Research Paper (postgraduate) from the year 2015 in the subject Business economics - Supply, Production, Logistics, , language: English, abstract: Competitive organizations forced to design their supply chain strategies in line with endless customer demand like service speed, faster delivery and low cost products without compromising quality. This only can be possible with a reliable, responsive and quality supplier base. The motives of outsourcing product, sub product or service may be different from organization to organization and may be department to department within an organization. Through this study we have tried to understand the motives of manufacturing outsourcing in selected discrete manufacturing industries of India. This study explores the various motives / considerations of manufacturing outsourcing during the product cycle i.e. engineering, project execution and manufacturing stage.