Raw Material Supplier, Contract Manufacturing, Scale Up, and Supplier Management
Are you looking for a supplier for your raw materials or a contract manufacturer to make your product? Selecting the right partner is more than simply choosing the top tier or the lowest cost. Much of the time, the cheapest options end up costing you more in the long run. And the top tier might not always be the right fit for your business.
To select the right partner, there are six main steps you need to take:
- Create your selection criteria (capabilities, GMPs, etc).
- Find the right partners.
- Negotiate and finalize an agreement on cost, quality, and time.
- Scale-up from bench to production.
- Manage performance and relationship.
- Make adjustments and improvements as you go.
At JIT Experts Hive, we link you to experts with vast experience in sourcing, manufacturing, and quality management. We help you create the right selection criteria for your business, find the best partner, and negotiate an agreement.
But we don’t stop there. Once the product development and design are completed, we work closely with you and your partner to transfer and scale up to production. We do this through complete specification or design documents. These documents help maintain the consistency, performance, and desired attributes of your product.
Once in production, we help establish quality checks to ensure repeatability and consistency. We do this whether you’re producing through a contract manufacturer or your own factory.
But our work still isn’t done! Sourcing and contract manufacturing is a tough, low-margin business. It’s one that needs active managing – even after you select the right partner. We help you set up performance management criteria to get the best out of your relationship with your partner.
