Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 22, 2016

But in my research, and in conversations with hardware entrepreneurs throughout the country, I have noticed several developments that have put manufacturing start-up activity on a faster, more commercial track. .” The rise of hardware startups still has the feel of an insurgency. Such an age could be beneficial for the U.S.

Entrepreneur 8

Entrepreneur Contract Manufacturing Incubator Venture Capitalist 8

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 1, 2012

Hospira is an advanced contract manufacturer. The United States pioneered the concept of contract manufacturing organizations in the 1980s when Japan was a fearsome economic power and Western companies were realizing they could no longer rely on the vertically integrated production philosophy that dated to Henry Ford.

Contract Manufacturing 8

Contract Manufacturing Offshoring Supply Chain Biotechnology 8

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 24, 2012

manufacturing jobs. Combine that with the offshoring mania among established manufacturers, and you've got a full-blown crisis. But don't blame private equity for underinvesting in seed-stage manufacturing companies and thus failing to prepare the ground for the next Apple, Cisco, or Intel.

Finance 9

Finance Due Diligence Contract Manufacturing Supply Chain 9