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Our
Company
In the
early 1990s, Acme recognized the movement away from extensive
customer-owned inventory, and that the marketplace needed
suppliers with an understanding of supply-chain management.
While
many progressive buyers were searching for the one special
vendor that would truly vest itself in the customers
success, most corrugated manufacturers had little interest
in meeting customers Real-Time manufacturing demands.
It has
always been obvious to us that supplier requirements have
little to do with the true needs of the customer. But
we determined that we could become a true partner to our
customers, and we made our Real-Time concept a 100% corporate
commitment. In other words, we put our customers needs
first: our customers could now choose their own speed of
delivery.
Weve
been able to accomplish this because Acme actively pursued
the theory of "overcapacity, a way to produce
product in a more time-sensitive manner. This is a very
different manufacturing technique than the traditional one
of producing what fits the box manufacturers time schedule
and and in doing so turning customers requests into a secondary
priority.
Instead
of filling our warehouse and shipping from existing inventory,
were completely order-based, meaning that every order
received is a priority and is manufactured as needed, in
Real-Time. Thats important to you because it allows
you to:
..• Increase
your space for manufacturing
..• Maintain
minimal box inventory, guaranteeing freshness of product
with less chance of damage
..• Reduce
your labor and handling costs
..• Free
up your cash flow And
that means you receive a quality product,whenever you want
it, at a price that doesnt bust your budget.
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