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Paladin provides consulting services for companies that planning to move products or processes offshore.  We do an assessment of the entry factors particular to your company enabling you avoid common pitfalls and set up transfer planning.

Some Entry Factors

• Location of competitors, suppliers, customers

• Legal structure assessment

• Investment planning and implementation

• Human resource considerations

• Duty free requirements

• Logistics risk assessment and a plan for risk mitigation

• Expertise Factor

• Companies can use any one of (or a combination of) the following offshore manufacturing methods:

  • Subcontracting

  • Shelter Service

  • Captured Manufacturing

  • Combination of above for risk mitigation

  • Supplier or customer strategy

Common Pitfalls

• Underestimation of fixed costs

• Improvement avoidance - Company sends a fundamentally flawed product offshore in an attempt to improve margins

• Sweat shop mentality - throw labor at problems

• Inspecting defects out works no better when the labor is inexpensive

• Lean manufacturing and cycle time reduction are more important offshore due to transportation time

• Equipment maintenance is even more important away from the parent company (TPM)

• Lack of local expertise - support is vital!

Transfer Planning

• Import/Export

• Material Logistics

• Local Staffing

• Local Training

• Support from Home Base

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