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South Bay Circuits (SBC), a provider of printed circuit board–related services, including PCB turnkey assembly, PCB design, PCB layout, electronic box build, and general contract manufacturing, presents its managed cost reduction approach for printed circuit board (PCB) programs, covering analysis of customer PCB requirements, development of detailed plans to compress cycle times, improve quality, reliability and manufacturability, and reduce costs. The process uses vertical and horizontal integration to assess factors affecting PCB performance. The process begins with a questionnaire to understand requirements, issues, and concerns, followed by a defined step-by-step plan to optimize PCB products and processes.
South Bay Circuits Uses Extensive Vertical and Horizontal Integration to Reduce Cost in PCB Volume Production
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SBC manages projects from PC board design and layout through fabrication, assembly, and box build. The company supports both domestic and offshore production, managing logistics and communication across both. It also analyzes customer products and business requirements to develop plans focused on time-to-market, cost, and reliability, with ongoing continuous improvement.
For offshore production, SBC manages processes from domestic facilities, maintaining control over requirements and coordinating with offshore partners to support production ramp-up, improve designs, and refine manufacturability. This includes managing cost savings and production quality.
SBC supports prototype and volume production at its 60,000 square foot facility in Chandler, Arizona. When production requirements increase, the company transfers and manages offshore production through established partnerships while handling logistics and communication. Domestic quick-turn production is used to address short-term demand changes or offshore supply issues.
The company provides services including PC board design and layout, fabrication, and assembly across domestic and offshore operations to compress cycle times and reduce costs. It also uses vendor management inventory (VMI), Kanban, and order fulfillment systems to support inventory availability. South Bay Circuits is ISO 9001:2015 certified through UL-DQS and operates under ITAR registration and CMMC Level 1 requirements for manufacturing defense-related articles.
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