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Article: Make vs. buy: What's the best component option for your company?(Point/Counterpoint)
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- Wood Digest
- Article date:
- August 1, 2007
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Make vs. buy: What's the best component option for your company?
Q: With so many components being produced in other countries and imported to the United States, how is a manufacturer to know whether it is getting what he has ordered?
Chris Watson, president, custom division, Conestoga Wood Specialties Corp., WCMA vice president: First, you must have agreed upon specifications and prototypes that are signed off by both parties. In many cases, you'll also ask for samples from initial production runs to ensure they match the specifications/drawings.
After production begins, companies will often do one of two things. First, you can and should send ...