Outsourced Product Development

NPI, as one of the leading outsourcing and sub-contract manufacturers in the UK, work closely with clients to establish a close working relationship with the client’s team and ensure that the outsourced activities are rigidly scoped and documented and fit with any activities that will be implemented by other 3^rd party providers or by the clients themselves.

Outsourced Product Development requires careful consideration. The first thing you should do before you embark on the journey is identify your organisation’s specific, measurable goals and include the outsourced activities into your organisational processes.

After you have determined your company’s machine manufacturing needs, take time to consider your business’s circumstances and analyse the available options.

Partnering with a qualified Outsourced Product Development provider allows OEMs to benefit from lean manufacturing principles, a fast time to market, reduced development costs and quality manpower without the need for huge overheads.

What is Outsourced Product Development?

Outsourced Product Development (OPD) is the outsourcing of specific elements, or the entire process related to the development of a product. Outsourced Product Development enables product companies to utilise the product-building know-how of expert manufacturing companies.

For some time Outsourced Product Development used to be made overseas, to India or China, on the basis of cost. However, cost savings achieved from outsourcing overseas can disappear when a business has to revisit certain issues over and over again until they get it right. Managing this process remotely can use up valuable management time.

NPI have written a whitepaper which highlights the attractive benefits of sub-contracting locally and will be useful if you are considering sub-contracting you're machining or if you currently outsource your product development internationally but are thinking about localising your outsourcing.
 

NPI Solutions are based in Irvine in Scotland and offer our Outsourced Product Development service to clients from across the United Kingdom, Europe and the rest of the world. Whether you are nearby or further away NPI’s outsourcing experts are ready to talk to you about the areas you need to outsource.

If you’re unsure of if your goals are feasible or what the timescale is likely to be then just drop us an email on sales@npi-solutions.com or call on 01294 316 980 and we can discuss your idea with you and answer any questions you may have.