There has been very good points made as to the benefits of large and small companies outsourcing for their design transfer into manufacturing process. I agree that small companies will often benefit from outsourcing the manufacturing process because often times they will not have the sufficient equipment available to manufacture their product efficiently. Therefore it ends up being more cost effective to pay another company whom has the available tools to make the manufacturing processes go along with ease. It would be ideal for every company to have the sufficient materials and technology needed to manufacture their product in bulk, however this is unrealistic. There are going to be companies established with the sole purpose and expertise of manufacturing products professionally. Therefore companies whom specialize in research and development or quality assurance are going to be able to produce their product more efficiently if they outsource to these professionals. However you must ensure you provide the company with the proper documents and specific instructions to avoid any miscommunication for this could lead to loss of money and time.