A contract manufacturer is an independent manufacturer that contracts for products or components from a supplier. It is sometimes known as an independent wholesale manufacturer. In other words, it is like a wholesaler that supplies a single company with products. A contract manufacturer doing...

A contract manufacturer is either a direct manufacturer that manufactures directly for a company or sub-contracts for products or components. In the last case, it is an indirect form of outsourcing. An indirect contract manufacturer doing packaging operations for a company is known as a contract...

A contract manufacturer is usually a small manufacturer that manufactures products or parts independently. In some cases it is also known as an independent distributor. It is sometimes known as a contract importer. A contract manufacturer performing non-packaging operations is sometimes called a...