When a customer launches a blanket order for a new product with GMI, he can rest assured that we will both minimize his exposure on material, and at the same time ensure that product is available when a spike in demand occurs. Due to strong relationships with our suppliers and understanding of market conditions, GMI can put a lead-time reduction agreement in place and offer a KanBan program to ensure product is available when it is needed.  If a customer’s demand is not realized, GMI can minimize a customer’s exposure by adjusting supply of material.

Sometimes often overlooked is the importance of a reliable and effective supply chain that ensures schedules are being met. GMI’s supply chain professionals are highly experienced in managing production to obtain the lowest costs and meet delivery deadlines.

For offshore programs, we understand the freight, customs and lead-time requirements associated with offshore manufacturing. To ease the pressure on inventory requirements, GMI can develop tailored “stocking programs” to ensure that you have adequate inventory to meet your customers’ needs.

Finally, GMI understands that effective and efficiently-designed functional test systems can eliminate the hidden costs created from poorly designed product or accumulated “dog piles” of nonconforming parts.