Initial landscape
51providers across North America
Map the market
We profiled assembly providers in the US, Canada and Mexico and made 8 preliminary picks.
Case Study · Supplier Scouting
Finding assembly capacity when demand spikes.
A global packaging manufacturer needed new partners to assemble small, high-tolerance plastic components quickly. Prescouter screened 97 companies across North America and delivered the top 12 matches near two target cities.
The Client
The client is a global packaging manufacturer. It wanted assembly partners beyond its current contacts to add capacity during demand peaks and support rapid market testing.
The Challenge
Small parts.
Tight tolerances, fast turnaround.
The client needed suppliers able to deliver high-precision assemblies with quick turnaround and assembly speeds within specified ranges, ideally with injection molding capabilities to make some of the smaller parts if needed.
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Precision
High-tolerance assembly
Small plastic parts done right.
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Speed
Quick turnaround
Capacity when demand rises.
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Molding
Injection molding in-house
A desirable extra capability.
Our Approach
A North American search, refined by geography.
Refined search
300mile driving radius applied
Focus on two cities
Client feedback narrowed the search to firms near one US city and one Mexican city.
Bilingual screen
97companies examined
Search in two languages
A Spanish-language search surfaced Mexican firms as 46 new companies joined the pool.
The Outcome
Twelve top matches, two clear favorites.
After examining the capabilities and public claims of 97 companies, Prescouter identified 65 firms offering assembly services within range of the two cities and delivered the 12 that best met the requirements. The client highlighted two of them, one for each city, as companies it is highly interested in collaborating with, and will use the findings to launch pilot projects outside its existing supplier network.
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Shortlist
Top 12 vendors
Closest to the requirements.
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Priority
One partner per city
Two firms of high interest.
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Next step
Pilot projects
Beyond the current supplier base.
Extra capacity is easiest to find before you need it. A vetted bench of local partners turns a demand spike into an opportunity rather than a bottleneck.
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