... the ideal characteristics required for the current contract from the vendor assessment database system. The information requirements in the make or buy model are illustrated in Figure 2 as database profiles. © MCB UP Limited 2000 Make v. buy Manufacturing strategy Knowledge‐based systems...

... 1996 Engineering Make v. buy Process innovation Production engineering For those involved in manufacturing, the question of what to make in house and what to buy from outside is certainly not new. It is an issue as old as the manufacturing activity itself, and academic discussion...