Wskaźnik głębokości wytwarzania jako kryterium elastyczności producenta - koncepcja i pomiar

The main objective of this publication is to develop an assessment method of the production depth indicator according to the concept of a flexible organization. The authors also engage into discussion and systematization of theoretical achievements which implicitly allows for the adoption of key - from the point of view of the research - assumptions and definitions. In the further part of this paper, the authors made an analysis of the production process of a selected component using the developed evaluation method, and illustrated what impact causes the transfer of the source of acquiring a subassembly from external markets for the purposes of own production.