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Many companies struggle with new product developmen
Most companies have a bigger appetite for new products than they have capability to research, design, engineer, start production and launch.
Partnership relationships built on trust and demonstrable value-added for all the partners are superior to the vendor/customer relationships of the past (and present, unfortunately).
Many companies are looking to China for lower cost components and even in some cases finished (or almost finished) goods.
Outsourcing is no longer a mystery. Most companies are now outsourcing parts of their business that would have been unthinkable a few years ago.
Lean Manufacturing initiatives succeed only in the proper senior management environment with correct ?œPolicy Deployment???