We take the classic contract/collaborative manufacturing model of supply chain management, manufacturing, and quality assurance to a whole new level by adding a number of specialised services that are only unique to Gracezone. These are all explained in the sections: Managing Production, Managing Business and Smart Compliance.
We Find the Right Manufacturers - If we are looking for a manufacturer of a specific expertise, we are often referred to these manufacturers by the very manufacturing partners that we are currently working with or have worked with us in the past. This is beneficial to all parties as mutual trust is often guaranteed through an intermediary. Over the years, we have gathered extensive and exclusive knowledge of where to find these experienced manufacturers that are often obscure to the outside world through our wide range of partners.
Dynamic Materials Management - We provide comprehensive materials management services for our customers and manufacturing partners. This has numerous mission-critical benefits to ensure that your product is:
- manufactured to exacting specifications
- delivered within schedule
- competitively priced
By consolidating the buying process for critical components throughout the supply chain, Gracezone is able to ensure that genuine components are bought at the most competitive prices and are always available for scheduled production. To achieve this, Gracezone deals directly with component manufacturers, buys across multiple projects and absorbs holding costs needed to meet high minimum order quantities. In short, Gracezone manages the risks involved with materials management so that manufacturers and our customers do not have to.
On The Ground, Literally - We have local staff in both China and Malaysia providing immediate support when needed. Our project stakeholders and engineers are hands on and on the ground using their knowledge to execute processes ranging from process improvements to troubleshooting time-sensitive issues.
Broad Planning and Management - Our long standing relations with multiple suppliers, manufacturers and stakeholders means that we can help you manage things more efficiently, effectively and with far less risk. We manage all the required collaborative manufacturing planning and management objectives all within Gracezone in integrating all stakeholders both vertically and horizontally to where and when required. This can include:
- Manufacturing Resource Planning (MRP)
- Supply Chain Management (SCM)
- Customer Relationship Management (CRM)
- Enterprise Relationship Management (ERP)
- Supplier Relationship Management (SRM)
Gracezone runs Microsoft Dynamics ERP Systems to assist in streamlining our specialised business processes.
Centralised Control - Having centralised control by Gracezone allows us to get all supporting business activities right and minimizes multiple risks and inefficiencies from the start. Where other collaborative manufacturers only promote software solutions to the above, we at Gracezone take it to another level by being at the heart of where the action is. We do this by having frequent face-to-face interactions with all stakeholders in communicating to achieve goals ranging from establishing relationships to solving complex manufacturing challenges.
Governance and Risk Management - Gracezone manages the protection of intellectual property (IP) and proprietary knowledge of all parties very seriously. In fact, our core business and manufacturing models are designed to such that no single manufacturer or supplier is able to reverse engineer or manufacture a similar finished product without significant difficulties. Our unique multi-manufacturer model together with Gracezone procurement control of critical components coupled with final assembly done in locations away from manufacturers ensures that all essential IP and proprietary knowledge are actively protected.
Regulatory conformance - Regulatory conformance is of importance to ensure standards are met however, this often appears to be an expensive, time consuming and difficult procedure. Gracezone designs and manufactures products to be compliant right from the start and has the experience in conformance standards such as CE, UL, SafetyMark, TUV, EnergyStar and RoHS to name a few. Our proactive approach will save both precious resources by doing things ‘Smart’, and right from the start.
Factory Audit and Inspection Framework (FAIF) - To ensure that products are manufactured to required specifications and that human resource and the surrounding environment is treated with care and concern, we have created a FAIF framework that is multi-party inclusive. We conduct due diligence throughout the supply chain to be transparent and accountable to multiple stakeholders in producing products with sustainable, responsible and reliable outcomes.