Have you ever heard the term “one-stop shop?” At LaFrance, we like to consider ourselves the premier one-stop shop for all your on-product branding, decorative trim, and functional component needs. We’ve been expanding our offering and honing our expertise across a plethora of industries since 1946. You can trust us to consistently deliver high-quality products to your doorstep every time. Part of the reason we’re trusted by the world’s most recognizable brands is because of our broad-based offering. Yes, there are other manufacturers of plastic or aluminum, but our vast vertical and horizontal product offering allows us to truly offer more than our competitors. With LaFrance, you don’t just get access to more materials and finishes, you also unlock almost 75 years worth of on-product branding expertise to help you make informed decisions for your company. Consolidate your supply chain and choose LaFrance for all your branding needs. Below are 3 reasons you should seriously consider streamlining your supply chain.
1) More Time & Money for You
This one is pretty straightforward. The less vendors you have, the easier they are to manage. It means a reduction in necessary on-site visits for quality checks and cost savings for the mounds of money typically spent on conducting audits. Who doesn’t love extra time and money? Increases in efficiency with less vendors to manage equates to extra time for your personnel to spend on other, more critical, projects. The cost savings allow you to invest that money into other areas of your business for potentially more substantial returns.
2) Improved Collaboration
We’ve all experienced the loyalty/rewards programs associated with our favorite coffeehouse, restaurant, or clothing store. The more we shop at those places, the more rewards we earn. It makes perfect sense, right? We show loyalty and then we get special offers and discounts in return. In a nutshell, we enjoy perks that others don’t. Streamlining your supply chain can result in perks as well. If you have a go-to supplier, they’re likely willing to return the favor and invest in your brand by working on a special request or developing a specific finish just for you. They might be able to bundle pricing across multiple programs to achieve additional cost-effectiveness. The more volume they run for you, the more efficient their processes become and the potential for price reductions can occur.
3) Brand Consistency
Friday night is often pizza night for a majority of US households. It gives the cook in your family a break and it’s a great way to kick off the weekend. Imagine if you ordered an extra cheese pizza every Friday from a different pizza place. Yes, you’d still be eating cheese pizza, but it would look and taste different every week, right? Now imagine you ordered from the same pizza place every Friday for 52 weeks each year. You know exactly what you’re getting. The crust tastes and feels the same, the cheese distribution is exactly how you like it, and the sauce is perfect, not too sweet and not too spicy. Manufacturing vendors are the same way. Streamlining your supply chain will help you maintain brand consistency. If you buy your name plates from 10 different suppliers, you’re going to get 10 different aesthetics existing in the marketplace. Consumers could get confused because the name plate used on your coffee maker could be completely different than the one sitting right behind it on the shelf. Confusion is NEVER good for your brand. When you choose one supplier, you gain a lifetime of brand consistency.
We’d love to discuss how to integrate LaFrance into your supply chain. Please complete our form below to start streamlining today. We look forward to working with you!
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