Editing Turnkey (section)

==Common usage==
''Turnkey'' refers to something that is ready for immediate use, generally used in the sale or supply of goods or services. The word is a reference to the fact that the customer, upon receiving the product, just needs to turn the ignition key to make it operational, or that the key just needs to be turned over to the customer.<ref name=rics>{{cite web |title=RICS draft guidance note - Comparative construction and engineering contracts": 1.3.5 The 'turnkey' approach |url=https://consultations.rics.org/consult.ti/comparative.construction/view?objectId=2425300 |website=RICS Consult |access-date=2 July 2015 |date=2013}}</ref> ''Turnkey'' is commonly used in the construction industry, for instance, in which it refers to bundling of materials and labour by the home builder or general contractor to complete the home without owner involvement. The word is often used to describe a home built on the developer's land with the developer's financing ready for the customer to move in. If a contractor builds a "turnkey home" it frames the structure and finish the interior; everything is completed down to the cabinets and carpet. ''Turnkey'' is also commonly used in [[motorsports]] to describe a car being sold with [[powertrain]] (engine, transmission, etc.) to contrast with a vehicle sold without one so that other components may be re-used.

Similarly, this term may be used to advertise the sale of an established business, including all the equipment necessary to run it, or by a business-to-business supplier providing complete packages for business start-up.<ref name=rics/> An example would be the creation of a "turnkey hospital" which would be building a complete medical.

In manufacturing, the turnkey manufacturing contractor (the business that takes on the turnkey project) normally provide help during the initial design process, machining and tooling, quality assurance, to production, packaging and delivery. Turnkey manufacturing have advantages in saving production time, single point of contact, cost savings and price certainty and quality assurance. <ref name=":0"> {{cite web |url= https://www.medicalmoulds.com/what-is-turnkey-manufacturing/ |title= What is Turnkey Manufacturing? |website= Micro Systems |date= 11 May 2023 |access-date=  23 May 2023}}</ref>