What is a fabless company? Characteristics, advantages, and disadvantages of fabless operations without owning factories.

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Recently, there has been renewed attention on fabless companies, a type of business model in the manufacturing industry. As fabless operations are advancing in industries outside of semiconductors and among small and medium-sized enterprises without factories, there is also a demand for the introduction and utilization of production management systems that are suited for fabless companies. In the article we are introducing this time, we will discuss the characteristics, advantages, and disadvantages of fabless operations, as well as key points for successfully implementing fabless strategies and examples. If you are interested, please refer to the details in the "Related Links" section below.

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Recently, there has been renewed attention on fabless companies, a type of business model in the manufacturing industry. As the trend of going fabless without owning factories progresses in industries beyond semiconductors and among small and medium-sized enterprises, there is also a demand for the introduction and utilization of production management systems that match fabless companies.
This article introduces the characteristics, advantages, and disadvantages of going fabless, as well as points and examples for successfully implementing fabless operations.