Our OEMs know what they want and need from their manufacturing partners. Traditionally, they rely on us for our unique design for manufacturability services, the strength and competence of our quality and regulatory compliance capabilities, plus pricing and lead time considerations. We believe there’s one more critical element that impacts all of the above. The kind of relationship one has with their OEM partner. Given the opportunity, we strive to build the kind of genuine relationship that permits open and straight forward dialogue about every aspect of the project. We can confidently share that relationships like these allow us to understand and identify the type of value-added resources or services that will have the most significant impact on an OEMs specific product launch, a series of family products, and some cases, their overall business.
LEAN 5S and continuous improvement efforts are standard operating practices at PPM. However, truly understanding our overall customer’s needs means we can apply service-driven solutions to support their efforts. It may be leveraging new technology, applying manufacturing agility methodologies, or creating custom programs to improve supply chain needs. The game-changer is always how well we understand their needs, which can only be done with trust and openness. Open dialogues reveal opportunities a customer may not know we can provide or support.
PPM has the inherent ability to manufacturing high volume complex geometry while meeting ever-changing regulatory requirements. However, it’s the quality and trust of the relationships we’re able to build that allow us to truly function as a natural extension of an OEM business, which always yields the most successful and mutually beneficial results.