EARLY-STAGE COMPANY SOLUTIONS
Rethinking Supply Chain Architecture for Rapidly-Growing Companies
The old supply chain model is broken.
- Dependence on dedicated, China-based sources for finished product
- Risk of interruption
- IP theft
- Low responsiveness
- Every startup re-learning operations lessons
- Early stage operations expertise areas largely offloaded to disparate offshore vendors

Why is this important to investors and managers in early-stage companies?
Today's high-growth hardware companies need the following:
EFFICIENCY
- Cost reductions (cash efficiency)
- Inventory reductions (capital efficiency)
SCALABILITY
- Flexibility, responsiveness (seize opportunities)
- Enable global expansion
SPEED
- Faster implementation via experience, capabilitY
RESILIENCE
- Protect vs SC interruptions
- Protect vs IP theft
Extron's solution: Last Mile Manufacturing®
It's a rethinking of supply chain architecture for rapidly-growing companies.
STRATEGIC USE OF OFFSHORE
- Not a reliance upon it
- Eliminate single points of failure
- Silo and protect IP
FINAL ASSEMBLY IN-MARKET
- Volume-sensitive components
- Customer-specific configuration
- High value-density elements
TAILORED GLOBAL SOLUTIONS
- Quasi in-house but outsourced
- Integrated in-market operations capabilities
- 24/7 visibility and control
Early Stage / Seed
Hardware IP Security
Manufacturing
Mid-Stage / Series A
Globalization --
Tax / Compliance
Tax / Compliance
Logistics
Early Stage / Seed
Returns Management
Demo-Evaluation Solutions
Benefits of Extron's Last Mile Manufacturing Approach
With over 16 years experience in scaling well-known companies and products from startup to global, and with over $1.5B in annual shipments for our customers, Extron has the global operations experience early-stage companies need.
RESILIENT, ADAPTIVE SUPPLY CHAIN
- Reduced concentration risk
- Careful, defensive global sourcing
- More control points
- Protect mission-critical IP
- Lower transportation costs
- Reduce inventory / preserve capital
FOUNDATIONAL OPERATIONS COMPETENCIES
- Reduced time to scale / compressed timelines
- No costly mistakes and re-learning
- Extensible operations relationship
Integration and Configuration
World-class configure-to-order, test, and integration Services [more]
Fulfillment Solutions
Complete order/inventory management for improved responsiveness [more]
Logistics and Distribution
Solutions for forward distribution, tracking, and inventory control
Supply Chain Optimization
Years of experience in reducing cost, increasing speed and flexibility. [more]
Materials Management
Materials planning, qualification, procurement, and management [more]

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