Running a shop of your own is a constant process of balancing the supplies and tools you need against other costs to make sure you’re always ready to take on a new order. One way to make things easier is to build relationships with local suppliers who provide you with the basics you need to keep working.
Beyond Raw Materials
Investing in the materials needed to make your goods is as important as keeping staffing levels up. Raw materials are not all that’s important, though. Your setup and maintenance teams need replacement parts and components that not only fix the tools that break but that also build new purpose-driven production tools where they are needed. You need to have a plan for that part of your supply chain.
Casters, Compressor Line & More
The easiest way to make a list of the components your maintenance team needs is to ask …
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