Abstract
High-tech companies are creating business models that transform manufacturing from vertically integrated firms for product-based business into collaborations of horizontal modular patterns. The global supply chain is a complex system that connects a central supply chain and manufacturing network to the factory network of a shop floor. This chain involves resource allocation, internationalization, collaborations alliances, and partnerships and synthesis of these components and achieve power for competitiveness, growth, and profit. Customer-solution integrates and specialized manufacturing service providers in the supply chain play a significant role in shaping these partnerships. Fresh insights and experiences can be gleaned specifically from Taiwan, which has dominated manufacturing in the key categories such as semiconductors, notebook computers, and LCDs.