Materials Management: Superior Supply Chain Management

Procurement, asset management, production and inventory are all managed with one goal in mind: to satisfy our customers' demands .

Our Procurement Skill Set includes: Electronic Components Printed Circuit Boards Sheet Metal Plastics Frames and Weldments Tooling, Packaging Cable and Harness Power Transmission, Pneumatics

Materials Management Services and Methods Include: Lean Manufacturing Kanban Manufacturing Supply Chain Management Strategic Supplier Alliances Winman ERP Cost Reduction Program Web Based Electronic Data Interchange

Our efficient, professional procurement staff works diligently utilizing strategic supplier alliances to provide competitive material pricing with flexible sources of supply.

Our component supply consists primarily of a few major franchised suppliers with which we have developed close, long-term relationships and work under partnership agreements.

EPE utilizes a Windows compliant ERP manufacturing software, Winman, to execute the myriad of requests and transactions involved with servicing our partners. Our factory system is fully integrated with shop floor control and on-line location information. This system offers error free routing of all assemblies and provides real time status of in process and completed orders.

With our interactive website, our customers have password-protected access to finished goods and component inventories, as well as current bills of material.

EPE offers a variety of inventory management programs tailored to meet specific customer requirements. Stockroom material is stored in original containers and rotated using a FIFO philosophy. All goods are maintained with an aggressive cycle count program.