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Product Completion
In-Region Postponement
Near-Region Postponement
Asia Postponement
Asia-Direct Distribution
Hybrid Supply Model 80/20
Factory Supply
Pre and Post Sterilization Services
Reverse Logistics
Marketing Samples Fulfillment
Medical Kitting/Trays
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Product completion is the last point at which a manufacturer can make changes to a product before it gets into the hands of distributors, channel partners and end consumers. Selection of the appropriate supply chain solution model for your product will provide benefits in on-shelf availability and competitiveness. By choosing the correct model you will be better able to respond to consumer demand with speed, flexibility and minimized risk.

The choice of the supply chain model will depend on your product profile and will need to consider and balance the following drivers:

  • Product unit cost
  • Inventory levels (risk versus availability)
  • Product on-shelf availability
  • Freight and storage costs (inbound and outbound)
  • Tax and duty requirements
  • Component/accessory costs
  • Flexibility to meet changing demands
  • Working capital requirements
  • Supply chain touch points

As a world class supply chain management company, RR Donnelley Global Turnkey Solutions can provide a solution tailored to your specific needs, with the ability to support multiple models for the same product.

Model: Client Benefits:
In-Region A responsive supply chain, with lower inventory, in region postponement and configuration. Product completion in close proximity to the end customer. This model supports extremely tight lead-times and a very high level of complexity. The model tends to be build-to-demand.
Near-Region The evolution of this is near-region where price is starting to become an issue and whilst customers want a high degree of flexibility, are willing to trade some of this in order to get to cost targets so the ideal solution is to be near-region in Eastern Europe and Mexico.
Asia-off shore Low cost assembly but with higher supply chain transit times and freight cost.



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