Contract Manufacturing Can Best Be Defined as ________

Multiple Choice

Contract manufacturing can best be defined as ________.

A) the outsourcing to independent suppliers of business service functions such as accounting, payroll, human resource functions, travel services, IT services, customer service, or technical support
B) the relocation of a business process or entire manufacturing facility to a foreign country
C) sourcing from the firm's own production facilities
D) an arrangement in which the focal firm contracts with an independent supplier to manufacture products according to well-defined specifications