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Focus
on core competencies and growth
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Cost-saving
on operating costs and cash flow improvement |
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Gain
access to top global manufacturing |
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Technologically-advanced
manufacturing tools |
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Focus
purchasing resources on key materials issue
and cost saving effort |
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Better
weather cyclical nature of business environment
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Quicker
and increased inventory turns |
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Improved
product quality and reliability |
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Improved
time-to-market for new products |
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Enhanced
suppply chain management - material procurement
and logistics |
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Smaller
capital expenditures and greater flexibility
in asset deployment
- Reduced floor space and overhead required
for inventory and manufacturing |
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Reduce
resources used to expedite products and produce
hard-to-find parts |
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Reduce
time spent by engineering, purchasing, and
quality personnel on vendor quality issues
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Reduces
the financial risk and the accounting resources
involved in working with numerous small suppliers |
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Better
product performance |
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Share
risks - spread materials and liability risks |
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Faster
time-to-market and time-to-volume for product
introductions |