How We Have Avoided Disaster Supply Chain Disruptions This Year

This year has wreaked havoc on the global supply of just about every industry, leaving thousands of companies scrambling to try and stabilize their operations.

Fortunately (and unfortunately), this isn't our first rodeo. In the past 40 years of being in business, we have been squeezed by supply chain issues and have been the unwanted recipient of production-halting complications such as custom holds, debilitating storms, and drawn-out dock strikes that have left customers' parts stranded for weeks.

Although painful at the time, the outcome of these challenges has made us more resilient as they have led us to install contingency plans to reduce these manufacturing risks, thus protecting our customers.

To strengthen our manufacturing flexibility, we invested heavily into our manufacturing infrastructure by strategically adding facilities throughout the globe (China, Thailand, Mexico and the US). This also gives us a unique advantage should a supply chain issue arise. If necessary, we can easily re-allocate production to any facility at any point in the manufacturing process. All of our facilities are capable of 3-shift (24-hour) operation and have identical manufacturing processes and capabilities to ensure complete interchangeability. In case of a shipping issue or dock strike could hamper production overseas, we can increase production of our onshore facilities in Mexico and southern California and use our own delivery vehicles to ship products between plants.

The truth is, even though these disaster plans are not needed often, when they do come up every few years, unlike most of our competitors, we have proven, battle-tested contingency plans to ensure you, our customers, will receive your products on time.

If you need a resilient, supply chain hardened manufacturer with a 'whatever it takes' approach to ensure your production line stays online…look no further.