Manufacturing Capability Assessments
One of the key obstacles encountered while establishing and maintaining global supply chain relationships is the significant distance between customers and suppliers. Routine supplier visits and audits can be conducted regularly in your local region. However, this necessary practice becomes troublesome and costly when you must cross the globe to access your suppliers. Additionally, you must overcome the ever present culture and language barriers that plague supply chain professionals every day.
TriVista offers Manufacturing Capability Assessments (MCA's) to address these pressing issues. MCA's are a simple and highly cost-effective service offered throughout Asia. Whether you are considering a new supplier, or would like an existing supplier to be evaluated by our team of supply chain and operations experts, TriVista offers clients the ability to conduct comprehensive, onsite assessments to help you understand the inner workings of your suppliers.
For a flat fee, our team of senior-level operations experts will audit your supplier’s factories throughout Asia. Our MCA's benchmark manufacturers against industry standard manufacturing practices across 10 focus areas and 67 unique criteria. With minimal advance notice we will visit your facilities, perform a comprehensive operational assessment, and prepare our proprietary 30 page report that details every aspect of their operations and conduct a step-by-step review with your team.
For more information or to schedule a Manufacturing Capability Assessment, contact us today.
Supplier Productivity Improvements
Utilizing the DMAIC process (Define, Measure, Analyze, Improve and Control), our Lean Six Sigma certified consultants work inside your supplier’s factories to reduce waste, improve cycle times, increase quality, and improve deliveries. Whether your organization is looking to implement performance metrics at a suppliers facility, or to drive the implementation of a comprehensive Quality Management and Assurance system, TriVista has the experience and the resources to help make it a success. We have helped factories throughout Asia deploy Lean Six Sigma methodologies to dramatically improve operations, ultimately reducing costs and risk.
We understand that processes are unique to their respective industries and organizations. Our experienced project teams review systems and create problem specific solutions. We then work in your suppliers factories to implement lean processes that eliminate needless waste and non value-add activities from your production lines. During this process, we empower their workforce with the tools they need to continue to take advantage of further opportunities down the road.
TriVista designs and executes a systematic approach to align value streams and eliminate waste. Our Lean Manufacturing experts work directly with production personnel to complete projects designed to improve productivity, lead time, floor space utilization, quality, and inventory. Our teams work on the ground, in our clients' factories to ensure timely implementation of improvement plans. Focusing on quick-hit (1 to 4 week) projects and longer term performance improvement partnerships, we strive to ensure our clients achieve the improvement results they desire within a 2 to 6 month timeframe.
Quality Improvements
Quality is often the greatest concern when dealing with a global supply base. Suppliers in low cost regions can lack the necessary skills and proper procedures to ensure they meet your expectations. TriVista works closely with manufacturers to implement robust quality management tools and systems, deploying Lean Six Sigma methodologies to drive significant quality improvements. Whether you are looking for support monitoring suppliers through basic on-site quality inspections, or require a more significant quality improvement program, TriVista can support you. We will quickly deploy resources with the appropriate skill set to rapidly deliver results.
Our consultants focus on implementing quality improvement initiatives throughout Asia - from deploying resources, to support Kaizen events at a supplier's facility, to helping clients develop comprehensive quality manuals and policies for their suppliers.
Supplier Identification & Diversification
We help US manufacturers rapidly identify new sources of supply in China.
Our Transparent Process
TriVista acts as an independent, vendor-neutral partner providing supply chain management services to customers throughout North America. We understand that every business is different; as such, TriVista staff works closely with our clients to develop best-fit supply chain strategies tailored to their businesses. Launching each project by establishing needs and conducting preliminary research, TriVista takes a disciplined, proven, process-driven approach to developing robust supply chains that allow for maximum flexibility and reduced risk. Understanding that you often need to show immediate results, we collaborate to quickly identify areas of opportunity and maximize savings in a time frame that suits your needs. TriVista acts as your supply chain representative in China. Working diligently, we establish, manage, and help improve your supply chain relationships - always keeping your best interests in mind.
A Unique Approach
The only way to create a sustainable, low cost supply chain is to be in control- control of pricing, control of vendor approval, control of logistics and control of cost savings. As such, we provide clients with 100% control of their supply chain. In addition, we are a US based company that works diligently to protect IP and ensure quality requirements are met. We do not act as brokers or middlemen, and we are not a trading company. We actively manage our clients’ supply chains as their in country partners.
