1. Start with a concrete Make or Buy request

Make or Buy applies to an entire product, a sub-assembly, a component, a stage in the manufacturing process... but also to a service associated with a product: design, inspection, distribution, after-sales service... It can also be transposed to the world of services, this transposition being a strong innovation in itself.

Assemble the dossier in the "classic" way, answering the following three questions in particular:

• What does Make or Buy involve (partial subcontracting of a large order, systematic subcontracting of a manufacturing stage, product distribution, after-sales service, etc.)?

• What are the objectives (solving an under-capacity, overcoming a technical incapacity, securing a supply, reducing the cost price, shortening delivery times, reducing inventory, etc.)?

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