Maria Camila Garzón Villanueva

International Business I

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Is a process that establishes a working agreement between two companies. As part of the agreement, one company custom produces parts or other materials on behalf of their customer.

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*Contract assembly 

*Contract electronic assembly

*Electronic contract manufacturing 

*General machining 

*Medical device contract manufacturing 

*Pharmaceutical contract manufacturing 

*Rapid prototyping 

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*Advanced Skills

*Focus

*The company does not have to commit resource for setting up production facilities.

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*If frees the company from the risk of investing in foreign countries.

*Less risky way to start with.

*Contract manufacturing may enable the international firm to enlist national support.

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*Lack of Control

*Relationships

*Quality concerns

*Intellectual Property Loss

*Loss of Flexibility and Responsiveness

*There will be the lost of potential profits from manufacturing.

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*Cherunilam, Francis. International Business. fifth Edition. New Delhi: 2010. Print

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