A Solution that Shows Innovation Is in Our Blood

For one medical equipment manufacturer, RESCO leveraged a combination of our barcode expertise, assembly capabilities and existing supplier relationships to save them time, money and headaches.

Our customer needed upgrade kits for hospitals and labs that had older models of a clinical blood analyzer. The upgrade would increase the efficiency at which the old analyzers could process blood samples by adding technology that was being designed into newer instruments.

The customer’s original plan was to develop two kits each containing more than 20 different components, each customized to a specific instrument. The kits would have common components including a barcode scanner, USB drive, and activation disc, in-box instructions for activation as well as electronic and mechanical components, sourced from multiple manufacturers, specific to each instrument. RESCO was originally asked to select, customize and supply the scanner with a custom bracket and memory stick directly to the customer. The customer was going to then assemble the kits using components supplied by RESCO and twelve other vendors and then ship it to the field.

Working with the customer’s project team, RESCO developed a solution that used a combination of our barcode expertise, assembly capabilities and strong supplier relationships.

We showed them how the kits could be delivered in ready-to-ship boxes. RESCO purchases the components, manages the assembly, and delivers the finished kits to the customer whenever they need them. The beauty of the solution is that it requires no assembly time on our customers’ part. We streamlined their ordering process, cut down on required lead time, and, because we simplified what was originally going to be a complex kitting process into one deliverable, freed-up the customer’s in-house resources so they could focus on their core competencies.