Fertigungstiefe (EN)

Definition

The manufacturing depth describes how many production stages a company performs itself. It indicates to what extent a company realizes value-adding stages in its own operations. A high manufacturing depth means more control over the production process, but also higher investment costs.

Example

• High manufacturing depth: An automobile manufacturer that processes raw materials, manufactures components itself, and performs final assembly
• Low manufacturing depth: A company that only performs final assembly and purchases all components

Architecture

flowchart TD     A[Raw materials] --> B[Intermediates]     B --> C[Components]     C --> D[End product]          style A fill:#f9f,stroke:#333,stroke-width:2px     style D fill:#f9f,stroke:#333,stroke-width:2px          subgraph High manufacturing depth         A --> B --> C --> D     end          subgraph Low manufacturing depth         A -->|Purchased| C --> D     end