Our Product Management Process (PMP) ties product development, manufacturing, and integration into a cohesive program for planning, managing, and maintaining the hardware side of your business
Product Requirements
Determining what needs to be done is essential to timely and cost effective execution. At
Cellpoint we take the time to research and quantify the scope of your project, whether you
need a complex system design or fabrication of a single part. Our deliverable may be a
thorough Product Requirements Document, or a simple Statement of Work.
Engineering Development
Engineers experienced in a variety of industries and disciplines design products that
satisfy both market demands and production realities. At Cellpoint we pride ourselves
on providing top-notch, award-winning, engineering talent in Industrial Design, Mechanical,
and RF disciplines. Success depends on our understanding the idiosyncrasies of your
industry along with knowledge of the homologation procedures and manufacturing processes.
Product Qualification
A part or system is not a product until it is deemed qualified to meet the industry’s standards and your customer’s expectations. Cellpoint can help get your product or part ready for the real world by monitoring the homologation process; Regulatory, Environmental, and Shipping. Even if you have the expertise to execute a thorough qualification plan, Cellpoint will be there to quickly incorporate any necessary adjustments.
Manufacturing Planning
The road through production is wrought with land-mines that are avoided with a detailed map. A good manufacturing plan includes qualifying suppliers as good partners, determining lead time and availability of custom and off-the-shelf parts, and setting appropriate expectations for cost and future reductions – material resource planning. Cellpoint works with partners and suppliers all over the world so your forecast has a mine-free road to success.
Integration Planning
Integration is more than just assembling parts; it’s preparing a whole product for your market. An effective integration plan applies optimal resources for the immediate objectives while allowing flexibility for changing demand. Cellpoint not only provides assembly, test, and ship procedures, but also targets for scalability, cycle-time reductions, and quality improvements.
Order Management
Beyond good material planning and integration expertise; your orders need to get built, configured, and shipped on time. Order management doesn’t just happen, its planned to meet your needs and is executed deliberately. Cellpoint tracks the details for you; order entry, order tracking, inventory, shipments, supply chain, and even RMAs, whether you have a build-to-order or build-to-stock sales model.
Lifecycle Management
All good things come to an end, especially good products that are replaced with better ones. Any product without an exit plan and replacement strategy is bound to cost more to end than it did to start. End-of-life (EOL) is a natural course for all products, so preparing for this inevitability is essential to preserving your product line’s brand. Cellpoint takes this event seriously; planning well in advance for EOL issues in the supply line, cost reductions along the way, and a product line refresh to move your business forward.