Services
Supply Chain Management
The right partner for your product and business
Even the best-designed product depends on a manufacturing partner that can deliver reliably to market. Zebulon Solutions provides strategic and tactical supply chain support from early design decisions to manufacturing and delivery.
We help ensure cost-efficient sourcing for raw materials and components with vetted suppliers throughout the design process. We support component selection from the earliest design phases through the final manufacturing process for delivery to the end customer.
Our experienced team works with custom suppliers large and small around the world to match your specific needs. Whether onshore or offshore, turnkey or consignment, we deliver data-driven manufacturing solutions tailored to your product and business.
We don’t take a commission or receive payment from any of the suppliers we recommend. It allows us to work independently and in your best interest.
Our Process
The formula for success
Innovation. Experience. Integrity.
From selecting the right manufacturing partner to managing the production ramp, we ensure a smooth path to stable production.
Strategy
We start by understanding your business goals and product requirements, then evelop a supply chain strategy that scales with your business.
Optimization
We navigate the trade-offs between cost, delivery, and quality to identify the manufacturers that best support your business and product goals.
Qualification
We use a standardized process to identify and evaluate suppliers to ensure those we recommend are fully vetted to meet your business needs.
Services
Some of the tactical services we include as part of a project or as a stand alone service:
Supply Chain Management
Supply chains require maintenance or they weaken and eventually break. From prototyping through scaled production, we help you identify your sourcing risks and implement strategies before problems arise.
- Prototype and full production sourcing
- Second sourcing
- Component obsolescence management
- Quarterly business reviews
- Problem vendor corrective action management
- KPI management
Manufacturer Search
Your contract manufacturer is your largest and most important supplier. We know there is no one-size-fits-all solutions, but you need a tailored solution for your needs.
- Requirements definition
- Network and industry connections
- Trade list searches
- Supplier identification
Reshoring & Onshoring
Reshoring is a simple concept: bring manufacturing back home. In practice, however, it’s messy. Not only are there real cost drivers for offshoring, but decades of such has shifted the underlying supply chain, too. There are valid reasons to reshore—decreased inventories, improved cash flow, market agility, tariff & risk abatement, and/or IP security. Since it is complicated, it may need a multistep or partial approach.
- Manufacturing search
- Supplier audit & vetting
- Quotation management
- Inventory solutions
Supplier Audits & Vetting
Any supplier can build a great website, but on-site visits reveal the truth. Our team of experienced staff assess risk and evaluate fitness for your business and product.
- On-site audits
- Vetting for interest, fit and competence
- Qualified short-list
Quotation Management
Managing your product costs is critical to your success. Our robust RFQ process solicits competitive bids from multiple qualified suppliers to ensure you get the best value for your product.
- Robust Request for Quote (RFQ) process
- Focused bid candidates
- Assemble documentation package
- Evaluate RFQ responses
Inventory Solutions
A single component missing from the build can shut production down. Whether you want to consign your inventory or set up turn-key processes, we help ensure you have every part you need for every build.
- Turnkey and consignment models
- Part shortage resolution
- Risk managment
Bill of Materials
Having an accurate list of every component in your product is the first step in managing your inventory. We not only ensure a complete and accurate list, but analyze it for cost reduction opportunities.
- Assessment of completeness & accuracy
- Scrub for end of life
- Cost reduction analysis
- Cost-efficient component selection
- Obsolescence planning
Equally impressive was their management of the supply chain and vendor relationships. That capability proved essential—without it, the timeline to redesign, source, and bring a new board to market would likely have doubled.
Zebulon Solutions delivered exactly what we needed: a thoughtful, thorough, and truly turnkey solution.
