| COMPANY: | Sanmina-SCI Corp. |
| HEADQUARTERS: | San Jose, CA |
| SIZE OF COMPANY: | 100-499 employees; $25M-$50M in revenue |
| INDUSTRY: | Plastics and rubber products |
| PRIMARY PRODUCT LINE: | Plastic electronics, computer components, aluminum die cast parts for recreational customers |
| NAME OF PROJECT: | Initiative — Global Competition |
| PROJECT OBJECTIVE: | To keep work in the United States through two projects: to reduce costs for computer storage customers and to reduce costs for die cast power sports customers |
| TECHNOLOGIES EMPLOYED: | AutoCAD, SolidWorks, Oracle DRP, Banner Gateway and Node, Allen-Bradley SLC 505 and Micro 1100 |
| ACCOMPLISHMENTS/ROI: | Reduced total lead time to customer on six assemblies from 13 weeks to eight weeks; lowered customer and internal costs; increased utilization percentages for equipment. Sanmina owns the only set of tools for these assemblies so it can monitor everything and control tool-ware. Improved customer relationships and employee attitude and satisfaction; reduced disposal of plastic trays and cardboard cartons. For Project 1, a total cost reduction for the customer of $272,407 and internal savings of $91,000 on a $10,000 investment. Project 2 was competitively quoted and received work that would otherwise have gone to China. |