MP-72 · MANUFACTURING AND DFM
Make or Buy Process Decision
Compare transparent internal and supplier cost assumptions across volume for a preliminary make-or-buy process decision.
Preliminary design support. Your inputs and results stay in this browser.
WHAT THIS SCREEN ANSWERS
Make or buy is a comparison of transparent assumptions, not a universal cost answer. The page calculates total cost at entered volume for each option. The simple model is a way to expose the governing question early.
Capacity, quality, lead time, risk, revision rate, supplier capability, and strategic value can outweigh modeled cost. Confirm actual quotes, internal burden, capacity, quality, lead time, risk, and decision ownership. That is the boundary of this preliminary screen.
Make or buy is a comparison of transparent assumptions, not a universal cost answer. Capacity, quality, lead time, risk, revision rate, supplier capability, and strategic value can outweigh modeled cost. Record any value that is inferred, estimated, or still awaiting measurement.
The page calculates total cost at entered volume for each option. Confirm actual quotes, internal burden, capacity, quality, lead time, risk, and decision ownership. The decision remains specific to this application because make or buy is a comparison of transparent assumptions, not a universal cost answer. Use supplier documentation only under its stated conditions.