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For a long time in manufacturing industry, focusing on the core business and outsourcing the rest has been one of the most central guidelines
At the time of starting the model-T Ford production by Henry Ford in the beginning of twentieth century, everything was manufactured in bulk and a large factory area that had iron core processing at one end and the other produces finished cars. Along with technological development, increasing clients’ needs and increase in number of competitor, the cars soon became more complex and need the continuous development of many technologies. Therefore the point came for the automotive manufacturers at which they had to make decision either to make or buy. They started with buying of more and more raw materials and parts from specialized suppliers. The Outsourcing trend concerned not just parts and materials.
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