The Integrated Services Advantage

Many clients of contract manufacturers have yet to take advantage of integration services.  For many years now, companies large and small have been outsourcing services or products to an outside supplier or manufacturer in order to cut costs. Integration is the next step in the outsourcing continuum. It is the stage when small assemblies join together to make bigger assemblies. It results in the same benefits our customers realize when they outsource a small assembly to us, only magnified. These benefits include but are not limited to the following:

• improved cash flow and utilization of capital
• improved inventory turns and cycle times
• lower overhead costs
• lower material costs
• improved internal resource utilization

ControlTek is well positioned to provide integration services that will allow our customers to take advantage of the benefits listed above. We can do this because of our lower labor costs, lower overhead, manufacturing expertise and greater purchasing power. 

Many of our projects that have started as ‘just manufacturing’ have evolved into integrated relationships.  Some of the services our customers have taken advantage of include:

• Design
• Research and Development
• Prototyping
• New Product Introduction
• Manufacturing Process Development
• Product Feature Improvements
• Cost Reductions (material, labor, quality)
• Supply Chain Management
• Vendor Management
• Quality
• Test Development
• Service & Warranty
• Shipping and Logistics
•  Marketing
• Others

The evolution from outsourcing to integration benefits companies by cutting costs and increasing opportunity for efficiencies.  ControlTek clients regularly experience the benefits of integration.  We benefit by exceeding our client’s expectations.