Prototyping is a critical phase in the product development process. It involves creating a preliminary model of a product to test its functionality, design, and performance before it goes into full-scale production runs. Geater Machining and Manufacturing (GMM) excels in providing top-tier prototyping services that help companies bring their innovative ideas to life.
Our strategic material sourcing ensures that the right materials are available at the right time, reducing production delays and minimizing costs. By leveraging our extensive network of suppliers and utilizing advanced inventory management systems, we ensure a seamless flow of raw materials and finished goods.
We also employ strategic sourcing to maximize purchasing power, minimize risks, and optimize supply chain efficiency in material sourcing and vendor management. This is a part of a larger ecosystem of best practices, such as value analysis/engineering, that sustain quality and reliability.
Inventory management leads to cost savings by optimizing the supply chain and enhances production processes and customer satisfaction. We utilize a comprehensive supply chain inventory management system that involves managing the procurement and manufacturing processes precisely to ensure all raw materials and bill-of-materials are available at the right time helping us to mitigate supply chain disruptions, especially with precision requirements and multiple setups.
Geater is committed to being a reliable supply chain partner to its customers providing quality parts and components delivered on time consistently. Our supply chain inventory management system is a key part of our operations and provides a strong value-added benefit for our customers.
To provide more insight on how this system works and some of the areas we employ include:
Analyzing historical data, market trends, and customer orders to predict future demand enables us to manage inventory stock levels without overstocking or understocking.
We maintain a safety stock of critical materials based on incoming orders, finished goods, order quantities, and lead time and demand variability.
We implement JIT principles to reduce excess inventory by having our materials delivered when they are needed for production.
We have established many strong long-term relationships with our suppliers which helps us reduce costs and maintain consistent quality. It also enables us to negotiate better terms and take advantage of bulk discounts, and reliable delivery schedules.
We are committed to investing in the latest inventory management software for tracking inventory in our supply chain operations to maintain proper inventory and to have the ability to reorder materials automatically when levels reach pre-determined targets.
Geater is focused on continuous improvement in every part of our business and inventory management is not different. We regularly review and analyze our processes and continually look to where efficiency can be improved to optimize inventory levels or implement better material flow.
Geater realizes the internal benefits of our supply chain inventory management system from reducing supply chain interruptions, improved efficiency to reinforcing our capability to make on time deliveries to our customers.
Our customers also see real benefits from our system, including a few items listed below.
By enabling faster shipping and reducing the chances of supply chain disruptions customers’ demands are met promptly and more consistently.
Effective inventory management leads to lower holding costs, managing resources more effectively, thus reducing operational costs resulting in lower costs to the customer.
By addressing manufacturability challenges early in the design process, we help our clients accelerate their time to market. This allows them to bring new products to market faster and stay ahead of the competition.
A well-managed supply chain helps Geater be more flexible to meet customer demands and enables increased work capacity and customer service.
Supply chain inventory management is crucial in today’s precision machining and sheet metal fabrication market by providing a system to better plan, monitor and increase overall efficiency that benefits both Geater and all of our customers.
Simply call us at (319) 334-6026 or contact us online to speak with our experts about your project and how our Supply Chain Inventory Management benefits your company.
SBA, Veteran Owned company Geater Machining and Manufacturing, Co. (GMM) has been servicing the aerospace, electronics, and high-tech industries since 1962.
SBA, Veteran Owned company Geater Machining and Manufacturing, Co. (GMM) has been servicing the aerospace, electronics, and high-tech industries since 1962.
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