The Extron Approach:
Last Mile Manufacturing®

Problem:
The Old Supply Chain Model is Broken

Asia/China Centric Supply Chains are Non-Resilient:
If you are building most of your high-value electronics or medical device overseas, you are likely subject to supply chain interruptions caused by geopolitical or economic issues, transportation issues, or natural disasters. Critical IP is often exposed to overseas theft. It's slower to respond to changes in demand, and it's harder to learn and pivot when product defects are discovered.

  • COVID-Based Interruptions
  • Outsourcing Your Expertise
  • Geopolitics / Tarrif Wars
  • Intellectual Property Theft
  • Transportation Cost Spikes
  • Slow Response Times

Extron's Solution:
Last Mile Manufacturing®

Extron's unique Last Mile Manufacturing® approach restructures your supply chain so that the final assembly and testing of key components occurs closer to your customer.  This minimizes the potential for supply interruptions, protects critical IP, and gives you the flexibility to grow and adapt faster.

THE NET RESULT:  SUPPLY CHAIN RESILIENCE.

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Why is Supply Chain Reslience important to high-growth companies?

Today's eary-stage and high-growth hardware companies need the following:

Efficiency

  • Cost Reductions
  • Inventory Reductions

Scalability

  • Flexibility
  • Responsiveness
  • Expansion

Speed

  • Faster Implementation, Learning

Resilience

  • Minimize Interruptions
  • Protect IP

How Does Last Mile Manufacturing Create Supply Chain Resilience?

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

Early Stage / Series A

Hardware IP Security

Manufacturing

Mid-Stage / Series B, C

Globalization / Tax / Compliance

Logistics

Late Stage / IPO

Returns Management

Demo-Evaluation Solutions

A Key Element: Intelligent GlobalizationTM

Extron's unique Last Mile Manufacturing® approach realigns your supply chain so that the final assembly and testing of key components occurs closer to your customer.  But, the Extron approach is to do it with an eye towards Intelligent Globalization, strategically leveraging Extron's Global Operations Footprint, existing supplier relationships, as well as new ones that improve supply chain resilience.  This minimizes the potential for supply interruptions, protects critical IP, and gives you the flexibility to grow and adapt faster.

Benefits of The Extron Approach

A RESILIENT, ADAPTIVE SUPPLY CHAIN
  • Reduced Concentration Risk
  • Careful, Defensive Global Sourcing
  • More Control Points
  • Protect Mission-Critical IP
  • Lower Transportation Costs
  • Reduced Inventory, Preserve Capital

FOUNDATIONAL OPERATIONS COMPETENCIES
  • Reduced Time to Scale-Up
  • No Costly Mistakes, Re-Learning
  • Extensible Operations Relationship
  • Reduced Inventory, Preserve Capital
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