#1: Giving Away Too Much Product Control
When a business enters a contract with another company to produce their product, they relinquish a significant amount of control over the decisions involved in the manufacturing process. Unless the agreement between the business and the contract manufacturing organization explicitly outlines the agreed-upon manufacturing requirements, the business has little control over the contract manufacturer’s willingness to adopt specific strategies or practices. Therefore, it is crucial to clearly communicate all production needs upfront. These requirements may encompass process strategies, the frequency of project updates or meetings with the assigned manufacturing team, project milestones, dates for achieving these milestones, and any other factors that you wish to have control over during the product's manufacturing life cycle.
Here at Cath Concept, we understand this frustration. We are committed to the following to ensure your complete control of your products and intellectual properties.
1. Clear Contract Terms
You, as the customer, we encourage you to clearly define and document all aspects of the agreement, including quality standards, production processes, timelines, and intellectual property rights.
2. Non-Disclosure Agreements (NDAs)
It’s also our requirement to sign NDAs to protect your proprietary information and prevent unauthorized disclosure of sensitive details. We welcome any clauses in the contract that clearly outline how your intellectual property will be protected and specify the consequences of any breaches.
3. Limit Information Sharing
We only need necessary information to manufacture your specific device. We do not need access to critical aspects of your product design or remaining production processes.
4. Regular Monitoring
We provide full access and visibility for you to oversee production processes, quality control measures, and adherence to agreed-upon terms throughout the manufacturing process.
5. Supplier Audits
We welcome periodic audits to assess our compliance with contractual terms, quality standards, and regulatory requirements.
6. Multiple Supplier Options
We encourage you to shop around and consider working with multiple contract manufacturers to reduce dependency on a single supplier. Do we want your business? Absolutely. It’s only after you have seen the playing field that you could appreciate our unfair advantages to speed of delivery, product quality, and technical expertise. Or you can take our word and contact us today :).
Stay tuned for article #2: Neglecting the advantages of establishing a strong relationship between contract manufacturing and clients.
Contact us. We would love to hear about your most challenging project yet.
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