Vendor Sourcing

The vendoring process actually began during the concept refinement phase, with team members researching and identifying a short list of qualified domestic and off shore production partners. As the CAD files and BOM moved through development steps we sent quote packages to a range of partners for preliminary cost estimating as well as for feedback to the team. The dialogue we created early on with select partners paved the way for effective decision making and also fed the development process with critical information related to cost, component availability, etc. Ultimately, our client and Bresslergroup representatives toured several facilities in China to cement the relationship and work through the transition plan toward final production. Through negotiations, the production partner even agreed to invest in critical product testing equipment necessary for compliance testing for both US and other global markets.