It’s a struggle for some companies to toy with the idea of outsourcing their kitting program. Smaller companies may worry about diluting their brand or losing flexibility. While larger companies only see outsourcing as a cause of inefficiencies within the supply chain. These are just a couple of the myths surrounding outsourcing kitting programs. Ready to debunk these myths? Let’s get started.
Customers get more value in the long run when the companies adopt a process that successfully groups products together. Product kitting and bundling are essentially the assembling and packaging of several complementary product units sold together for ease of customer ordering and at a lower price than they would pay for buying the same items individually.
In the world of product packaging and assembly, kitting takes separate but related items and packages them together under a single part number. This is especially helpful when items are to be used in conjunction with one another. One example might include various types and sizes of filters from several vendors packaged together in a kit for routine maintenance. Additionally, a remanufacturing operation can utilize a kitting warehouse to make the ordering process easier and more efficient.
In the world of product packaging and assembly, kitting takes separate but related items and packages them together under a single part number. This is especially helpful when items are to be used in conjunction with one another, like in the case of preventative maintenance kits. One example might include various types and sizes of filters from several vendors packaged together in a kit for routine maintenance.
Original equipment manufacturers (OEMs), remanufacturers, retailers and wholesalers establish warehouse kitting procedures to make ordering easier for their distribution network. By packaging separate-but-related items together under one part number, organizations save both time and money.
