End-of-life-cycle solutions

Providing service parts is critical for vehicle manufacturers. They are legally obligated to do so for years after the model production run has ended. More than that, our customers care about the end user. They want them to be able to fix a broken fuel gauge or faulty switch on a ten-year-old vehicle, because total cost of ownership is a critical part of a car company’s reputation.

Manufacturing these service parts while the vehicle is being made is simple. A company making 30,000 sedans can make 30,500 instrument panels that fit in those sedans, and keep the extra 500 on the shelf for service parts.

The problem arises when 5 years have passed since the vehicle was last made. The car manufacturer or its supplier must still fill that instrument panel service parts pipeline, but manufacturing them can be a nuisance. Manufacturing 50 units per year is just not what GM or Delphi or Mitsubishi or Honda do best.

We offer two solutions to companies facing these End-of-Product-Life-Cycle problems:

ISS Remanufacturing is appropriate when:

  • The Product mix is too high and volume too low to be cost effective for the OEM to manufacture.
  • The Product cost is significant and hence generates high Cost of Ownership to the End Customer.
  • Product component availability becomes a concern for past design strategy.
  • There are environmental concerns.

Conclusion

  • ISS is the Market Leader in Remanufacturing and continues to score highly by our own customers’ measures.
  • Remanufacturing is good for the environment.
  • ISS has made significant investments to ensure that our Remanufacturing Facilities are World Class.
 ISS Manufacturing is appropriate when:

  • The Product mix is too high and volume too low to be cost effective for the OEM to manufacture.
  • The Product cost is minimal and hence generates a low Cost of Ownership to the end Customer.
  • The Product is considered ‘non strategic’ to the OEM’s Business/Product Strategy.

Conclusion

  • ISS has developed its manufacturing business model to focus on low volume/high mix applications. This allows ISS to be more flexible and cost effective to support such programs.
  • A strategic partnership with ISS will allow the client to focus its resources on its core Business Strategy.