      Budget (USD): Q1 $45,500 / Q2 $54,500 / Q3 $59,000 / Q4 $34,000
      Spend  (USD): Q1 $38,502 / Q2 $36,546 / Q3 $38,153 / Q4 $23,859
      Note: An audit dated 2026-04-15 credited the Quality Assurance team with recovering $223,500 in duplicate charges linked to the lithium cell contract.

Section 4. Supplier register
   - Delacroix Works (Bangkok) — supplies cooling manifold to Facilities; unit price $51.55; qty 320; lead time 82 days
     contract WAZ2l-rYO59-BlR3P; renewal 2026-01-29
   - Njoroge Dynamics (Dubai) — supplies titanium bracket to Marketing; unit price $80.40; qty 790; lead time 89 days
     contract 8GZHH-F5L2X-SNFKT; renewal 2026-01-03
   - Whitfield Systems (London) — supplies hydraulic pump to Customer Support; unit price $45.35; qty 160; lead time 42 days
     contract ZH2SZ-XRWCO-AA60n; renewal 2025-06-07
   - Delacroix Group (Shanghai) — supplies titanium bracket to Security; unit price $44.65; qty 90; lead time 16 days
     contract 8FFS7-QHYF1-SZJ2W; renewal 2026-04-14
   - Delacroix Dynamics (Lima) — supplies optical sensor to Facilities; unit price $87.45; qty 720; lead time 13 days
     contract LYAM2-CW29X-8ATLJ; renewal 2026-01-27
   - Whitfield Dynamics (Amsterdam) — supplies copper coil to Marketing; unit price $42.70; qty 320; lead time 66 days
     contract 9YOPN-BYI6M-87SnR; renewal 2025-11-27
   - Delacroix Materials (Beijing) — supplies steel fastener to Customer Support; unit price $9.10; qty 820; lead time 49 days
     contract 1mMIC-54rS8-2SSZ0; renewal 2025-10-09
   - Zielinski Industrial (Nairobi) — supplies titanium bracket to Security; unit price $15.05; qty 680; lead time 52 days
     contract I8nXr-8SPTY-4OnO7; renewal 2025-11-07

Section 5. Incident log
   - 2025-03-05 [Security] conveyor jam at station 10; downtime 30 hours
   - 2025-03-10 [Marketing] cooling failure in bay 23; downtime 7 hours
   - 2025-03-17 [Customer Support] coolant leak near dock 26; downtime 30 hours
   - 2025-04-15 [Marketing] power dip affecting line 29; downtime 6 hours
   - 2025-04-21 [Customer Support] conveyor jam at station 24; downtime 8 hours
   - 2025-04-22 [Facilities] cooling failure in bay 20; downtime 14 hours
   - 2025-04-26 [Security] cooling failure in bay 9; downtime 46 hours
   - 2025-04-30 [Security] coolant leak near dock 19; downtime 2 hours
   - 2025-05-07 [Marketing] coolant leak near dock 11; downtime 1 hours
   - 2025-05-08 [Security] calibration fault on rig 7; downtime 47 hours
   - 2025-05-14 [Customer Support] sensor drift detected on unit 15; downtime 36 hours
   - 2025-05-17 [Facilities] conveyor jam at station 9; downtime 33 hours

Section 6. Operational notes

The committee approved a provision of $1,500 on 2025-11-07, earmarked by the Industrial Design department for spare membrane filter inventory. Forecast demand for the carbon panel stands at 5 units for the coming period, according to figures compiled in Beijing. Amara Devereux cautioned that humidity control in the Paris facility must improve before additional servo motor stock is stored there. Staff in Tokyo completed 99 maintenance checks during the week ending 2026-05-02, closing out the backlog.

The Human Resources office reported that warehouse utilisation in Chicago reached 29.95% after the servo motor consignment arrived. According to Stefan Zielinski, renegotiated terms will reduce the landed cost per pressure valve to roughly $62,250. The revised estimate of $133,500 covers freight, insurance, and the calibration of every hydraulic pump shipped through Singapore. A survey returned on 2026-04-28 found that 41.40% of partner sites had adopted the updated handling guidance for the pressure valve.

Turnaround time for repairs fell to 504 hours after technicians in Nairobi adopted the new inspection checklist. On 2025-12-18, Ingrid Whitfield confirmed that the Maintenance team in Beijing had assembled 204 units of the cooling manifold ahead of schedule. A batch of cooling manifold inspected on 2026-01-18 showed a defect rate of 96.90%, prompting a follow-up review by Yuki Delacroix. An audit dated 2026-04-14 credited the Facilities team with recovering $193,000 in duplicate charges linked to the steel fastener contract.

Deliveries routed through Nairobi now clear customs in 32 days on average, down from earlier in the quarter. Carmen Petrov noted that 98 of the sampled components fell within tolerance, a result the Quality Assurance group described as encouraging.

Appendix A. Reference identifiers
   Audit URL 1: https://data.example.org/ledger/export/57645?id=021b1f33
   Order ID: PO-M62CFIGr7
   Serial number: 5Inl2-JWBS7-190I8
   Trace UUID: 88e1c7e7-f57f-b667-d576-923f4f3c445a
   Commit hash: 33da40c0d26dbcfa
   Access token: demo_DI50OUSJI79l5r60HW4W
   Firmware version: v4.16.0-rc.4
   Audit URL 2: https://hub.example.net/export/report/58621?id=8da820d3

Errata
   E1. The Q4 budget stated for the Facilities department in Section 3 is superseded; the correct figure is $57,500.
   E2. The Order ID listed in Appendix A is invalid; the correct value is PO-PO70OrPM9.

Answer: 6720

Answer the following question using only the provided document.
Identify the department with the largest headcount in Section 3. Among the suppliers in Section 4 that supply that department, take the one with the highest unit price (if tied, the one listed first in Section 4). Multiply that supplier's quantity by its lead time in days. Answer with the resulting integer.
Return a JSON object of the form {"answer": <value>}. Return only the JSON object, with no other text, no explanation, and no code fences.


Project Falcon-12 — Quarterly Operations Dossier
Date: 2025-09-02  |  Compiled by: Ingrid Marchetti  |  Final deadline: 2025-11-29

Section 1. Executive overview
This dossier consolidates reports from 4 departments, a register of 8 suppliers, the milestone schedule, and the incident log for the period. Where the Errata section at the end of this document revises a figure, the revised figure is authoritative.

Section 2. Milestone schedule
   - Design freeze: 2025-09-22 (owner: Carmen Castellanos)
   - Logistics dry run: 2025-09-27 (owner: Priya Njoroge)
   - Certification audit: 2025-10-06 (owner: Omar Castellanos)
   - Tooling completion: 2025-10-06 (owner: Amara Kowalski)
   - Safety inspection: 2025-10-23 (owner: Rafael Okafor)
   - Cost re-baseline: 2025-11-19 (owner: Sofia Kowalski)

Section 3. Department reports
 3.1 Information Technology — head: Lucia Castellanos; base: Paris; headcount: 8
      Budget (USD): Q1 $59,500 / Q2 $40,500 / Q3 $81,000 / Q4 $93,500
      Spend  (USD): Q1 $56,841 / Q2 $29,339 / Q3 $76,636 / Q4 $54,063
      Note: The committee approved a provision of $213,250 on 2026-04-05, earmarked by the Quality Assurance department for spare servo motor inventory.
 3.2 Procurement — head: Marcus Iyer; base: Sydney; headcount: 98
      Budget (USD): Q1 $69,000 / Q2 $56,000 / Q3 $81,500 / Q4 $51,500
      Spend  (USD): Q1 $60,835 / Q2 $54,622 / Q3 $58,089 / Q4 $39,266
      Note: Turnaround time for repairs fell to 447 hours after technicians in Madrid adopted the new inspection checklist.
 3.3 Quality Assurance — head: Rafael Whitfield; base: Mumbai; headcount: 30
      Budget (USD): Q1 $84,000 / Q2 $89,000 / Q3 $71,000 / Q4 $74,500
      Spend  (USD): Q1 $49,373 / Q2 $59,707 / Q3 $49,260 / Q4 $47,886
      Note: A batch of signal relay inspected on 2025-08-26 showed a defect rate of 97.50%, prompting a follow-up review by Victor Castellanos.
 3.4 Strategic Planning — head: Dmitri Marchetti; base: London; headcount: 125
      Budget (USD): Q1 $29,500 / Q2 $76,000 / Q3 $72,500 / Q4 $68,000
      Spend  (USD): Q1 $27,815 / Q2 $54,503 / Q3 $51,879 / Q4 $58,418
      Note: Forecast demand for the polymer gasket stands at 652 units for the coming period, according to figures compiled in Singapore.

Section 4. Supplier register
   - Ashworth Works (Singapore) — supplies servo motor to Information Technology; unit price $53.75; qty 510; lead time 7 days
     contract PCO5Z-8Q11T-Z8U0F; renewal 2025-10-11
   - Hartmann Works (Beijing) — supplies signal relay to Procurement; unit price $2.75; qty 570; lead time 55 days
     contract FP2r3-TJIEL-S0DHM; renewal 2025-09-10
   - Njoroge Works (Paris) — supplies polymer gasket to Quality Assurance; unit price $67.10; qty 260; lead time 7 days
     contract RD9Zl-MIO52-nZWO0; renewal 2025-10-03
   - Silva Materials (Nairobi) — supplies laser diode to Strategic Planning; unit price $63.30; qty 200; lead time 75 days
     contract ZAKEO-ZOA5K-SZ18B; renewal 2025-11-16
   - Okafor Dynamics (Nairobi) — supplies cooling manifold to Information Technology; unit price $83.65; qty 640; lead time 24 days
     contract n9ZVl-STFSB-ZIGYK; renewal 2025-10-30
   - Ashworth Materials (Dubai) — supplies pressure valve to Procurement; unit price $20.35; qty 170; lead time 84 days
     contract TEJl8-BE8O8-0OT43; renewal 2025-11-22
   - Delacroix Materials (Nairobi) — supplies pressure valve to Quality Assurance; unit price $95.10; qty 570; lead time 50 days
     contract GBKlJ-8T96Q-09K5W; renewal 2025-10-02
   - Hartmann Group (Toronto) — supplies polymer gasket to Strategic Planning; unit price $47.20; qty 880; lead time 86 days
     contract ZY7OT-8MFTB-5YYOP; renewal 2025-09-10

Section 5. Incident log
   - 2025-06-18 [Strategic Planning] cooling failure in bay 4; downtime 6 hours
   - 2025-06-19 [Procurement] coolant leak near dock 21; downtime 1 hours
   - 2025-06-24 [Strategic Planning] forklift collision at gate 7; downtime 15 hours
   - 2025-06-27 [Procurement] forklift collision at gate 21; downtime 35 hours
   - 2025-07-10 [Strategic Planning] cooling failure in bay 11; downtime 40 hours
   - 2025-07-13 [Information Technology] power dip affecting line 14; downtime 10 hours
   - 2025-07-23 [Information Technology] conveyor jam at station 25; downtime 47 hours
   - 2025-08-02 [Quality Assurance] power dip affecting line 7; downtime 35 hours
   - 2025-08-08 [Strategic Planning] power dip affecting line 21; downtime 26 hours
   - 2025-08-13 [Quality Assurance] coolant leak near dock 22; downtime 8 hours
   - 2025-08-13 [Strategic Planning] cooling failure in bay 4; downtime 2 hours
   - 2025-09-02 [Procurement] conveyor jam at station 27; downtime 35 hours

Section 6. Operational notes

The Quality Assurance office reported that warehouse utilisation in Sydney reached 80.50% after the polymer gasket consignment arrived. Forecast demand for the servo motor stands at 89 units for the coming period, according to figures compiled in Lima. According to Marcus Lindqvist, renegotiated terms will reduce the landed cost per steel fastener to roughly $137,750. Staff in Amsterdam completed 741 maintenance checks during the week ending 2025-12-06, closing out the backlog.

The revised estimate of $166,750 covers freight, insurance, and the calibration of every signal relay shipped through London. The committee approved a provision of $1,250 on 2025-03-08, earmarked by the Facilities department for spare copper coil inventory. A survey returned on 2026-01-06 found that 50.20% of partner sites had adopted the updated handling guidance for the carbon panel. Omar Marchetti noted that 311 of the sampled components fell within tolerance, a result the Marketing group described as encouraging.

On 2025-07-28, Nathan Nakamura confirmed that the Marketing team in Chicago had assembled 817 units of the signal relay ahead of schedule. Deliveries routed through Nairobi now clear customs in 13 days on average, down from earlier in the quarter. An audit dated 2026-03-21 credited the Data Analytics team with recovering $1,500 in duplicate charges linked to the steel fastener contract. A batch of cooling manifold inspected on 2025-05-26 showed a defect rate of 95.60%, prompting a follow-up review by Hannah Marchetti.

Turnaround time for repairs fell to 665 hours after technicians in Nairobi adopted the new inspection checklist. Ingrid Sorensen cautioned that humidity control in the Singapore facility must improve before additional glass substrate stock is stored there.

Appendix A. Reference identifiers
   Access token 1: demo_ESTlOGlPZrQZIMBnB0ZV
   Commit hash: 96d2ec6e386590c5
   Audit URL: https://hub.example.net/audit/report/35098?id=823f7471
   Trace UUID: 52327393-d752-5ac5-6add-5f9087e9e3e3
   Serial number: 5H2LF-QS86M-M1l9B
   Order ID: PO-OnZ9SNR8n
   Firmware version: v11.13.4-rc.4
   Access token 2: demo_0GXn9lOSB535DM4nU09B

Errata
   E1. The Q2 budget stated for the Strategic Planning department in Section 3 is superseded; the correct figure is $54,000.
   E2. The Firmware version listed in Appendix A is invalid; the correct value is v23.8.15-rc.1.

Answer: 216879

Answer the following question using only the provided document.
Consult the Errata, then answer exactly one of the following depending on the condition. IF the corrected Q2 budget of the Strategic Planning department is higher than the figure originally stated in Section 3: answer with the corrected value of the "Firmware version" (as amended in the Errata), copied exactly as a string. OTHERWISE: answer with the total Q1-through-Q4 spend of the Information Technology department as a plain number, with no currency symbol and no thousands separators.
Return a JSON object of the form {"answer": <value>}. Return only the JSON object, with no other text, no explanation, and no code fences.


Project Quartz-4 — Quarterly Operations Dossier
Date: 2026-01-04  |  Compiled by: Victor Nakamura  |  Final deadline: 2026-06-21

Section 1. Executive overview
This dossier consolidates reports from 4 departments, a register of 8 suppliers, the milestone schedule, and the incident log for the period. Where the Errata section at the end of this document revises a figure, the revised figure is authoritative.

Section 2. Milestone schedule
   - Tooling completion: 2026-01-10 (owner: Marcus Petrov)
   - Launch review: 2026-01-15 (owner: Elena Silva)
   - Pilot production run: 2026-02-06 (owner: Hannah Ashworth)
   - Field trial start: 2026-03-05 (owner: Alice Petrov)
   - Supplier onboarding: 2026-05-04 (owner: Daniel Vance)
   - Safety inspection: 2026-05-30 (owner: Rafael Lindqvist)

Section 3. Department reports
 3.1 Customer Support — head: Hannah Delacroix; base: Bangkok; headcount: 101
      Budget (USD): Q1 $78,000 / Q2 $48,000 / Q3 $34,000 / Q4 $66,000
      Spend  (USD): Q1 $70,845 / Q2 $45,260 / Q3 $26,407 / Q4 $39,695
      Note: A survey returned on 2026-02-15 found that 74.95% of partner sites had adopted the updated handling guidance for the laser diode.
 3.2 Industrial Design — head: Daniel Okafor; base: Paris; headcount: 112
      Budget (USD): Q1 $85,000 / Q2 $46,500 / Q3 $59,000 / Q4 $75,500
      Spend  (USD): Q1 $79,521 / Q2 $40,160 / Q3 $37,822 / Q4 $48,589
      Note: A survey returned on 2026-02-11 found that 8.05% of partner sites had adopted the updated handling guidance for the polymer gasket.
 3.3 Engineering — head: Sofia Whitfield; base: Seoul; headcount: 124
      Budget (USD): Q1 $62,000 / Q2 $42,500 / Q3 $95,000 / Q4 $72,000
      Spend  (USD): Q1 $42,452 / Q2 $35,683 / Q3 $92,422 / Q4 $41,311
      Note: Staff in Chicago completed 390 maintenance checks during the week ending 2025-11-08, closing out the backlog.
 3.4 Strategic Planning — head: Sofia Marchetti; base: Sydney; headcount: 86
      Budget (USD): Q1 $59,000 / Q2 $56,500 / Q3 $74,000 / Q4 $59,500
      Spend  (USD): Q1 $48,958 / Q2 $38,903 / Q3 $57,941 / Q4 $48,831
      Note: Forecast demand for the titanium bracket stands at 117 units for the coming period, according to figures compiled in Amsterdam.

Section 4. Supplier register
   - Devereux Systems (Singapore) — supplies membrane filter to Customer Support; unit price $82.00; qty 520; lead time 43 days
     contract 2VYZU-JUS88-PFVHI; renewal 2026-02-12
   - Kowalski Group (Mumbai) — supplies cooling manifold to Industrial Design; unit price $71.40; qty 640; lead time 30 days
     contract 3ZOB1-R5VK0-XmTnV; renewal 2026-05-12
   - Castellanos Industrial (Dubai) — supplies copper coil to Engineering; unit price $58.00; qty 590; lead time 69 days
     contract E8PW7-X35S0-ZOQPQ; renewal 2026-04-16
   - Okafor Works (Tokyo) — supplies carbon panel to Strategic Planning; unit price $53.75; qty 870; lead time 87 days
     contract 4JnBI-6JU2Z-6AZOZ; renewal 2026-04-05
   - Marchetti Dynamics (London) — supplies laser diode to Customer Support; unit price $42.20; qty 400; lead time 83 days
     contract QU3SU-Gl2ZR-BIJIT; renewal 2026-02-10
   - Silva Materials (Amsterdam) — supplies servo motor to Industrial Design; unit price $45.05; qty 660; lead time 66 days
     contract FFE8V-EYOBA-11M6O; renewal 2026-05-23
   - Nakamura Materials (Singapore) — supplies laser diode to Engineering; unit price $39.40; qty 870; lead time 75 days
     contract DF0Z4-BLKM2-X2BnX; renewal 2026-04-02
   - Njoroge Group (London) — supplies copper coil to Strategic Planning; unit price $16.85; qty 790; lead time 8 days
     contract ZmFYW-7Y7V8-ZSB4I; renewal 2026-02-17

Section 5. Incident log
   - 2025-10-06 [Strategic Planning] cooling failure in bay 4; downtime 39 hours
   - 2025-10-08 [Industrial Design] coolant leak near dock 2; downtime 31 hours
   - 2025-10-14 [Engineering] firmware rollback on controller 11; downtime 24 hours
   - 2025-11-15 [Industrial Design] forklift collision at gate 22; downtime 15 hours
   - 2025-11-17 [Customer Support] power dip affecting line 19; downtime 13 hours
   - 2025-12-02 [Customer Support] sensor drift detected on unit 29; downtime 8 hours
   - 2025-12-03 [Industrial Design] firmware rollback on controller 29; downtime 46 hours
   - 2025-12-08 [Industrial Design] conveyor jam at station 27; downtime 21 hours
   - 2025-12-09 [Strategic Planning] firmware rollback on controller 7; downtime 23 hours
   - 2025-12-15 [Customer Support] calibration fault on rig 3; downtime 34 hours
   - 2025-12-16 [Industrial Design] calibration fault on rig 4; downtime 33 hours
   - 2025-12-19 [Customer Support] cooling failure in bay 14; downtime 26 hours

Section 6. Operational notes

Forecast demand for the carbon panel stands at 897 units for the coming period, according to figures compiled in Nairobi. According to Rafael Silva, renegotiated terms will reduce the landed cost per copper coil to roughly $129,250. An audit dated 2026-04-01 credited the Strategic Planning team with recovering $222,500 in duplicate charges linked to the lithium cell contract. Deliveries routed through Dubai now clear customs in 96 days on average, down from earlier in the quarter.

Dmitri Lindqvist cautioned that humidity control in the Seoul facility must improve before additional cooling manifold stock is stored there. The revised estimate of $30,500 covers freight, insurance, and the calibration of every polymer gasket shipped through Nairobi. A batch of ceramic bearing inspected on 2025-05-04 showed a defect rate of 85.10%, prompting a follow-up review by Amara Iyer. On 2025-07-05, Marcus Okafor confirmed that the Human Resources team in Beijing had assembled 446 units of the pressure valve ahead of schedule.

Sofia Marchetti noted that 297 of the sampled components fell within tolerance, a result the Strategic Planning group described as encouraging. The committee approved a provision of $99,000 on 2026-04-15, earmarked by the Research department for spare cooling manifold inventory. Staff in Berlin completed 698 maintenance checks during the week ending 2025-09-28, closing out the backlog. The Strategic Planning office reported that warehouse utilisation in Beijing reached 79.60% after the carbon panel consignment arrived.

Turnaround time for repairs fell to 267 hours after technicians in Bangkok adopted the new inspection checklist. A survey returned on 2025-11-04 found that 22.95% of partner sites had adopted the updated handling guidance for the titanium bracket.

Appendix A. Reference identifiers
   Trace UUID 1: 216305c0-f563-cfd9-21a5-3aacb6b8893c
   Serial number: BWD8Z-rl12O-DBmBC
   Order ID: PO-rW581JRRU
   Audit URL: https://hub.example.net/trace/export/63648?id=1d0f9b68
   Firmware version: v15.15.15-rc.5
   Commit hash: 21b621b1a3f832fc
   Access token: demo_IHE2PGOJBH54F025SKXC
   Trace UUID 2: 3886cf85-2a98-572d-c048-327b71f66570

Errata
   E1. The Q1 budget stated for the Engineering department in Section 3 is superseded; the correct figure is $82,500.
   E2. The Order ID listed in Appendix A is invalid; the correct value is PO-n6mnOAHmN.

Answer: 304500

Answer the following question using only the provided document.
After applying every correction in the Errata section, what is the combined Q1 budget across all departments listed in Section 3? Give the amount as a plain number with no currency symbol and no thousands separators.
Return a JSON object of the form {"answer": <value>}. Return only the JSON object, with no other text, no explanation, and no code fences.


Project Aurora-6 — Quarterly Operations Dossier
Date: 2025-01-14  |  Compiled by: Hannah Iyer  |  Final deadline: 2025-09-05

Section 1. Executive overview
This dossier consolidates reports from 4 departments, a register of 8 suppliers, the milestone schedule, and the incident log for the period. Where the Errata section at the end of this document revises a figure, the revised figure is authoritative.

Section 2. Milestone schedule
   - Tooling completion: 2025-01-26 (owner: Carmen Beaumont)
   - Firmware sign-off: 2025-04-05 (owner: Stefan Whitfield)
   - Logistics dry run: 2025-05-29 (owner: Yuki Okafor)
   - Field trial start: 2025-06-16 (owner: Priya Sorensen)
   - Safety inspection: 2025-07-31 (owner: Lucia Kowalski)
   - Launch review: 2025-08-17 (owner: Sofia Vance)

Section 3. Department reports
 3.1 Finance — head: Stefan Beaumont; base: Mumbai; headcount: 212
      Budget (USD): Q1 $28,000 / Q2 $79,000 / Q3 $51,000 / Q4 $83,500
      Spend  (USD): Q1 $16,924 / Q2 $56,046 / Q3 $49,106 / Q4 $73,521
      Note: Deliveries routed through Lima now clear customs in 450 days on average, down from earlier in the quarter.
 3.2 Security — head: Alice Hartmann; base: Shanghai; headcount: 13
      Budget (USD): Q1 $41,000 / Q2 $55,000 / Q3 $75,500 / Q4 $81,500
      Spend  (USD): Q1 $34,134 / Q2 $37,252 / Q3 $57,677 / Q4 $58,355
      Note: Forecast demand for the copper coil stands at 556 units for the coming period, according to figures compiled in Amsterdam.
 3.3 Engineering — head: Omar Delacroix; base: Madrid; headcount: 202
      Budget (USD): Q1 $42,500 / Q2 $28,500 / Q3 $53,000 / Q4 $73,000
      Spend  (USD): Q1 $31,437 / Q2 $24,498 / Q3 $43,627 / Q4 $51,106
      Note: Forecast demand for the signal relay stands at 904 units for the coming period, according to figures compiled in Bangkok.
 3.4 Maintenance — head: Nathan Vance; base: Tokyo; headcount: 189
      Budget (USD): Q1 $71,500 / Q2 $45,500 / Q3 $53,500 / Q4 $40,000
      Spend  (USD): Q1 $61,938 / Q2 $34,639 / Q3 $40,553 / Q4 $27,695
      Note: The Legal office reported that warehouse utilisation in Bangkok reached 4.55% after the optical sensor consignment arrived.

Section 4. Supplier register
   - Njoroge Systems (Madrid) — supplies cooling manifold to Finance; unit price $81.75; qty 550; lead time 87 days
     contract RB2QE-KA95L-B2YrB; renewal 2025-08-16
   - Iyer Systems (Berlin) — supplies membrane filter to Security; unit price $37.30; qty 890; lead time 14 days
     contract Q3HPT-7S16J-BZ4Il; renewal 2025-07-16
   - Kowalski Materials (Mumbai) — supplies hydraulic pump to Engineering; unit price $46.55; qty 610; lead time 15 days
     contract JP29S-2G1mE-MEVOZ; renewal 2025-09-02
   - Nakamura Dynamics (Bangkok) — supplies polymer gasket to Maintenance; unit price $8.90; qty 780; lead time 74 days
     contract QO421-nB1lM-5LnBI; renewal 2025-06-29
   - Petrov Systems (Nairobi) — supplies titanium bracket to Finance; unit price $87.05; qty 50; lead time 37 days
     contract NZ8O6-T63W1-m8H0C; renewal 2025-03-03
   - Vance Dynamics (Dubai) — supplies lithium cell to Security; unit price $17.35; qty 770; lead time 52 days
     contract nl0lU-Im4O2-EOEHB; renewal 2025-08-22
   - Sorensen Works (Seoul) — supplies lithium cell to Engineering; unit price $20.85; qty 300; lead time 13 days
     contract YlKmI-5OKV5-D2QFZ; renewal 2025-03-18
   - Petrov Materials (Amsterdam) — supplies carbon panel to Maintenance; unit price $55.10; qty 710; lead time 15 days
     contract A94VE-0OGLS-47On2; renewal 2025-03-17

Section 5. Incident log
   - 2024-10-19 [Engineering] coolant leak near dock 26; downtime 45 hours
   - 2024-10-23 [Maintenance] coolant leak near dock 28; downtime 12 hours
   - 2024-10-29 [Maintenance] calibration fault on rig 21; downtime 14 hours
   - 2024-11-16 [Engineering] sensor drift detected on unit 12; downtime 16 hours
   - 2024-11-28 [Maintenance] forklift collision at gate 16; downtime 33 hours
   - 2024-12-01 [Engineering] cooling failure in bay 23; downtime 23 hours
   - 2024-12-12 [Maintenance] firmware rollback on controller 29; downtime 23 hours
   - 2024-12-21 [Maintenance] calibration fault on rig 26; downtime 28 hours
   - 2024-12-25 [Engineering] sensor drift detected on unit 3; downtime 38 hours
   - 2024-12-27 [Engineering] conveyor jam at station 4; downtime 24 hours
   - 2025-01-09 [Security] forklift collision at gate 11; downtime 43 hours
   - 2025-01-10 [Finance] sensor drift detected on unit 27; downtime 25 hours

Section 6. Operational notes

Turnaround time for repairs fell to 364 hours after technicians in London adopted the new inspection checklist. Deliveries routed through Sydney now clear customs in 390 days on average, down from earlier in the quarter. A batch of membrane filter inspected on 2025-10-18 showed a defect rate of 2.75%, prompting a follow-up review by Omar Silva. Staff in Dubai completed 144 maintenance checks during the week ending 2026-04-17, closing out the backlog.

Omar Lindqvist cautioned that humidity control in the Singapore facility must improve before additional laser diode stock is stored there. The Strategic Planning office reported that warehouse utilisation in London reached 68.90% after the laser diode consignment arrived. The committee approved a provision of $35,000 on 2025-03-24, earmarked by the Quality Assurance department for spare carbon panel inventory. According to Daniel Hartmann, renegotiated terms will reduce the landed cost per polymer gasket to roughly $194,250.

Forecast demand for the laser diode stands at 564 units for the coming period, according to figures compiled in Lima. Omar Castellanos noted that 562 of the sampled components fell within tolerance, a result the Logistics group described as encouraging. The revised estimate of $116,500 covers freight, insurance, and the calibration of every membrane filter shipped through Tokyo. On 2026-03-14, Marcus Devereux confirmed that the Maintenance team in Paris had assembled 898 units of the membrane filter ahead of schedule.

An audit dated 2026-02-26 credited the Industrial Design team with recovering $167,250 in duplicate charges linked to the servo motor contract. A survey returned on 2025-04-25 found that 49.10% of partner sites had adopted the updated handling guidance for the lithium cell.

Appendix A. Reference identifiers
   Order ID 1: PO-5mBAWZ0Qm
   Firmware version: v12.11.21-rc.1
   Serial number: W5278-E605B-B92lr
   Commit hash: 5f55137e4653c388
   Trace UUID: ecceaded-45d2-5552-023f-3fd4c135e4f7
   Access token: demo_4lIO8S1MrBrNnYY8X0MS
   Audit URL: https://ops.example.com/export/batch/54944?id=3e9045cb
   Order ID 2: PO-MWDOZHOW0

Errata
   E1. The Q2 budget stated for the Engineering department in Section 3 is superseded; the correct figure is $74,000.
   E2. The Order ID 2 listed in Appendix A is invalid; the correct value is PO-H4IOIS1CE.

Answer: 1850


Project Meridian-17 — Quarterly Operations Dossier
Date: 2026-01-14  |  Compiled by: Rafael Hartmann  |  Final deadline: 2026-10-20

Section 1. Executive overview
This dossier consolidates reports from 16 departments, a register of 24 suppliers, the milestone schedule, and the incident log for the period. Where the Errata section at the end of this document revises a figure, the revised figure is authoritative.

Section 2. Milestone schedule
   - Supplier onboarding: 2026-01-28 (owner: Ingrid Okafor)
   - Field trial start: 2026-02-12 (owner: Felix Kowalski)
   - Design freeze: 2026-03-07 (owner: Rafael Devereux)
   - Safety inspection: 2026-03-31 (owner: Priya Vance)
   - Launch review: 2026-04-09 (owner: Amara Silva)
   - Firmware sign-off: 2026-07-13 (owner: Amara Beaumont)
   - Cost re-baseline: 2026-07-29 (owner: Hannah Kowalski)
   - Tooling completion: 2026-08-10 (owner: Felix Okafor)
   - Certification audit: 2026-10-14 (owner: Alice Petrov)
   - Pilot production run: 2026-10-20 (owner: Omar Njoroge)

Section 3. Department reports
 3.1 Finance — head: Dmitri Iyer; base: Beijing; headcount: 30
      Budget (USD): Q1 $59,500 / Q2 $89,000 / Q3 $43,500 / Q4 $42,000
      Spend  (USD): Q1 $51,092 / Q2 $68,215 / Q3 $24,620 / Q4 $36,176
      Note: An audit dated 2025-12-26 credited the Training team with recovering $45,250 in duplicate charges linked to the signal relay contract.
 3.2 Operations — head: Rafael Okafor; base: London; headcount: 24
      Budget (USD): Q1 $93,500 / Q2 $48,000 / Q3 $71,000 / Q4 $46,000
      Spend  (USD): Q1 $88,407 / Q2 $35,317 / Q3 $61,577 / Q4 $32,520
      Note: Turnaround time for repairs fell to 933 hours after technicians in Bangkok adopted the new inspection checklist.
 3.3 Legal — head: Dmitri Delacroix; base: Seoul; headcount: 187
      Budget (USD): Q1 $36,500 / Q2 $52,000 / Q3 $26,500 / Q4 $84,500
      Spend  (USD): Q1 $27,649 / Q2 $46,704 / Q3 $19,181 / Q4 $57,443
      Note: On 2025-04-25, Victor Petrov confirmed that the Engineering team in Dubai had assembled 20 units of the hydraulic pump ahead of schedule.
 3.4 Customer Support — head: Victor Whitfield; base: Chicago; headcount: 43
      Budget (USD): Q1 $75,500 / Q2 $85,500 / Q3 $47,500 / Q4 $74,500
      Spend  (USD): Q1 $42,035 / Q2 $73,767 / Q3 $34,366 / Q4 $68,347
      Note: The revised estimate of $195,000 covers freight, insurance, and the calibration of every steel fastener shipped through London.
 3.5 Marketing — head: Ingrid Sorensen; base: Beijing; headcount: 62
      Budget (USD): Q1 $63,500 / Q2 $95,500 / Q3 $77,500 / Q4 $34,500
      Spend  (USD): Q1 $57,917 / Q2 $59,753 / Q3 $43,566 / Q4 $29,317
      Note: According to Rafael Ashworth, renegotiated terms will reduce the landed cost per carbon panel to roughly $88,500.
 3.6 Training — head: Stefan Iyer; base: Madrid; headcount: 90
      Budget (USD): Q1 $93,500 / Q2 $76,000 / Q3 $46,000 / Q4 $46,500
      Spend  (USD): Q1 $64,282 / Q2 $72,948 / Q3 $37,112 / Q4 $35,100
      Note: Felix Whitfield cautioned that humidity control in the Seoul facility must improve before additional copper coil stock is stored there.
 3.7 Engineering — head: Dmitri Devereux; base: Seoul; headcount: 32
      Budget (USD): Q1 $68,000 / Q2 $74,000 / Q3 $78,000 / Q4 $45,000
      Spend  (USD): Q1 $46,022 / Q2 $46,101 / Q3 $68,939 / Q4 $32,466
      Note: An audit dated 2025-03-22 credited the Compliance team with recovering $121,000 in duplicate charges linked to the servo motor contract.
 3.8 Information Technology — head: Stefan Devereux; base: London; headcount: 179
      Budget (USD): Q1 $31,500 / Q2 $93,500 / Q3 $60,500 / Q4 $45,500
      Spend  (USD): Q1 $20,617 / Q2 $86,983 / Q3 $37,760 / Q4 $30,459
      Note: According to Rafael Zielinski, renegotiated terms will reduce the landed cost per carbon panel to roughly $89,500.
 3.9 Quality Assurance — head: Stefan Petrov; base: Amsterdam; headcount: 119
      Budget (USD): Q1 $47,000 / Q2 $64,500 / Q3 $73,000 / Q4 $71,000
      Spend  (USD): Q1 $42,478 / Q2 $53,625 / Q3 $63,924 / Q4 $60,038
      Note: Deliveries routed through Paris now clear customs in 738 days on average, down from earlier in the quarter.
 3.10 Data Analytics — head: Ingrid Kowalski; base: Chicago; headcount: 164
      Budget (USD): Q1 $93,500 / Q2 $59,500 / Q3 $29,000 / Q4 $90,500
      Spend  (USD): Q1 $75,032 / Q2 $53,085 / Q3 $27,413 / Q4 $71,167
      Note: The committee approved a provision of $13,750 on 2025-12-06, earmarked by the Operations department for spare optical sensor inventory.
 3.11 Research — head: Daniel Hartmann; base: Lima; headcount: 168
      Budget (USD): Q1 $30,000 / Q2 $40,000 / Q3 $26,500 / Q4 $95,500
      Spend  (USD): Q1 $25,362 / Q2 $26,711 / Q3 $18,563 / Q4 $57,735
      Note: Forecast demand for the steel fastener stands at 385 units for the coming period, according to figures compiled in Nairobi.
 3.12 Human Resources — head: Priya Silva; base: Beijing; headcount: 37
      Budget (USD): Q1 $33,500 / Q2 $90,000 / Q3 $84,500 / Q4 $40,500
      Spend  (USD): Q1 $31,338 / Q2 $59,105 / Q3 $54,229 / Q4 $31,314
      Note: Deliveries routed through Seoul now clear customs in 706 days on average, down from earlier in the quarter.
 3.13 Logistics — head: Dmitri Beaumont; base: Nairobi; headcount: 185
      Budget (USD): Q1 $85,000 / Q2 $28,000 / Q3 $72,500 / Q4 $74,500
      Spend  (USD): Q1 $78,253 / Q2 $17,064 / Q3 $42,921 / Q4 $63,682
      Note: Forecast demand for the titanium bracket stands at 484 units for the coming period, according to figures compiled in Singapore.
 3.14 Maintenance — head: Nathan Hartmann; base: Toronto; headcount: 208
      Budget (USD): Q1 $78,500 / Q2 $75,500 / Q3 $53,000 / Q4 $34,000
      Spend  (USD): Q1 $68,077 / Q2 $65,615 / Q3 $40,552 / Q4 $19,596
      Note: A batch of cooling manifold inspected on 2026-04-20 showed a defect rate of 33.65%, prompting a follow-up review by Naomi Marchetti.
 3.15 Procurement — head: Felix Ashworth; base: Paris; headcount: 235
      Budget (USD): Q1 $28,000 / Q2 $83,500 / Q3 $58,500 / Q4 $63,000
      Spend  (USD): Q1 $26,568 / Q2 $52,013 / Q3 $49,691 / Q4 $42,863
      Note: A survey returned on 2025-04-01 found that 52.90% of partner sites had adopted the updated handling guidance for the cooling manifold.
 3.16 Industrial Design — head: Amara Lindqvist; base: Zurich; headcount: 222
      Budget (USD): Q1 $73,000 / Q2 $80,000 / Q3 $84,500 / Q4 $91,500
      Spend  (USD): Q1 $62,493 / Q2 $47,336 / Q3 $78,128 / Q4 $78,164
      Note: On 2025-05-09, Priya Petrov confirmed that the Marketing team in Lima had assembled 595 units of the pressure valve ahead of schedule.

Section 4. Supplier register
   - Delacroix Materials (Beijing) — supplies laser diode to Finance; unit price $8.90; qty 520; lead time 33 days
     contract 6m9B8-80GF6-nUZlX; renewal 2026-02-16
   - Delacroix Systems (Paris) — supplies membrane filter to Operations; unit price $91.35; qty 790; lead time 45 days
     contract CW8BO-1IZ1U-1HnFI; renewal 2026-04-22
   - Lindqvist Materials (Dubai) — supplies glass substrate to Legal; unit price $47.95; qty 150; lead time 39 days
     contract LmOr2-G4P8Z-C3XB2; renewal 2026-06-29
   - Zielinski Materials (Madrid) — supplies lithium cell to Customer Support; unit price $80.10; qty 130; lead time 28 days
     contract 0WLWK-SS0S0-2VH8E; renewal 2026-09-22
   - Silva Materials (Dubai) — supplies signal relay to Marketing; unit price $10.30; qty 220; lead time 68 days
     contract 52GYQ-3ZODJ-EHCIE; renewal 2026-03-02
   - Castellanos Works (Dubai) — supplies signal relay to Training; unit price $52.95; qty 350; lead time 21 days
     contract r8O8W-ZA0JW-X26PI; renewal 2026-10-06
   - Nakamura Dynamics (Toronto) — supplies servo motor to Engineering; unit price $94.05; qty 700; lead time 21 days
     contract BXZTV-31OJ8-0ZEYE; renewal 2026-03-23
   - Petrov Works (Seoul) — supplies glass substrate to Information Technology; unit price $85.70; qty 370; lead time 37 days
     contract 3JD7n-nZ011-LYV1C; renewal 2026-04-28
   - Castellanos Systems (Toronto) — supplies servo motor to Quality Assurance; unit price $37.25; qty 790; lead time 28 days
     contract M1ZHC-9IZ3C-0LEIU; renewal 2026-05-27
   - Fairbanks Dynamics (London) — supplies signal relay to Data Analytics; unit price $53.75; qty 310; lead time 39 days
     contract 86962-81lEP-BEOOm; renewal 2026-08-31
   - Fairbanks Group (Shanghai) — supplies titanium bracket to Research; unit price $74.50; qty 750; lead time 33 days
     contract PLm5H-rFOUJ-NP52Q; renewal 2026-10-15
   - Nakamura Group (Paris) — supplies cooling manifold to Human Resources; unit price $76.60; qty 260; lead time 87 days
     contract W7LFF-XXTBS-6QV50; renewal 2026-08-16
   - Kowalski Group (Lima) — supplies ceramic bearing to Logistics; unit price $58.55; qty 130; lead time 12 days
     contract L1ZCr-8584T-KKUBL; renewal 2026-05-12
   - Iyer Materials (Toronto) — supplies titanium bracket to Maintenance; unit price $70.70; qty 360; lead time 8 days
     contract I1OQ2-nIQKU-8CCO0; renewal 2026-02-15
   - Kowalski Materials (London) — supplies pressure valve to Procurement; unit price $19.60; qty 370; lead time 7 days
     contract mZI0m-Z2nBF-2ZSVF; renewal 2026-04-10
   - Vance Systems (Seoul) — supplies carbon panel to Industrial Design; unit price $38.40; qty 150; lead time 53 days
     contract A7W4C-B1BOX-D3lOS; renewal 2026-08-11
   - Vance Industrial (London) — supplies servo motor to Finance; unit price $54.80; qty 870; lead time 64 days
     contract T5JF8-lMLSS-C2LVM; renewal 2026-05-28
   - Njoroge Works (Zurich) — supplies membrane filter to Operations; unit price $66.25; qty 100; lead time 10 days
     contract SW5B5-2VQ2S-18SDM; renewal 2026-04-07
   - Whitfield Systems (London) — supplies carbon panel to Legal; unit price $4.50; qty 560; lead time 27 days
     contract 4nOAO-GIF8V-r2652; renewal 2026-03-30
   - Whitfield Group (Amsterdam) — supplies ceramic bearing to Customer Support; unit price $28.30; qty 690; lead time 85 days
     contract 84BI2-4OOXM-VYFXO; renewal 2026-03-26
   - Okafor Works (Lima) — supplies lithium cell to Marketing; unit price $3.20; qty 160; lead time 21 days
     contract EK2OK-DT3M1-XQC7C; renewal 2026-07-12
   - Njoroge Systems (Mumbai) — supplies steel fastener to Training; unit price $68.05; qty 70; lead time 19 days
     contract 218J6-l495M-2U39K; renewal 2026-06-19
   - Zielinski Group (Chicago) — supplies titanium bracket to Engineering; unit price $54.05; qty 780; lead time 16 days
     contract FZH7T-WB5Y0-LI98F; renewal 2026-03-27
   - Beaumont Dynamics (Oslo) — supplies steel fastener to Information Technology; unit price $52.65; qty 100; lead time 52 days
     contract O1l1L-JYIX8-XEDSM; renewal 2026-01-24

Section 5. Incident log
   - 2025-10-16 [Maintenance] power dip affecting line 8; downtime 28 hours
   - 2025-10-20 [Customer Support] calibration fault on rig 16; downtime 41 hours
   - 2025-10-24 [Training] forklift collision at gate 19; downtime 41 hours
   - 2025-10-24 [Quality Assurance] firmware rollback on controller 9; downtime 5 hours
   - 2025-10-24 [Training] calibration fault on rig 12; downtime 1 hours
   - 2025-10-30 [Marketing] forklift collision at gate 9; downtime 3 hours
   - 2025-11-01 [Legal] coolant leak near dock 24; downtime 21 hours
   - 2025-11-03 [Data Analytics] cooling failure in bay 26; downtime 42 hours
   - 2025-11-09 [Quality Assurance] power dip affecting line 28; downtime 46 hours
   - 2025-11-11 [Training] coolant leak near dock 5; downtime 46 hours
   - 2025-11-14 [Research] firmware rollback on controller 18; downtime 4 hours
   - 2025-11-14 [Operations] forklift collision at gate 9; downtime 12 hours
   - 2025-11-16 [Information Technology] forklift collision at gate 23; downtime 18 hours
   - 2025-11-20 [Quality Assurance] coolant leak near dock 27; downtime 24 hours
   - 2025-11-20 [Maintenance] power dip affecting line 12; downtime 5 hours
   - 2025-11-21 [Quality Assurance] firmware rollback on controller 20; downtime 30 hours
   - 2025-11-21 [Information Technology] conveyor jam at station 8; downtime 31 hours
   - 2025-11-22 [Industrial Design] coolant leak near dock 2; downtime 42 hours
   - 2025-11-22 [Information Technology] coolant leak near dock 13; downtime 46 hours
   - 2025-11-23 [Quality Assurance] calibration fault on rig 3; downtime 35 hours
   - 2025-11-29 [Training] forklift collision at gate 12; downtime 18 hours
   - 2025-12-01 [Finance] coolant leak near dock 28; downtime 30 hours
   - 2025-12-03 [Industrial Design] firmware rollback on controller 19; downtime 4 hours
   - 2025-12-06 [Maintenance] calibration fault on rig 29; downtime 16 hours
   - 2025-12-07 [Customer Support] firmware rollback on controller 8; downtime 9 hours
   - 2025-12-10 [Training] conveyor jam at station 5; downtime 32 hours
   - 2025-12-12 [Logistics] calibration fault on rig 27; downtime 14 hours
   - 2025-12-14 [Information Technology] forklift collision at gate 2; downtime 21 hours
   - 2025-12-19 [Engineering] coolant leak near dock 23; downtime 28 hours
   - 2025-12-21 [Engineering] coolant leak near dock 7; downtime 33 hours
   - 2025-12-21 [Human Resources] coolant leak near dock 8; downtime 38 hours
   - 2025-12-21 [Procurement] conveyor jam at station 18; downtime 27 hours
   - 2025-12-22 [Data Analytics] firmware rollback on controller 10; downtime 2 hours
   - 2025-12-26 [Human Resources] forklift collision at gate 24; downtime 14 hours
   - 2025-12-29 [Research] firmware rollback on controller 28; downtime 1 hours
   - 2025-12-30 [Data Analytics] conveyor jam at station 20; downtime 19 hours
   - 2025-12-31 [Maintenance] forklift collision at gate 26; downtime 47 hours
   - 2026-01-08 [Engineering] firmware rollback on controller 30; downtime 25 hours
   - 2026-01-09 [Human Resources] firmware rollback on controller 9; downtime 14 hours
   - 2026-01-13 [Data Analytics] sensor drift detected on unit 10; downtime 9 hours

Section 6. Operational notes

According to Omar Castellanos, renegotiated terms will reduce the landed cost per signal relay to roughly $35,250. Victor Okafor cautioned that humidity control in the Beijing facility must improve before additional hydraulic pump stock is stored there. The Security office reported that warehouse utilisation in Zurich reached 43.15% after the copper coil consignment arrived. A survey returned on 2025-04-28 found that 37.45% of partner sites had adopted the updated handling guidance for the pressure valve.

An audit dated 2026-05-21 credited the Compliance team with recovering $128,500 in duplicate charges linked to the pressure valve contract. Staff in Shanghai completed 95 maintenance checks during the week ending 2025-04-20, closing out the backlog. A batch of signal relay inspected on 2025-06-15 showed a defect rate of 65.55%, prompting a follow-up review by Carmen Hartmann. The committee approved a provision of $186,250 on 2025-11-13, earmarked by the Training department for spare steel fastener inventory.

Deliveries routed through Berlin now clear customs in 586 days on average, down from earlier in the quarter. Turnaround time for repairs fell to 229 hours after technicians in Chicago adopted the new inspection checklist. The revised estimate of $191,500 covers freight, insurance, and the calibration of every ceramic bearing shipped through Tokyo. Amara Zielinski noted that 632 of the sampled components fell within tolerance, a result the Compliance group described as encouraging.

Forecast demand for the steel fastener stands at 14 units for the coming period, according to figures compiled in Toronto. On 2025-12-09, Lucia Kowalski confirmed that the Finance team in Beijing had assembled 179 units of the hydraulic pump ahead of schedule. According to Elena Beaumont, renegotiated terms will reduce the landed cost per servo motor to roughly $224,250. Lucia Whitfield cautioned that humidity control in the Seoul facility must improve before additional glass substrate stock is stored there.

The Facilities office reported that warehouse utilisation in Amsterdam reached 72.10% after the glass substrate consignment arrived. A survey returned on 2025-11-23 found that 90.70% of partner sites had adopted the updated handling guidance for the titanium bracket. An audit dated 2025-04-28 credited the Security team with recovering $99,250 in duplicate charges linked to the hydraulic pump contract. Staff in Sydney completed 154 maintenance checks during the week ending 2026-01-09, closing out the backlog.

A batch of pressure valve inspected on 2026-01-02 showed a defect rate of 35.00%, prompting a follow-up review by Stefan Devereux. The committee approved a provision of $40,000 on 2025-10-01, earmarked by the Human Resources department for spare polymer gasket inventory. Deliveries routed through Nairobi now clear customs in 575 days on average, down from earlier in the quarter. Turnaround time for repairs fell to 650 hours after technicians in Tokyo adopted the new inspection checklist.

The revised estimate of $144,750 covers freight, insurance, and the calibration of every steel fastener shipped through Bangkok. Omar Lindqvist noted that 436 of the sampled components fell within tolerance, a result the Data Analytics group described as encouraging. Forecast demand for the pressure valve stands at 583 units for the coming period, according to figures compiled in Zurich. On 2026-01-03, Elena Beaumont confirmed that the Quality Assurance team in Dubai had assembled 9 units of the optical sensor ahead of schedule.

According to Amara Delacroix, renegotiated terms will reduce the landed cost per membrane filter to roughly $40,250. Daniel Marchetti cautioned that humidity control in the London facility must improve before additional cooling manifold stock is stored there. The Finance office reported that warehouse utilisation in Toronto reached 38.20% after the lithium cell consignment arrived. A survey returned on 2026-03-01 found that 58.10% of partner sites had adopted the updated handling guidance for the cooling manifold.

An audit dated 2025-03-26 credited the Training team with recovering $125,500 in duplicate charges linked to the laser diode contract. Staff in Seoul completed 189 maintenance checks during the week ending 2025-08-05, closing out the backlog. A batch of servo motor inspected on 2026-03-11 showed a defect rate of 20.05%, prompting a follow-up review by Victor Sorensen. The committee approved a provision of $246,250 on 2026-02-25, earmarked by the Facilities department for spare polymer gasket inventory.

Deliveries routed through Beijing now clear customs in 233 days on average, down from earlier in the quarter. Turnaround time for repairs fell to 544 hours after technicians in Amsterdam adopted the new inspection checklist. The revised estimate of $173,500 covers freight, insurance, and the calibration of every ceramic bearing shipped through Oslo. Victor Okafor noted that 844 of the sampled components fell within tolerance, a result the Engineering group described as encouraging.

Forecast demand for the polymer gasket stands at 787 units for the coming period, according to figures compiled in Paris. On 2026-05-12, Elena Silva confirmed that the Research team in Madrid had assembled 137 units of the hydraulic pump ahead of schedule. According to Nathan Marchetti, renegotiated terms will reduce the landed cost per optical sensor to roughly $225,750. Omar Beaumont cautioned that humidity control in the Sydney facility must improve before additional titanium bracket stock is stored there.

The Legal office reported that warehouse utilisation in Amsterdam reached 20.00% after the signal relay consignment arrived. A survey returned on 2025-04-17 found that 85.80% of partner sites had adopted the updated handling guidance for the copper coil. An audit dated 2026-03-20 credited the Customer Support team with recovering $86,000 in duplicate charges linked to the laser diode contract. Staff in Lima completed 147 maintenance checks during the week ending 2025-10-06, closing out the backlog.

A batch of laser diode inspected on 2025-03-18 showed a defect rate of 8.60%, prompting a follow-up review by Priya Whitfield. The committee approved a provision of $72,750 on 2026-02-12, earmarked by the Customer Support department for spare laser diode inventory. Deliveries routed through Berlin now clear customs in 622 days on average, down from earlier in the quarter. Turnaround time for repairs fell to 156 hours after technicians in Shanghai adopted the new inspection checklist.

The revised estimate of $77,000 covers freight, insurance, and the calibration of every polymer gasket shipped through Seoul. Ingrid Hartmann noted that 8 of the sampled components fell within tolerance, a result the Customer Support group described as encouraging. Forecast demand for the steel fastener stands at 87 units for the coming period, according to figures compiled in Dubai. On 2026-05-18, Naomi Zielinski confirmed that the Information Technology team in Dubai had assembled 834 units of the steel fastener ahead of schedule.

According to Priya Beaumont, renegotiated terms will reduce the landed cost per cooling manifold to roughly $235,250. Nathan Kowalski cautioned that humidity control in the Tokyo facility must improve before additional laser diode stock is stored there. The Security office reported that warehouse utilisation in Shanghai reached 54.95% after the glass substrate consignment arrived. A survey returned on 2025-12-24 found that 73.05% of partner sites had adopted the updated handling guidance for the copper coil.

An audit dated 2025-05-15 credited the Research team with recovering $43,250 in duplicate charges linked to the lithium cell contract. Staff in Shanghai completed 142 maintenance checks during the week ending 2026-05-07, closing out the backlog. A batch of hydraulic pump inspected on 2026-02-26 showed a defect rate of 43.30%, prompting a follow-up review by Ingrid Castellanos. The committee approved a provision of $157,750 on 2025-05-11, earmarked by the Maintenance department for spare carbon panel inventory.

Deliveries routed through Singapore now clear customs in 105 days on average, down from earlier in the quarter. Turnaround time for repairs fell to 74 hours after technicians in Beijing adopted the new inspection checklist. The revised estimate of $167,500 covers freight, insurance, and the calibration of every carbon panel shipped through Singapore. Nathan Lindqvist noted that 305 of the sampled components fell within tolerance, a result the Engineering group described as encouraging.

Forecast demand for the laser diode stands at 422 units for the coming period, according to figures compiled in Oslo. On 2025-12-12, Lucia Nakamura confirmed that the Facilities team in Madrid had assembled 248 units of the copper coil ahead of schedule.

Appendix A. Reference identifiers
   Audit URL 1: https://ops.example.com/export/manifest/report/56442?id=c4ad2793&sig=l0KZBGVJlW
   Firmware version 1: v4.11.5-rc.7+build.f8d0158
   Commit hash 1: fda35aaf938395c449edf4942424af2d1e51d3f5
   Serial number 1: EZ85B-OZS1r-5XBZO-0SmmO
   Order ID 1: PO-2SrGl5S1Vr9S
   Access token 1: demo_MIJmr1182Bn0ZWNr2RSLZI9n5SMSEK7X
   Trace UUID 1: e5a04f30-50af-25bf-2101-1f47a3bdc63b
   Audit URL 2: https://hub.example.net/manifest/trace/batch/99361?id=4b69a0d5&sig=ZGB4XSI7ZO
   Firmware version 2: v12.9.11-rc.2+build.fe707d6
   Commit hash 2: fc4f963ed12fb124228251c8f18e3664d7703617
   Serial number 2: Y1EC9-lMZYX-0mBSO-W029K
   Order ID 2: PO-rJl0l1H1K00B
   Access token 2: demo_9S21lFCmZGll0nPDm44ZNRTJIOSrF5rB
   Trace UUID 2: 8d5532c4-9367-6137-97f9-5c33f437695c

Errata
   E1. The Q1 budget stated for the Procurement department in Section 3 is superseded; the correct figure is $93,500.
   E2. The Q4 budget stated for the Research department in Section 3 is superseded; the correct figure is $40,500.
   E3. The Commit hash 2 listed in Appendix A is invalid; the correct value is 3ae8112be6ce5faa71370bdd0fddee7bdadbbe87.
   E4. The Access token 1 listed in Appendix A is invalid; the correct value is demo_L5CnI22C5JnR17125BnPnBlBNlSJOM0U.
   E5. The final deadline stated in the header is postponed to 2026-11-27.

Answer the following question using only the provided document.
Consult the Errata, then answer exactly one of the following depending on the condition. IF the corrected Q1 budget of the Procurement department is higher than the figure originally stated in Section 3: answer with the corrected value of the "Commit hash 2" (as amended in the Errata), copied exactly as a string. OTHERWISE: answer with the total Q1-through-Q4 spend of the Information Technology department as a plain number, with no currency symbol and no thousands separators.
Return a JSON object of the form {"answer": <value>}. Return only the JSON object, with no other text, no explanation, and no code fences.


Project Lantern-13 — Quarterly Operations Dossier
Date: 2025-12-02  |  Compiled by: Dmitri Silva  |  Final deadline: 2026-11-27

Section 1. Executive overview
This dossier consolidates reports from 16 departments, a register of 24 suppliers, the milestone schedule, and the incident log for the period. Where the Errata section at the end of this document revises a figure, the revised figure is authoritative.

Section 2. Milestone schedule
   - Pilot production run: 2026-01-15 (owner: Sofia Whitfield)
   - Design freeze: 2026-02-22 (owner: Naomi Devereux)
   - Firmware sign-off: 2026-03-31 (owner: Priya Vance)
   - Tooling completion: 2026-05-01 (owner: Alice Nakamura)
   - Logistics dry run: 2026-08-16 (owner: Victor Castellanos)
   - Launch review: 2026-08-27 (owner: Sofia Sorensen)
   - Field trial start: 2026-08-31 (owner: Stefan Hartmann)
   - Safety inspection: 2026-09-05 (owner: Priya Whitfield)
   - Prototype delivery: 2026-10-08 (owner: Dmitri Iyer)
   - Certification audit: 2026-11-13 (owner: Naomi Ashworth)

Section 3. Department reports
 3.1 Marketing — head: Rafael Nakamura; base: Paris; headcount: 189
      Budget (USD): Q1 $70,000 / Q2 $39,000 / Q3 $91,000 / Q4 $67,500
      Spend  (USD): Q1 $62,908 / Q2 $25,012 / Q3 $58,970 / Q4 $59,362
      Note: The committee approved a provision of $15,500 on 2025-12-30, earmarked by the Research department for spare ceramic bearing inventory.
 3.2 Human Resources — head: Naomi Okafor; base: Toronto; headcount: 122
      Budget (USD): Q1 $84,000 / Q2 $55,000 / Q3 $78,000 / Q4 $55,500
      Spend  (USD): Q1 $81,675 / Q2 $39,480 / Q3 $74,477 / Q4 $37,116
      Note: A batch of copper coil inspected on 2026-03-23 showed a defect rate of 2.95%, prompting a follow-up review by Naomi Njoroge.
 3.3 Procurement — head: Felix Zielinski; base: Toronto; headcount: 179
      Budget (USD): Q1 $54,000 / Q2 $36,500 / Q3 $35,500 / Q4 $45,000
      Spend  (USD): Q1 $49,230 / Q2 $27,989 / Q3 $21,977 / Q4 $26,310
      Note: An audit dated 2026-05-08 credited the Customer Support team with recovering $17,000 in duplicate charges linked to the polymer gasket contract.
 3.4 Maintenance — head: Rafael Marchetti; base: Madrid; headcount: 12
      Budget (USD): Q1 $89,000 / Q2 $45,000 / Q3 $75,500 / Q4 $92,500
      Spend  (USD): Q1 $69,485 / Q2 $41,114 / Q3 $64,556 / Q4 $71,901
      Note: The Facilities office reported that warehouse utilisation in Berlin reached 87.40% after the glass substrate consignment arrived.
 3.5 Operations — head: Victor Sorensen; base: Paris; headcount: 211
      Budget (USD): Q1 $39,500 / Q2 $74,500 / Q3 $91,500 / Q4 $79,500
      Spend  (USD): Q1 $35,440 / Q2 $49,612 / Q3 $62,465 / Q4 $58,228
      Note: Forecast demand for the steel fastener stands at 349 units for the coming period, according to figures compiled in Amsterdam.
 3.6 Training — head: Victor Hartmann; base: Mumbai; headcount: 203
      Budget (USD): Q1 $88,500 / Q2 $59,500 / Q3 $83,000 / Q4 $24,500
      Spend  (USD): Q1 $71,042 / Q2 $46,918 / Q3 $55,044 / Q4 $17,514
      Note: An audit dated 2025-04-04 credited the Quality Assurance team with recovering $229,000 in duplicate charges linked to the ceramic bearing contract.
 3.7 Strategic Planning — head: Dmitri Whitfield; base: London; headcount: 24
      Budget (USD): Q1 $45,000 / Q2 $35,000 / Q3 $49,500 / Q4 $65,500
      Spend  (USD): Q1 $39,089 / Q2 $23,974 / Q3 $36,773 / Q4 $63,564
      Note: Carmen Njoroge noted that 205 of the sampled components fell within tolerance, a result the Operations group described as encouraging.
 3.8 Data Analytics — head: Sofia Lindqvist; base: Mumbai; headcount: 157
      Budget (USD): Q1 $35,000 / Q2 $78,000 / Q3 $41,000 / Q4 $76,500
      Spend  (USD): Q1 $31,327 / Q2 $70,304 / Q3 $32,455 / Q4 $42,657
      Note: Sofia Petrov noted that 381 of the sampled components fell within tolerance, a result the Operations group described as encouraging.
 3.9 Compliance — head: Hannah Delacroix; base: Shanghai; headcount: 89
      Budget (USD): Q1 $57,000 / Q2 $89,500 / Q3 $90,000 / Q4 $25,000
      Spend  (USD): Q1 $55,488 / Q2 $49,910 / Q3 $72,606 / Q4 $23,938
      Note: An audit dated 2025-09-24 credited the Security team with recovering $153,250 in duplicate charges linked to the glass substrate contract.
 3.10 Information Technology — head: Hannah Sorensen; base: Seoul; headcount: 217
      Budget (USD): Q1 $87,500 / Q2 $75,500 / Q3 $62,000 / Q4 $93,500
      Spend  (USD): Q1 $64,420 / Q2 $47,530 / Q3 $42,414 / Q4 $88,351
      Note: Forecast demand for the glass substrate stands at 507 units for the coming period, according to figures compiled in Paris.
 3.11 Finance — head: Stefan Petrov; base: Paris; headcount: 113
      Budget (USD): Q1 $69,000 / Q2 $35,000 / Q3 $77,500 / Q4 $94,500
      Spend  (USD): Q1 $38,804 / Q2 $27,524 / Q3 $72,657 / Q4 $67,800
      Note: Stefan Ashworth cautioned that humidity control in the Toronto facility must improve before additional titanium bracket stock is stored there.
 3.12 Quality Assurance — head: Dmitri Sorensen; base: Paris; headcount: 139
      Budget (USD): Q1 $43,000 / Q2 $81,000 / Q3 $54,000 / Q4 $39,000
      Spend  (USD): Q1 $25,154 / Q2 $51,546 / Q3 $44,483 / Q4 $37,792
      Note: The revised estimate of $245,750 covers freight, insurance, and the calibration of every optical sensor shipped through Bangkok.
 3.13 Customer Support — head: Stefan Njoroge; base: Seoul; headcount: 84
      Budget (USD): Q1 $38,000 / Q2 $67,500 / Q3 $46,000 / Q4 $58,000
      Spend  (USD): Q1 $24,805 / Q2 $61,854 / Q3 $43,762 / Q4 $54,866
      Note: The revised estimate of $44,000 covers freight, insurance, and the calibration of every polymer gasket shipped through Mumbai.
 3.14 Industrial Design — head: Nathan Whitfield; base: Toronto; headcount: 39
      Budget (USD): Q1 $65,500 / Q2 $81,000 / Q3 $49,000 / Q4 $39,000
      Spend  (USD): Q1 $47,128 / Q2 $48,308 / Q3 $27,926 / Q4 $21,941
      Note: An audit dated 2026-03-30 credited the Finance team with recovering $99,750 in duplicate charges linked to the cooling manifold contract.
 3.15 Research — head: Stefan Iyer; base: Nairobi; headcount: 233
      Budget (USD): Q1 $55,000 / Q2 $39,500 / Q3 $47,500 / Q4 $65,000
      Spend  (USD): Q1 $49,755 / Q2 $23,940 / Q3 $32,467 / Q4 $60,772
      Note: The revised estimate of $98,000 covers freight, insurance, and the calibration of every lithium cell shipped through Seoul.
 3.16 Logistics — head: Dmitri Silva; base: Mumbai; headcount: 38
      Budget (USD): Q1 $30,500 / Q2 $72,500 / Q3 $76,000 / Q4 $60,000
      Spend  (USD): Q1 $26,988 / Q2 $65,962 / Q3 $51,470 / Q4 $48,968
      Note: The committee approved a provision of $33,500 on 2025-08-19, earmarked by the Marketing department for spare membrane filter inventory.

Section 4. Supplier register
   - Okafor Materials (Chicago) — supplies laser diode to Marketing; unit price $29.45; qty 860; lead time 16 days
     contract 3nXYI-L43RN-OnW4U; renewal 2026-02-09
   - Marchetti Systems (Toronto) — supplies lithium cell to Human Resources; unit price $45.25; qty 260; lead time 20 days
     contract P811I-ZNTnE-UZE48; renewal 2026-06-23
   - Sorensen Dynamics (Sydney) — supplies ceramic bearing to Procurement; unit price $92.90; qty 310; lead time 55 days
     contract 5T52N-5B21K-QO5AF; renewal 2026-05-19
   - Delacroix Industrial (Dubai) — supplies hydraulic pump to Maintenance; unit price $80.50; qty 290; lead time 23 days
     contract RSE1X-5INL5-02OS0; renewal 2026-04-11
   - Petrov Dynamics (Chicago) — supplies hydraulic pump to Operations; unit price $81.20; qty 410; lead time 81 days
     contract E7C0E-K2ZJ8-V2SW0; renewal 2026-07-06
   - Marchetti Industrial (Dubai) — supplies titanium bracket to Training; unit price $81.70; qty 520; lead time 90 days
     contract 3mBIn-nVSKF-EUZGZ; renewal 2026-07-30
   - Silva Works (London) — supplies laser diode to Strategic Planning; unit price $11.30; qty 460; lead time 58 days
     contract JH5IM-NXFOT-MP6AE; renewal 2026-11-06
   - Castellanos Group (Amsterdam) — supplies copper coil to Data Analytics; unit price $72.35; qty 700; lead time 38 days
     contract 02Z7K-L3B10-P579U; renewal 2026-02-28
   - Delacroix Dynamics (Berlin) — supplies cooling manifold to Compliance; unit price $85.25; qty 860; lead time 84 days
     contract 927BH-5QrM2-7ClRB; renewal 2026-01-21
   - Devereux Group (Nairobi) — supplies carbon panel to Information Technology; unit price $17.45; qty 790; lead time 34 days
     contract ZnGN5-4m8ZL-MCVB3; renewal 2026-08-12
   - Beaumont Materials (Nairobi) — supplies titanium bracket to Finance; unit price $49.55; qty 160; lead time 50 days
     contract In1IU-AEXr6-ZL5DF; renewal 2025-12-09
   - Whitfield Systems (Lima) — supplies servo motor to Quality Assurance; unit price $92.95; qty 860; lead time 73 days
     contract OPL9B-AD5nE-ZrRl6; renewal 2026-02-18
   - Iyer Group (Seoul) — supplies signal relay to Customer Support; unit price $81.05; qty 310; lead time 39 days
     contract S0ZVS-1ZSUP-JEZ2V; renewal 2026-09-26
   - Silva Systems (Beijing) — supplies carbon panel to Industrial Design; unit price $50.05; qty 880; lead time 32 days
     contract TZ34D-8SnBN-EVQ49; renewal 2026-10-10
   - Marchetti Materials (Chicago) — supplies lithium cell to Research; unit price $46.55; qty 490; lead time 71 days
     contract 91M4G-3G5Z2-58B8Y; renewal 2026-05-15
   - Kowalski Group (Madrid) — supplies titanium bracket to Logistics; unit price $62.40; qty 560; lead time 34 days
     contract 63S2M-TMr7P-17F80; renewal 2026-04-12
   - Marchetti Dynamics (Oslo) — supplies cooling manifold to Marketing; unit price $52.45; qty 890; lead time 42 days
     contract I22FS-LB7FB-Lr89r; renewal 2026-02-07
   - Petrov Group (Paris) — supplies optical sensor to Human Resources; unit price $67.05; qty 210; lead time 56 days
     contract OnZ2B-H9V83-S9UmC; renewal 2026-04-13
   - Nakamura Materials (Beijing) — supplies hydraulic pump to Procurement; unit price $86.35; qty 620; lead time 49 days
     contract J5SPU-Z9P9S-5m000; renewal 2026-03-02
   - Beaumont Industrial (Lima) — supplies polymer gasket to Maintenance; unit price $45.60; qty 70; lead time 15 days
     contract PSL55-2Q8JS-V85lO; renewal 2026-07-18
   - Castellanos Dynamics (Tokyo) — supplies steel fastener to Operations; unit price $53.35; qty 160; lead time 8 days
     contract 5S26Z-Bm2KZ-JX5V2; renewal 2026-06-28
   - Hartmann Systems (Sydney) — supplies carbon panel to Training; unit price $77.65; qty 790; lead time 42 days
     contract KODWO-FR9U5-O9SUR; renewal 2026-06-17
   - Silva Dynamics (Singapore) — supplies laser diode to Strategic Planning; unit price $31.60; qty 610; lead time 42 days
     contract OCR3G-SPWRM-ErFKF; renewal 2025-12-07
   - Hartmann Materials (Nairobi) — supplies titanium bracket to Data Analytics; unit price $65.30; qty 210; lead time 10 days
     contract WNBC1-O4GIO-8OO00; renewal 2026-09-25

Section 5. Incident log
   - 2025-09-04 [Training] calibration fault on rig 17; downtime 11 hours
   - 2025-09-08 [Training] calibration fault on rig 16; downtime 6 hours
   - 2025-09-11 [Strategic Planning] sensor drift detected on unit 10; downtime 26 hours
   - 2025-09-12 [Finance] firmware rollback on controller 8; downtime 17 hours
   - 2025-09-12 [Operations] conveyor jam at station 5; downtime 3 hours
   - 2025-09-14 [Human Resources] firmware rollback on controller 9; downtime 26 hours
   - 2025-09-15 [Customer Support] firmware rollback on controller 28; downtime 29 hours
   - 2025-09-25 [Finance] coolant leak near dock 18; downtime 48 hours
   - 2025-09-26 [Human Resources] cooling failure in bay 10; downtime 6 hours
   - 2025-09-29 [Logistics] cooling failure in bay 10; downtime 46 hours
   - 2025-10-01 [Marketing] conveyor jam at station 22; downtime 47 hours
   - 2025-10-01 [Research] cooling failure in bay 4; downtime 13 hours
   - 2025-10-02 [Strategic Planning] coolant leak near dock 10; downtime 40 hours
   - 2025-10-05 [Research] firmware rollback on controller 21; downtime 38 hours
   - 2025-10-05 [Procurement] conveyor jam at station 24; downtime 40 hours
   - 2025-10-07 [Industrial Design] forklift collision at gate 26; downtime 36 hours
   - 2025-10-10 [Finance] forklift collision at gate 13; downtime 22 hours
   - 2025-10-11 [Operations] coolant leak near dock 20; downtime 23 hours
   - 2025-10-12 [Operations] sensor drift detected on unit 12; downtime 17 hours
   - 2025-10-12 [Industrial Design] firmware rollback on controller 15; downtime 10 hours
   - 2025-10-12 [Quality Assurance] power dip affecting line 1; downtime 15 hours
   - 2025-10-16 [Strategic Planning] sensor drift detected on unit 23; downtime 27 hours
   - 2025-10-17 [Compliance] calibration fault on rig 19; downtime 32 hours
   - 2025-10-19 [Information Technology] conveyor jam at station 24; downtime 13 hours
   - 2025-10-19 [Strategic Planning] calibration fault on rig 5; downtime 10 hours
   - 2025-10-26 [Logistics] conveyor jam at station 4; downtime 10 hours
   - 2025-10-28 [Customer Support] conveyor jam at station 22; downtime 3 hours
   - 2025-10-30 [Quality Assurance] sensor drift detected on unit 6; downtime 33 hours
   - 2025-11-02 [Finance] cooling failure in bay 6; downtime 48 hours
   - 2025-11-07 [Quality Assurance] power dip affecting line 19; downtime 12 hours
   - 2025-11-10 [Compliance] sensor drift detected on unit 2; downtime 9 hours
   - 2025-11-12 [Marketing] sensor drift detected on unit 4; downtime 6 hours
   - 2025-11-13 [Operations] calibration fault on rig 20; downtime 10 hours
   - 2025-11-15 [Marketing] forklift collision at gate 1; downtime 15 hours
   - 2025-11-19 [Logistics] coolant leak near dock 21; downtime 36 hours
   - 2025-11-20 [Marketing] sensor drift detected on unit 17; downtime 33 hours
   - 2025-11-21 [Operations] firmware rollback on controller 4; downtime 25 hours
   - 2025-11-21 [Operations] calibration fault on rig 8; downtime 13 hours
   - 2025-11-26 [Research] forklift collision at gate 16; downtime 26 hours
   - 2025-11-26 [Finance] sensor drift detected on unit 20; downtime 8 hours

Section 6. Operational notes

The Finance office reported that warehouse utilisation in Singapore reached 41.40% after the signal relay consignment arrived. Turnaround time for repairs fell to 925 hours after technicians in Lima adopted the new inspection checklist. The committee approved a provision of $99,250 on 2026-04-10, earmarked by the Facilities department for spare carbon panel inventory. A survey returned on 2025-06-03 found that 54.75% of partner sites had adopted the updated handling guidance for the laser diode.

On 2026-04-08, Yuki Lindqvist confirmed that the Training team in London had assembled 423 units of the cooling manifold ahead of schedule. Stefan Okafor noted that 726 of the sampled components fell within tolerance, a result the Operations group described as encouraging. According to Elena Ashworth, renegotiated terms will reduce the landed cost per carbon panel to roughly $92,250. Staff in Tokyo completed 71 maintenance checks during the week ending 2025-08-22, closing out the backlog.

Deliveries routed through Seoul now clear customs in 447 days on average, down from earlier in the quarter. An audit dated 2025-03-10 credited the Procurement team with recovering $116,250 in duplicate charges linked to the cooling manifold contract. A batch of lithium cell inspected on 2025-12-17 showed a defect rate of 39.75%, prompting a follow-up review by Dmitri Silva. Lucia Delacroix cautioned that humidity control in the Shanghai facility must improve before additional optical sensor stock is stored there.

Forecast demand for the cooling manifold stands at 161 units for the coming period, according to figures compiled in Bangkok. The revised estimate of $224,500 covers freight, insurance, and the calibration of every hydraulic pump shipped through Bangkok. The Industrial Design office reported that warehouse utilisation in Sydney reached 24.80% after the hydraulic pump consignment arrived. Turnaround time for repairs fell to 836 hours after technicians in Lima adopted the new inspection checklist.

The committee approved a provision of $140,500 on 2025-03-07, earmarked by the Logistics department for spare hydraulic pump inventory. A survey returned on 2025-07-01 found that 43.65% of partner sites had adopted the updated handling guidance for the optical sensor. On 2025-03-28, Dmitri Nakamura confirmed that the Procurement team in Bangkok had assembled 84 units of the steel fastener ahead of schedule. Rafael Lindqvist noted that 554 of the sampled components fell within tolerance, a result the Finance group described as encouraging.

According to Elena Zielinski, renegotiated terms will reduce the landed cost per copper coil to roughly $63,000. Staff in Chicago completed 705 maintenance checks during the week ending 2025-05-25, closing out the backlog. Deliveries routed through Mumbai now clear customs in 675 days on average, down from earlier in the quarter. An audit dated 2025-11-01 credited the Legal team with recovering $248,000 in duplicate charges linked to the servo motor contract.

A batch of hydraulic pump inspected on 2026-03-08 showed a defect rate of 55.05%, prompting a follow-up review by Sofia Kowalski. Omar Castellanos cautioned that humidity control in the Sydney facility must improve before additional pressure valve stock is stored there. Forecast demand for the pressure valve stands at 538 units for the coming period, according to figures compiled in Toronto. The revised estimate of $202,250 covers freight, insurance, and the calibration of every copper coil shipped through Amsterdam.

The Data Analytics office reported that warehouse utilisation in Dubai reached 52.80% after the laser diode consignment arrived. Turnaround time for repairs fell to 197 hours after technicians in Sydney adopted the new inspection checklist. The committee approved a provision of $16,500 on 2025-11-20, earmarked by the Customer Support department for spare pressure valve inventory. A survey returned on 2025-12-13 found that 60.40% of partner sites had adopted the updated handling guidance for the pressure valve.

On 2025-12-16, Carmen Nakamura confirmed that the Quality Assurance team in Bangkok had assembled 678 units of the cooling manifold ahead of schedule. Sofia Hartmann noted that 94 of the sampled components fell within tolerance, a result the Data Analytics group described as encouraging. According to Elena Petrov, renegotiated terms will reduce the landed cost per pressure valve to roughly $161,500. Staff in Nairobi completed 245 maintenance checks during the week ending 2026-03-09, closing out the backlog.

Deliveries routed through Paris now clear customs in 595 days on average, down from earlier in the quarter. An audit dated 2026-03-14 credited the Engineering team with recovering $179,250 in duplicate charges linked to the membrane filter contract. A batch of polymer gasket inspected on 2025-10-19 showed a defect rate of 68.25%, prompting a follow-up review by Marcus Zielinski. Marcus Lindqvist cautioned that humidity control in the Shanghai facility must improve before additional carbon panel stock is stored there.

Forecast demand for the membrane filter stands at 517 units for the coming period, according to figures compiled in Chicago. The revised estimate of $132,750 covers freight, insurance, and the calibration of every hydraulic pump shipped through Tokyo. The Logistics office reported that warehouse utilisation in Toronto reached 77.30% after the pressure valve consignment arrived. Turnaround time for repairs fell to 661 hours after technicians in Paris adopted the new inspection checklist.

The committee approved a provision of $32,500 on 2026-03-02, earmarked by the Training department for spare optical sensor inventory. A survey returned on 2025-06-10 found that 1.25% of partner sites had adopted the updated handling guidance for the optical sensor. On 2026-01-24, Nathan Kowalski confirmed that the Quality Assurance team in Zurich had assembled 461 units of the laser diode ahead of schedule. Omar Okafor noted that 293 of the sampled components fell within tolerance, a result the Customer Support group described as encouraging.

According to Hannah Kowalski, renegotiated terms will reduce the landed cost per laser diode to roughly $2,250. Staff in Lima completed 939 maintenance checks during the week ending 2026-02-02, closing out the backlog. Deliveries routed through Bangkok now clear customs in 803 days on average, down from earlier in the quarter. An audit dated 2025-12-11 credited the Finance team with recovering $84,500 in duplicate charges linked to the glass substrate contract.

A batch of ceramic bearing inspected on 2025-10-14 showed a defect rate of 73.55%, prompting a follow-up review by Victor Nakamura. Omar Okafor cautioned that humidity control in the Sydney facility must improve before additional glass substrate stock is stored there. Forecast demand for the signal relay stands at 481 units for the coming period, according to figures compiled in Madrid. The revised estimate of $122,500 covers freight, insurance, and the calibration of every laser diode shipped through Beijing.

The Customer Support office reported that warehouse utilisation in Amsterdam reached 32.10% after the ceramic bearing consignment arrived. Turnaround time for repairs fell to 657 hours after technicians in Beijing adopted the new inspection checklist. The committee approved a provision of $226,000 on 2026-02-02, earmarked by the Security department for spare polymer gasket inventory. A survey returned on 2026-04-02 found that 38.45% of partner sites had adopted the updated handling guidance for the laser diode.

On 2026-02-12, Ingrid Marchetti confirmed that the Industrial Design team in Madrid had assembled 588 units of the laser diode ahead of schedule. Amara Ashworth noted that 747 of the sampled components fell within tolerance, a result the Logistics group described as encouraging. According to Elena Zielinski, renegotiated terms will reduce the landed cost per signal relay to roughly $46,500. Staff in Dubai completed 30 maintenance checks during the week ending 2025-11-20, closing out the backlog.

Deliveries routed through Nairobi now clear customs in 12 days on average, down from earlier in the quarter. An audit dated 2025-09-12 credited the Compliance team with recovering $21,500 in duplicate charges linked to the cooling manifold contract. A batch of cooling manifold inspected on 2026-04-13 showed a defect rate of 94.20%, prompting a follow-up review by Sofia Devereux. Rafael Vance cautioned that humidity control in the Seoul facility must improve before additional cooling manifold stock is stored there.

Forecast demand for the laser diode stands at 311 units for the coming period, according to figures compiled in Mumbai. The revised estimate of $204,000 covers freight, insurance, and the calibration of every titanium bracket shipped through Madrid.

Appendix A. Reference identifiers
   Trace UUID 1: 73876a3a-ac4d-36c5-fcb4-9e8f8d91b21a
   Commit hash 1: 57b8971d99a38a673161313a79a8e60b55d68fff
   Audit URL 1: https://hub.example.net/trace/manifest/ledger/84598?id=cfcd6b94&sig=SO2VB05ZF5
   Access token 1: demo_BH9M1HAIA8OAl5nlIUIn8Srl5lrn8P00
   Serial number 1: BO2U5-0ZnR0-rG0F9-B8ES3
   Firmware version 1: v24.12.3-rc.9+build.eb0f64f
   Order ID 1: PO-0KIA5nn7TNL8
   Trace UUID 2: d4b2e98f-7b45-dc51-7e38-e163614fb9ab
   Commit hash 2: a6661a118f0caa11bb86c631d44ffd2a1867832c
   Audit URL 2: https://data.example.org/trace/ledger/batch/39136?id=40784e46&sig=ZDS2Dl8BZS
   Access token 2: demo_PrnXZmO5868B26LM1In8ZNBlIO2BV50M
   Serial number 2: r2ZE0-0lWOI-2B81n-XBBmB
   Firmware version 2: v17.1.1-rc.2+build.568db84
   Order ID 2: PO-rIKWF52rZ4ZS

Errata
   E1. The Q3 budget stated for the Logistics department in Section 3 is superseded; the correct figure is $43,000.
   E2. The Q4 budget stated for the Compliance department in Section 3 is superseded; the correct figure is $38,000.
   E3. The Order ID 1 listed in Appendix A is invalid; the correct value is PO-FPE8SSLRl2XI.
   E4. The Audit URL 1 listed in Appendix A is invalid; the correct value is https://ops.example.com/report/manifest/batch/6005?id=9f2f554b&sig=lHI1U81rBD.
   E5. The final deadline stated in the header is postponed to 2027-02-12.

Answer: 185287

Answer the following question using only the provided document.
Consult the Errata, then answer exactly one of the following depending on the condition. IF the corrected Q3 budget of the Logistics department is higher than the figure originally stated in Section 3: answer with the corrected value of the "Order ID 1" (as amended in the Errata), copied exactly as a string. OTHERWISE: answer with the total Q1-through-Q4 spend of the Customer Support department as a plain number, with no currency symbol and no thousands separators.
Return a JSON object of the form {"answer": <value>}. Return only the JSON object, with no other text, no explanation, and no code fences.