Challenge • Our customer sought a manufacturing solution for their line of spice products in a new package that included a spice grinder attached to the bottle. To fulfill their obligations to channel partners, they needed hundreds of thousands of plastic bottles and grinders to be built, assembled, and shipped over a six month period. When they contacted PCI, the client needed to receive the first shipment, over 10 cargo containers of product in 40 days.

The PCI Factor • Pacific Cornetta received the RFP Friday afternoon and our team worked through the weekend. First thing Monday, we responded with a proposal that included details on manufacturing, price, size, capacity, duty rates, and even early design specification. We identified critical areas of concern: competitive differentiation, label schemes, and ideas for protecting customer intellectual property. Within one week of project launch, we issued a 6 month project schedule, and stuck to it.

The Result • 40 days after contacting PCI, the first containers shipped from China. Our customer met their channel obligations and brought their new product to market on time and under budget.