Copy Exactly!

Copy Exactly is a factory strategy model developed by the computer chip manufacturer, Intel, to build new manufacturing facilities with high capacity practices already in place.

A123, a US company that makes lithium-ion batteries, has recently repatriated its manufacturing operations after years of producing in South Korea and China. To facilitate the move, the company also used a “copy exactly” strategy. South Korean operations were replicated on a larger scale in the United States with the help of a team of South Korean engineers who were extremely familiar with the production process.