Developing Strategic Manufacturing Assets

A mid-tier U.S. metal parts manufacturer desperately needed China sources for several parts that he was destined to lose based solely on price. We helped them prequalify several competent Chinese manufacturers and, with day-to-day oversight by our Chinese engineers, developed the Chinese companies into reliable, long-term partners willing to provide sustainable cost advantage.

Operations Management

A Western mid-tier metal parts manufacturer won a major package from a top tier customer based on globally competitive pricing only available in China. The package consisted of more than 100 different parts. CBN researched and identified an indigenous Chinese manufacturer who demonstrated the competence to make all parts in the package, but who could not conduct PPAPs or meet other process control requirements of the ultimate client. CBN developed and installed a PPAP system in the Chinese company and directly supervised the sampling and pre-production processes, resulting in a sophisticated system to assure confidence in the component supplier and their production processes.

HR Solutions

A U.S. company already active in China recognized a need for “boots on the ground” to resolve on-going quality problems with an existing network of mold and die suppliers. They wanted their own people in China, but found it too expensive to form a Chinese corporation to hire and manage employees. We solved their problem by advertising for engineers with the specific skills, knowledge and experience to get the job done; arranged telephone and video conference interviews between the top candidates and company executives in the U.S.; became employer-of-record for the selected candidates, since we are a Chinese corporation; are housing the new hires in our Shanghai office; and, are providing day-to-day support in the way of office and conference space; secretarial and administrative support, broadband Internet access; computers, phones, printers and fax machines; translation and other support services; logistics, technical, quality, tax and accounting, human resources, trade law, and research capabilities; and, a suite of Internet-based communications tools including video conferencing and online project management software.

Market Research & Pre-Investment Planning

We are working with one of the largest fastener manufacturers in the world to establish a network of indigenous Chinese fastener manufacturers to supply a new distribution center in China. The distribution center will also maintain a supply of imported standards and specials manufactured by our client in their home country, and will handle world-wide distribution for the company’s clients in China, their own country and customers throughout the rest of the world.

Engineering Support

A Western investment company approached CBN for help with design and manufacturing support for a new office product based on a proprietary design concept. We first checked to see if the concept had been patented in China. After determining that it hadn’t, we interviewed and pre-qualified several local office products designers, and retained the most impressive designer to confirm that the design was feasible and could be manufactured within established cost parameters. CBN then conducted a search for indigenous Chinese manufacturers that could meet all of the client’s stringent partnering requirements and could reliably produce a high quality product on time and within budget.