‘Make vs buy’…the £multi-million manufacturing question of the decade

Posted on 12 Apr 2021 by The Manufacturer

Tony Hague, CEO of PP Control & Automation, delves into one of industry’s hottest topics and explains why investing the right amount of time and money is crucial to coming up with the right answer to the ‘make vs buy’ outsourcing debate.

Take a snapshot of manufacturing 50 years ago. Organisations were large, geographically concentrated and horizontal integration was ‘king’, with multiple activities in place across the entire value chain. Business models, nine times out of ten, were focused on volumes and efficiencies. These companies thrived for many years until the impact of globalisation took hold and…

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