Quote Originally Posted by FenixFire View Post
Outsourcing production overflow would not be to other engineering firms. It would need to be contract manufacturing. I know of several dozen, but to be honest TCSS prices are at or below what most would charge him to do the contract manufacturing to the tolerances I have seen from the parts I have received from him. Unless he went to Asia, then tolerances and consistency would be the main concern.
Is contract manufacturing not outsourcing production under a contract to an engineering firm to manufacture to a specification (both dimensional and material)?

To me the option is simple - either pay a premium to outsource with the reduced profit margins that would entail, or lose business to competitors as clients go elsewhere because he cannot deliver what they want in a timely fashion. It is not rocket science!