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Our Subcontracting Facility
We are located in one of St. Lucia's
Freezone industrial parks (link to St. Lucia Trade Zone). These industrial parks are within several miles of ocean transportation and right next to the airport. They have been established to cater to the needs of duty free manufacturers. Materials are moved in and out of the zones without customs formalities.
Excellence in manufacturing is even more important in an offshore factory than in a domestic one. Shorter manufacturing cycle times are required to compensate for longer material transit times. Separation of manufacturing from the technical base means that manufacturing procedures and processes need to be repeatable and consistent.
Paladin's St. Lucia factory is based upon the Lean Manufacturing principles - successfully used by our management in other St. Lucia factories. This is in many instances easier to do offshore as there are few preconceived concepts as to how manufacturing should be done. Manufacturing is arranged in work cell teams, employing just-in-time techniques. Each team has a highly trained team leader to handle logistics, supervisory issues and to continuously improve the work cell's performance.
Materials handling utilizes a kanban pull system where applicable. Weekly consolidated shipments are pulled from a warehouse in Miami, Florida. Both air and sea transportation are available.
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Box 265
Fairport, NY 14450
585.330.5337
www.paladin-mfg.com