Make-or-Buy-decision

Make or Buy decision: 

Make or Buy decision

Make or Buy Decisions: 

Make or Buy Decisions It is the act of making a strategic choice between producing an item internally (in-house) or buying it externally (from an outside supplier). A firm’s Make-or-Buy choices should be based on the following considerations: Strategic impact Available capacity Expertise Quality considerations Speed Cost (fixed cost + variable cost)make = (fixed cost + Variable cost)buy

Factor’s: 

Factor’s -- Impact on current vendor relation -- Nature of demand -- Availability and lead time for acquiring the technical expertise for producing the item. -- Current capacity utilization -- Develop new strategic process capabilities. -- Break even analysis.

Operations Strategy – Designing the Operations Function: 

Operations Strategy – Designing the Operations Function

Make or Buy: 

Make or Buy These considerations that favor making a part in-house: Cost considerations (less expensive to make the part) Desire to integrate plant operations Productive use of excess plant capacity to help absorb fixed overhead (using existing idle capacity) Need to exert direct control over production and/or quality Better quality control Design secrecy is required to protect proprietary technology Unreliable suppliers

continued: 

continued No competent suppliers Desire to maintain a stable workforce (in periods of declining sales) Quantity too small to interest a supplier Control of lead time, transportation, and warehousing costs Greater assurance of continual supply Provision of a second source Political, social or environmental reasons (union pressure) Emotion (e.g., pride)

Factors that may influence firms to buy a part externally: 

Factors that may influence firms to buy a part externally Lack of expertise Suppliers' research and specialized know-how exceeds that of the buyer cost considerations (less expensive to buy the item) Small-volume requirements Limited production facilities or insufficient capacity Desire to maintain a multiple-source policy Indirect managerial control considerations Procurement and inventory considerations Brand preference Item not essential to the firm's strategy

Two most important factors : 

Two most important factors Cost and the availability of production capacity.

Elements of the "make" analysis include: 

Elements of the "make" analysis include Incremental inventory-carrying costs Direct labor costs Incremental factory overhead costs Delivered purchased material costs Incremental managerial costs Any follow-on costs stemming from quality and related problems Incremental purchasing costs Incremental capital costs

Cost considerations for the "buy" analysis include: 

Cost considerations for the "buy" analysis include Purchase price of the part Transportation costs Receiving and inspection costs Incremental purchasing costs Any follow-on costs related to quality or service