Vital Link Consulting - Supply Chain Excellence
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Manufacturing Excellence

Vital Link can help drive tremendous value from your manufacturing operations through a customized plan utilizing proven Lean management tools and technology. The result is reduced costs, increased capacity, and improved quality / yield.

 

Manufacturing Strategy That Meets Your Needs Today and In The Future

Whether you make your product internally or through a contract manufacturer, the best product design and business plan is useless if your manufacturing operations are failing you. Determining how and where your product will be made can be a stressful process - after all, you’re entrusting them to deliver a product that fulfills your entire vision! Vital Link’s expertise in everything manufacturing makes us the perfect partner to help relieve that stress and give you the confidence that the decision you’re making is one that best fits your company’s needs both today and into the future.

 
 
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Manufacturing Strategy

One of the first questions a new company, brand, or product team usually has is ‘where should we make our product’? This question doesn’t go away after launch - your manufacturing strategy should be evaluated regularly as your business changes. The decision that was made at launch may not be the best fit when you hit $100M….or $1B in revenue. The answer to this question is different for every situation. There are countless factors that need to be considered when making this decision and establishing capabilities or supply agreements. Vital Link’s expertise in both in-house and contract manufacturing gives them the edge in having an intimate knowledge of both sides of the coin. Our flexible, client-centric approach will make sure that YOUR strategy is tailored to YOUR business needs. We will stay with you to ensure the execution of that strategy is carried out flawlessly.

Lean manufacturing

If it is time to drive waste out of your manufacturing processes in order to reduce cost, improve quality results, increase capacity or avoid costly expansion, then Vital Link has all of the right tools to get you there! If you know exactly where you want to focus, then we will talk through the various Lean tools that can be used for your situation and create a plan to drive improvement. If you aren’t entirely sure what needs improving, but know that you need to begin getting more value from your manufacturing operations, then Vital Link has a keen eye to explore your current operations and make quantifiable recommendations to go after.

Vital Link has the expertise to carry out a wide variety of continuous improvement initiatives:

  • Value Stream Mapping

  • Rapid Change-over (Single Minute Exchange of Dies)

  • 5-S

  • Preventive Maintenance, Predictive Maintenance, Autonomous Maintenance

  • Manufacturing Management Routine (KPI’s, dashboard/reporting, coaching for performance)

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Facility Build-Out / Expansion

Are you ready to bring your manufacturing in-house or grow your current capacity, but lack the time or expertise to bring it to life? Vital Link will lead your expansion or build out from concept to operational. Contact us today to discuss how we can help manage each element:

  • Design and specifications

  • Equipment sourcing

  • Architectural and engineering oversight

  • City permit plan check management

  • Construction project management

  • Operational Readiness and SOP creation