Maintaining a certain standard of quality while keeping costs low may seem like an impossible task. However, by looking at both the visible and invisible costs that affect both production quality and efficiency, our experts can help you identify areas where you can save money and keep your quality up to par.
Tiers 1 & 2
(including on-site paint shops)
The productivity of factory workers is much lower in China than in Europe or North America. Managers are aware of surprisingly few “best practices”.
We typically look for opportunities such as:
Is the factory aware of the money it loses because of poor quality? Here are the main sources of such costs:
By reducing set-up times and batch sizes, we can easily get work-in-process inventory down to 1 day in each workshop.
It allows for the following savings:
Read here for more information on how to reduce inventory in a Chinese factory.
When this option is on the table, product designs should be re-examined with the following questions in mind:
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