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“KANDU Industries is often told by customers “We had no idea you could do that!”
We save our customers money, space, time and stress so they can concentrate on their core-competency, high-return activities.

• CNC Capabilities
• Shrink Wrapping
• High Speed Production
• USDA Approved Facility
• Heat Sealing
• Date/Barcoding
• Packaging
• High Cube Storage
• Warehousing Capacity

Now you have a small idea of what we do….
Visit www.kanduindustries.com or call 608-755-4123 for even more ideas!

KANDU Industries is moving only their Arrow Park operation (located on Parker Drive) to 1227 Barberry Drive throughout the weekend of December 3 - 5^th, 2010.  Operations will be up and running on Monday, December 6^th.  The Barberry property will increase KANDU’s ability to serve their production customers.  The new building offers a flexible open floor layout, high cube storage capacity, nine dock doors increasing semi-truck access and an outside storage building.

KANDU’s staff and clients are very excited about this move.  The new facility will provide a great work environment in a secured building.  The property on Barberry Drive is a Hendricks property in which they are remodeling specifically to meet KANDU’s needs.  Staff and clients will be able to enjoy a new break room and all new bathrooms.  The new property also provides ample parking, a more convenient drop-off/pick-up area with less traffic and lots of green space.

KANDU creates, promotes and provides diverse opportunities within the community that offer persons with disabilities or disadvantages the opportunity to pursue greater independence and meet their full potential.

For more information contact Gary Bersell, Executive Director at 608-755-4123 ext. 305 or Mike Ellis, Production/Facility Director at 608-755-4123 ext. 370.

I was out on the production floor recently, with customers. They were watching us in the initial stages as we started a job for them. A client worker from one of the other lines, Joel *, came over to our customers and asked “Who are you?” They smiled and said they were customers visiting from their company. Joel said, “but who are you?”  They laughed and said they were the quality control people and they were here to help set up the job. He looked at me and said, “Who are they?” I made the introductions using their first and last names. Joel said “Oh! So you are Carla and you are Jim.” Then he smiled, turned and walked away. As we realized that he was just looking for their first names, it made us all chuckle.  Sometimes, “Who are you?” doesn’t mean, what are you doing, what is your title , or even why are you here. It can just mean, what is your name and I will give you a welcoming smile. KANDU is awesome like that!

*Not his real name.

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.