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Emerging Market New Product Introduction & Transfer
Overview
With integrated services ranging from consultative design services to cost-effective printed circuit and system assembly and product transfer, dataCon helps emerging market original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) transform their designs into deliverable hardware.
The following case study details how, by entering into a virtual partnership with its customer, dataCon was able to provide a cost-effective materials fulfillment and manufacturing solution that would enable its customer to gain market share in Asia.
Situation Assessment
The customer an emerging market OEM - wanted a local EMS supplier to provide producibility analysis and NPI services for an optical system with the imaging capabilities of ultra-sound. The OEM had no prior experience outsourcing a product and needed/wanted to leverage dataCon's design and materials procurement resources. Trusting dataCon to manage final configuration and testing, as well as shipment to the customer marked a significant step forward in the OEM's virtual manufacturing strategy for Asia, a fact made even more significant because it was also the OEM's first customer delivery of the new product.
Choosing dataCon
The OEM chose to fulfill a critical skill by outsourcing to dataCon. dataCon's years of experience as a total solutions provider, offered a single unique solution to this customers need for emerging market technical product support.
- Proven track record: Throughout the course of a business relationship with the customer, dataCon demonstrates execution excellence in printed circuit assembly, system integration, and test development.
- Cost-competitive manufacturing solution: The OEM was able to leverage dataCon's strategically located facilities to obtain a cost-competitive manufacturing solution with transfer capabilities.
- As a supply chain solutions provider, dataCon was able to manage the entire supply chain, including direct shipment to customers.
- Technology leadership: dataCon's facility featured state-of-the-art equipment operated by a team of highly skilled employees.
The Solution
By leveraging dataCon's high quality integrated services for its product launch, the OEM obtained:
- dataCon's globally consistent, new product introduction processes.
- A dedicated customer-focused team that utilized its engineering and technical expertise to support the manufacture and assembly of the OEM's highly complex product which leveraged the imagery of ultrasound with the performance of a microscope.
- Preferred pricing on components through dataCon's preferred supplier relationships and aggregate purchasing knowhow.
- Further savings through dataCon's regionally sourced, cost-effective labor solution for time-sensitive, labour-intensive, manual production activity (i.e. assembling of enclosure cases, affixing of labels).
Results
By choosing to leverage dataCon's suite of integrated services, the OEM received a cost-effective, US-based manufacturing partner with process transfer capabilities.
- Approximately 30 percent reduction in assembly labor time (proto-pilot) for a projected saving of $30k in volume production.
- An exceptionally high yield rate using oscilloscoptic alignment of fiber optical cables
- On-time delivery to customer expectations.
Every day, dataCon works with OEMs across several market segments to help them reduce costs, optimize efficiencies and enable them to achieve competitive advantage. dataCon's integrated services and solutions can help you to transform your company, transform your partnerships, transform your results.
Contact us to find out how.
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