1q-consult - Sourcing in The Baltics

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project CASES

Development of a strategy for LATIA
LATIA (Lithuanian Apparel and Textile Industry Association) had recognized that ...

Acquisition of a Metal company and interim management after take over
Ingemann Maskinfabrik was established in Denmark in 1975 as a ...

Market analysis and search for new customers in Scandinavia
1.Q consult made a research for its client Lithuanian company ...

LEAN seminar and creating the plan for LEAN implementation
1.Q consult arranged a 3 days LEAN introduction seminar for ...

Development of a new sourcing system
Silentor is a Danish producer and developer of industrial silencers.They ...

Establishment of a fishnet factory
1.Q consult assisted NP Utzon A/S, which was originally located ...

Establishment of a sales office in the Baltics
Addvisors ApS, a specialist in Search machine optimization and marketing ...

Acting as a sales office for a Danish Trade company
D.S.C. Trading Ltd. A/S is owned by Wrist Group, for ...

Assistance with establishment of an insulation education system
Persolit A/S in Denmark is the owner of a daughter ...

Salaries typically at 15-20% of the Scandinavian level and a high working ethics make outsourcing to one of the three Baltic countries an obvious possibility for Scandinavian entities in a need for lower production costs.

For companies with needs for outsourcing, 1.Q consult delivers following types of services:

Partner/client search

in a collaboration with the client a thoroughly made requirement specification is made describing the optimal partner/agent
based on a research and visiting identified candidates a presentation is made of the most potential candidates
a visit trip is arranged for the client and together with 1.Q consult the pre chosen potential candidates are visited and a decision is afterwards made with whom to start up collaboration

Follow up and startup
In order to secure entering into agreements with the future partners and executing the first trial productions 1.Q consult assists with:

delivery of trial orders
communication regarding pricing and other conditions and entering into a general collaboration agreement
securing communication between the client and the supplier, building up a system for giving orders, systems for keeping the quality demands etc.
systemizing of logistics, under here the transports

Permanent collaboration
For companies, who:

have a constant need for production of many new items
are doing project sales and for that reason have a need for on constant basis to identify new partners and start-up new types of productions
want assistance to optimize the collaboration with the partners (in order to safe own time and get better, faster and cheaper supplies)

In these cases 1.Q consult can offer:

on permanent basis to search for new suppliers
permanently secure agreements with the suppliers of startup of new productions
take care of organizing transport and secure communication with suppliers
working on cost reductions/lower prices and shorter delivery times from the suppliers on behalf of the Danish clients
constantly working on improving the outsourcing process