Solutions: Research

As an often overlooked and under funded area within many organizations, research (or the lack thereof) can directly impact your company's ability to stay competitive. Material innovations, regional labor shortages, and changes in exportation laws are just a few of the issues with which we can help keep your organization up-to-speed.

Few companies would claim that they spend nothing annually on research and hope to remain competitive in years to come. With limited budgets and the ongoing struggle to quantify the benefits of research expenditures, companies are finding it increasingly difficult to remain up-to-speed on even those issues that may appear to be tied to core competencies. Below are just a sampling of research areas which can have immediate and dramatic effects on your business if they are overlooked:

• Regulatory and statutory developments: When taxation codes change in Hong Kong, will you have the right processes and paperwork to ensure your goods will clear customs on time? Telefonix will.
• Labor availability: If certain areas of Southern China experience labor shortages, do you have the resources to transition production within China without schedule interruption? Telefonix does.
• Material innovations or shortages: If a global conglomerate corners the market on a given thermoplastic and the lead time triples, will you be ready? Telefonix has been.
• Cultural events: Many countries celebrate extended new year's celebrations which can have a dramatic impact on local infrastructure, labor availability and even standard utilities (i.e., power, water, etc.). Have you planned for these inevitabilities? Telefonix has.
• Technological breakthroughs: Most companies know all too well that technological innovation can cause immediate obsolescence of existing processes, resources and even product lines. Are you keeping up? Telefonix was ready in China when the government closed 30-40% of the plating facilities in January 2007 due to pollution concerns.

Recent AMR Research studies report only 5% of manufacturers claim research and improving innovation influences technology investment, yet 24% say lean manufacturing is a major influence. Telefonix believes that you cannot ensure future efficiencies without research today. Let us help you be ready for tomorrow's initiatives.

Contact a Telefonix representative to see how we can help your company deliver on tomorrow's goals today.