Contract Manufacturing vs Co-Packing
The labels are used interchangeably and the consequences are not. What changes is who holds specification, materials, capacity priority and risk.
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What this covers
- What each model actually means in practice
- Control of specification and materials
- Margin, minimums and scale economics
- Execution and management overhead
Detail
Definitions in practice
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Control and IP
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Margin and risk
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Execution capability
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Questions worth answering internally
If these cannot be answered with evidence, the decision is not yet ready.
- Which model matches our stage and cash position?
- Who controls specification changes?
- What internal capability does each model demand from us?
- What is the cost of switching in 12 months?
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