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Supply Chain Solutions
Unlock production potential
The price that you pay for a component is only an element in the total cost of acquisition. If reduction in total acquisition costs, time to market, flexibility of supply, and maintaining the highest quality of products both into and out of your business are all highly important factors to you then Gateway Can do.
Traditional electronic component distribution concentrates on trying to offer a portfolio of products off the shelf to meet customers frequent component demands. A rather virtuous objective but in reality almost impossible to achieve because of the unique mix of parts that companies specify to meet their requirements. Our supply chain solutions allow customers to determine which items from their bills of material they want to include in the programme, then Gateway does the rest. We assess demand patterns at line level then determine appropriate buffer stock levels based on dynamic modelling taking into account lead-time and demand vagaries; structure a bespoke supply solution to minimise the amount of inventory that you need within your business; and agree with you a replenishment pattern that ensures you have no production down time. What's more you can call product off using one of our electronic trading solutions (or even ask us to construct one matched to your specific needs), and have it delivered 'direct-to-line' on a 'just-in-time' arrangement, in re-usable containers that we both deliver and collect so as to minimise the product handling within your premises. Another Gateway Can Do solution that enables our customer to concentrate their efforts on realising their full production potential.