The Eleven Stages/Phases of a Custom Display Assembly Project
There are eleven stages/phases of a custom display assembly project, which typically take between 18 and 24 months:
1.?????Concept Phase
2.?????Preliminary Design Phase
3.?????Budgetary Costing Stage
4.?????NRE & Prototype Purchase Order (PO) Stage
5.??????Design Phase
6.?????Design Approval Stage
7.?????Prototype Stage
8.?????Prototype Approval Stage
9.?????Production Quotation Stage
10.?Pre-Production Phase
11.?Production Stage
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9??Production Quotation Stage
Based upon the customer’s demand, time scales and production location, we can now calculate a firm production unit price, lead time and lot size.
???????????The unit price is frequently different from the unit price provided at the budgetary costing stage due to many factors, including material and components cost differences and specification creep.
When all terms of the quotation have been agreed with the customer we move to the next phase
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10.??Pre-Production Phase
The pre-production quantity is typically 10% of the annual production demand.
?This stage helps to address any potential production issues at both our custom display assembly production line and the customer’s production assembly line.
?For example, cable length is too long/short for easy of assembly, which cannot be detected at the prototype stage.
???????????Customers often want to move directly from prototyping to production without doing a pre-production build. However, in my experience it is always prudent and advisable to do a pre-production run, regardless of the potential production delay.
The customer often places the preproduction order with the production order. This enables us to secure the materials and components of the long lead time components which will not be subject to further modification, for example the TFT panel and controller ICs.
When we and the customer are both satisfied with the quality and performance of the pre-production assemblies, we move to the final stage.
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11.???Production Stage
?The production order is now released and the balance of the components and materials are secured.
Due to the complex nature of the complete assembly and various components used, it typically takes 2 weeks to provide a firm delivery date for the final product.
During this stage we regularly monitor the delivery of the components/materials and notify the customer of any improvements or delays.
When production is complete, the final product is tested, as per the agreed specification and is shipped as per the agreed incoterms.
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