Manufacturing Industry
Get more from contract manufacturers: If you use your CM for manufacturing only, you're missing a bet. New logistics and inventory services abound. (Supply chain management).(Celestica )
Purchasing, November, 2001 by Atkinson, William
In recent years, customers have been expecting contract manufacturers (CMs) to expand their manufacturing capabilities. More recently, there has been an additional expectation to expand their supply chain management expertise. For example, many customers want to be able to turn a product over to a CM at one location and have them arrange for production at two or more of their sites worldwide. Many customers also expect CMs to have global supply bases. Most now also expect CMs to arrange for shipments to their facilities or to those of their customers, as well as real-time information on where the shipments are. Today, the most successful CMs are those that not only handle these and other supply chain activities for their customers, but who hold out this expertise as a...
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