However, the AIDC also has a few unusual procedures in the process of contracting out. In making up the contract, the enterprise must first deliver a guarantee deposit. This is the exact opposite of the ordinary situation of the buyer putting down a down payment. "Once bitten, twice shy," says George Shen.
不過，目前航發中心在外包流程中，有一項手續頗「不合常理」，那就是在訂約時，廠商必須先交出一筆保證金，這種情況和一般由買方墊付頭款的慣例正好相反。