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When you partner with a manufacturer to produce your complete product or an essential component of your product, quality is likely your main priority. However, speed and efficiency throughout the process should also be high on your list as they often lead to greater cost-effectiveness and a better overall experience.
Typically measured in days, weeks, or months, turnaround time (also known as lead time or cycle time) is the amount of time it takes to complete a project from start to finish. Top manufacturers create and strive to adhere to a tight, expeditious schedule to mitigate delays and get the finished product out the door and to their clients, keeping in mind never to sacrifice quality for quickness.
As a trusted turnkey manufacturer of custom wire harnesses and other electrical components for nearly 40 years, the team at CAI is known for high quality craftsmanship as well as fast turnarounds. Before your next project, talk to us about your unique manufacturing needs and desired timeline, and we’ll work with you to create a schedule that works best for you.
To prioritize fast turnaround times, manufacturers like CAI employ a number of proven strategies and measures to ensure a streamlined, satisfying customer experience, including:
Offering all the necessary processes to perform every task from start to finish, a turnkey manufacturer and their process integration saves time, money, and hassle of having to deal with multiple contractors and conflicting schedules. Their simplified workflows and ability to eliminate unnecessary production steps help significantly reduce lead times.
An essential stage in the manufacturing process, prototyping involves creating a replica of the design for review and testing so that the design can be perfected before full production. Facilitating quicker designing and feedback, newer technologies such as 3D printing allow for rapid prototype development which hastens the overall manufacturing cycle.
Utilizing the latest automation technologies — from equipment software to consistently calibrated operating equipment — lowers the chance of human error, increases precision, and enhances consistency, which all contribute to speedier production runs.
Another key to fast turnaround is the optimization of production schedules which ensures resources are allocated properly, workloads are balanced, and bottlenecks are avoided. Experienced manufacturers know how to get the most out of their schedules, including the use of advanced scheduling software to streamline each manufacturing stage.
Making complex systems, like wire harnesses or electrical components, takes high attention to detail and expert craftsmanship as well as a commitment to quality control, not just after production but before and during the process. Thoroughly monitoring each stage and evaluating the quality of products throughout helps identify issues early and reduce delays and the need to backtrack, thus shortening lead times.
Widespread capabilities, including reliable partnerships with trusted suppliers, ensure faster sourcing of materials and components, minimizing wait times. Offering global and domestic capabilities, CAI can coordinate schedules with suppliers so that materials are available exactly when needed, limiting storage costs and downtime. CAI strives to be our customers’ favorite source!
Leveraging real-time tracking of production metrics can help identify inefficiencies and opportunities for improvement, leading to quicker, better informed adjustments and decision-making which ultimately adds up to faster turnaround times.
Through a combination of proven strategic practices, top manufacturers significantly enhance their ability to deliver products quickly while maintaining quality and customer satisfaction.
Offering everything from integrated processes to global and domestic capabilities, at CAI, we do everything in our ability to ensure speedy turnaround times along with the high-quality tested assemblies that we ship. From wire harnesses and cable assemblies to PCBA and custom box builds, talk to us today about your next manufacturing project!