why choose 
if a company is already in business there may be a point when certain situations arise that will cause a company to pause and consider which direction it should proceed in whether it should buy or make the parts or products it needs some of these events could be a trusted supplier shutting down an increase or decrease in demand for the product or a possible path for new opportunities at these junctions management will have to consider the advantages of either making or buying the product which can also be outside of a cost benefit analysis will one decision lead to economies of scale to a possible new product line or a restructuring of the core business depending on the business and its place in the market there will be both advantages and disadvantages of continuing down the same path or forging a new one 