In offshore locations, improving the manufacturing build process can result in reduced costs and operational efficiencies. Polycom collaborative solutions are ideal for manufacturing activities such as video-based training, remote meetings with engineering or procurement, tracking and status checks or promoting facility-wide wireless communications. As a result, organizations enjoy improved yields, shorter development and build times and reduced costs.
Polycom Manufacturing Solutions
Better remote management and improved operational efficiencies
Globalization has helped advance manufacturing in multiple ways. But with globalization comes the challenge of improving operational efficiencies and managing disperse teams both offshore and in remote locations. Polycom makes meeting over distance just like being there with collaborative solutions that enable more efficient build processes and enhanced vendor management.
Polycom collaboration is also in demand for quality-related activities such as remote quality assurance inspections, design analysis, and component testing. Suppliers are be better tracked. Unquestionably, inventory is better managed with real-time information. And, remote expertise is easily tapped to ensure understanding of build and repair processes or line and cell requirements.
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Offshoring/Line Efficiencies
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Quality Assurance
Streamlining and enhancing the quality assurance process can not only save time, money, reduce errors and improve customer satisfaction. It can also safeguard a company's reputation. That's why Polycom collaboration solutions are used every day for quality assurance activities such as product inspections, remote product tracking and validation tests, production line status updates and changes, and remote meetings with development, sales teams and customers. Need to see every detail? Polycom's High Definition video solutions provide the level of detail required to ensure highest levels of quality.
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Supply Management
For optimal profitability, most manufacturers can benefit from better inventory management and more accurate supply and demand forecasting. Polycom real-time video and voice collaboration solutions keep information flowing between manufacturing locations, suppliers, vendors and customers. Better information leads to improved customer satisfaction, faster response to market and sounder upstream/downstream supply management.
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Customer Service
A satisfied customer often results in a loyal customer, so it's no surprise that companies continuously look to improve customer service and increase customer satisfaction. Polycom collaboration solutions and tools are used to enhance a manufacturer's interface with customers as needed in the repair process for a visual diagnosis, engineering assistance, or instructional support and product expertise through kiosks to enhance satisfaction and shorter repair times.
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Mobility Solutions
Polycom Wireless Telephones allow users to stay in touch while moving throughout the facility – even in environments covering millions of square feet, with multiple buildings and with environmentally challenging coverage areas. Polycom offers the most durable, feature-rich, and cost-effective wireless telephony solutions for manufacturing applications, dramatically streamlining communication.