Off-shoring Manufacturing – saving energy at lower cost

THE BUSINESS CHALLENGE 

Off shoring to reduce production costs is a major trend in today’s increasingly competitive environment. Our client, a UK manufacturer needed to significantly reduce unit production costs with the introduction of a new, innovative air-conditioning energy-saving design.  A decision was taken to manufacture the new design at a suitable location in Asia. The challenge was to identify this location along with a low-cost manufacturer capable of meeting the exacting design, volume production and technology standards required by our client. 

AGILE8 APPROACH 

Building on our experience with similar Asia off shoring and outsourcing projects AGILE8 consultants first analysed this clients’ existing European-based manufacturing and supply chain management arrangements over the full ‘orders to cash’ lifecycle. We next factored in the major requirements, production engineering needs and volume ramp up projections for their new energy saving design. Having used our Insight© process modelling solution to evaluate this client’s needs, we next looked at Asia based country and supplier options, with due regard for political, economic, social and technology capabilities.  

THE SOLUTION           

At the conclusion of this assignment our joint client and AGILE8 consulting team chose a manufacturing partner in Southern China with an outstanding electronic design, plastic moulding and production capability. This supplier had a proven high quality mass production track record. 

THE BENEFITS