write it in a different words in a longer form: Increasing subcontractors increased stock outs to three. The use of subcontractors would be good for an overall business model. Using the subcontractors the profit decreased from $207,142 to $198, 800. From this exercise, I wouldn't rely on subcontractors for this portion of the business. I would continue to make use of demand forecasting, and only utilize subcontractors when the demand is greater than forecasted