Archive for May, 2008

cost reduction startegies

May 23, 2008

Manufacturing Outsourcing

May 21, 2008

Industries have now days started a new trend of outsourcing manufacturing hubs to new locations .

This make sense as putting up a new plant with equipment requires lot of money and time . Getting closer to the market with outsourced partners can save huge amount of cost .

Following are the advantages of outsourcing of manufacturing .

1. No major investment in regards to capital equipment

2. Utilising partners or acquired units strengths in terms of market and labour.

3. Cost savings in respects of freight

4. In case of failure exit is easy without any major problem .

5. Raw material could be sourced locally which again results in saving

6. Can be done in any part of the world.

Precautions has to be taken for objectives which are clear to the contract manufacturer .

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Technology to be transferred to the contract manufacturer .