Thanks to shows like Shark Tank and the explosion of overseas manufacturing sector, contract manufacturing is more popular with businesses than ever before. But, not all contract manufacturing is the same. Some industries can’t afford to outsource the manufacture of their precision components to firms where intellectual property protection and quality control are both sub-standard.
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House of Lean: Cypress Technologies’ Philosophy Reduces Cost and Increases Quality
Cypress Technologies’ lean operation improves quality and delivery by reducing cost and waste. In the next series of blogs I will address how Cypress Technologies’ operational direction and philosophy guides our organizational development. We borrowed the House of Lean from Pascal Dennis’, Lean Production Simplified, a great book. I have found no simpler tool to communicate the journey and sequence an organization must undertake to become lean.
10 Questions to Ask a Potential Contract Manufacturing Partner
Thriving in today’s dynamic environment often requires selecting a partner to come alongside your product manufacturing efforts. Choosing a Contract Manufacture can be nerve-wracking and risky. With so many options, both domestic and abroad, the decision often comes down to price. And while price is important, there are many other factors to consider when selecting the ideal Contract Manufacturing partner to help take your product to market on time, on budget, and at a competitive value. When conducting due diligence in the search for your next specialty product manufacturing partner, there are many questions with which you’ll want solid answers. Start with these ten.