This is the third in a series of four blogs touching on when and why companies would work with KANDU for production services.

Companies making decisions about their future regularly review the balance of expense versus revenue or “return on investment.” The question of whether to take on permanent overhead costs for growth within your walls depends on your needs including timing, predictability, risk-tolerance and market demand.

Company C is growing. They have a new product that takes up too much space and they don’t want to invest in a move or expansion project until they know how the market receives this new product. They call us. We have the space, the capacity and we manage the inventory seamlessly to their monthly requirements.  By working with KANDU Industries they respond to the market quicker and with less long-term risk. It is a win-win.

This is the second in a series of four blogs touching on when and why companies would work with KANDU production services.
During these recovering economic times, companies are understandably a bit more cautious about hiring people. The decision to add people to the payroll involves real bottom line costs, not only in paying the person but also in the recruitment, training & benefits for that position. Then there is the possible cost of unemployment tax if the market takes a dip or the person doesn’t fit well past the probationary period. Working with KANDU’s labor force can help companies avoid or delay those costs.
Do you want to avoid hiring and training costs?
Company A could have hired temps or extra employees but then they didn’t know if the additional growth in product sales would continue. They needed to respond quickly to the orders but they weren’t sure they wanted to commit to the extra time and costs needed to hire, train, and supervise new employees. Now they contract us to do the work and we help them respond to the market quickly.
Do you need flexible, reliable labor for business growth or peak seasons?
Company B has a really busy season and they just need extra help for a few months of the year. They don’t want to hire and then lay off people so they call us. We flex with their needs and give them quality service so they trust us and come back to us each time the sales increase beyond their usual capacity!

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When people ask, “What type of production service does KANDU offer?”,  instead of reciting a laundry list of possible processes (packaging, assembly, kitting, etc), we  tell a broader-view of those problems that we solve for our customers. It helps our potential customers consider their current processes from their own point of view.  They  don’t have to get distracted by wondering what specific processes we can perform. Instead, they can review what processes their own employees do that prevent them from being more focused and efficient regarding core competencies.

We will feature a few of the more common situations that bring companies to work with us over the next few posts.

Are you looking to fill an unusual customer request especially those that don’t fit your current automation capabilities? For example, company A is making widgets. They do it well and they sell many of them. Then a customer orders 100,000 widgets and asks Company A to package them with another product. This other product doesn’t fit their automation configuration. Company A decides that instead of buying an expensive machine or incurring overtime, they call us. We can do it.

It is a common saying around here that if you are having a bad day, go walk out on the production floor and spend some time with the client workers. It doesn’t matter if they’ve seen you 10 days before or 10 minutes before, you’ll very likely be greeted by kind hand waving, by name and with lots of enthusiasm. You’ll hear everything from “Hi!” to “You look nice today” to more personal, “I’m going to see my niece tonight!” Their generous sharing of info and greetings often improves the feel of the day. My co-worker Jennie once said, “Wow! A person can feel like a rock star just walking through a room!” It made me wonder how often I make others feel like a rock star. Here’s hoping you feel like one this week. If not, stop by!