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It wasn't so long ago that most companies manufactured their products in-house. But nowadays, supply chain executives are apt to think that contract (outsourced) manufacturing is the best strategy for their companies. Many, no doubt, consider the widely publicized experience of Hewlett-Packard (HP) to be a good model. HP has long relied on a combination of in-house and outsourced manufacturing. By outsourcing much of its manufacturing, HP freed up resources to focus on the design and marketing of innovative products. Even Hewlett-Packard's laptop computer rival Dell Inc. has recently switched to some contract manufacturing. For years, Dell carried out its build-to-order model by relying entirely on in-house manufacturing and directly managing labor, parts inventory, and production in addition to marketing and product design. However, in pursuit of retail sales—and after seeing how outsourcing has paid off for others—Dell recently began to employ a mix of build-toorder in its own factories plus build-to-stock, which is handled by contract manufacturers....
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