Background: Technology sourcing for automotive OEM – Technology Sourcing in Romania, bespoke New Suppliers Search and Selection
The Challenge:
The FRD Center Client for this project was a major global automotive manufacturer. Their regional office in Eastern Europe, based in Poland, requested FRD Center’s support for Technology Sourcing in Romania, New Suppliers Search and Selection for automotive OEM in identifying and selecting local companies offering specialised complex 3D CAD supported technology manufacturing process in view of sourcing to them certain operations. They hired FRD Center for our bespoke services of identification and selection of local technology companies for automotive OEM. Namely, Technology sourcing for automotive OEM – Technology Sourcing in Romania, bespoke New Suppliers Search and Selection
Some of the criteria used by FRD Center for selection in the Technology sourcing for automotive OEM – Technology Sourcing in Romania, bespoke New Suppliers Search and Selection project were:
- experience and references in automotive industry
- own design office with a possibility to design in 3D software
- has possibilities in mechanical preparation of line components
- has possibilities in electrical preparation of line components
- has a production facility to assemble all components to the final configuration and perform all required tests
- has skills and relevant manpower to install the equipment in a customer facility
- is able to adjust the tooling to it’s final, required configuration, perform tests and achieve all required parameters
- has English-speakers in the team
The Solution:
Once we clarified with the Client their objectives, selection criteria and expectations, the FRD Center consultants carried out an extensive search & selection process, identifying, selecting and interviewing local services providers and qualifying those that supplied satisfactory services, references and project portfolios.
Resulting from this project, the Client obtained verified contact details and brief profiles of local 3D CAD technology providers, accompanied by comments and recommendations from the FRD consultants.
The 2nd stage has been the Client’s local visit to Romania and 1-2-1 meetings during visits to the shortlisted local companies.
The FRD Center consultant accompanied the Client to the meetings in cities such as Bucharest, Cluj-Napoca, Sibiu, Bacau etc. One of the local players that the FRD Center facilitated strategic business introduction at Decision Maker Level for this Client was Compa Sibiu, one of the most important engineering and industrial manufacturing players in Romania.
Do you need strategic business introductions in the industrial sector in Romania and Emerging Europe? Check out this link to learn more: https://market-entry-romania.blogspot.com/2024/03/do-you-need-strategic-business.html
Are you looking to identify new local companies in the industrial manufacturing sector in Eastern Europe in order to outsource to them your metalworking manufacturing? Go to this link for more details: https://market-entry-romania.blogspot.com/2022/10/strategic-business-introductions-in.html
More details about how can the FRD Center team be of assistance to you with strategic business introduction at Decision Maker Level in Romania and the region can be accessed at this link: https://www.frdcenter.ro/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/FRD-Center-Target-Origination-in-Romania-1.pdf
Here is another example of a FRD Center project in which we provided new suppliers search and selection services in the metal sheet parts manufacturing sector at https://www.frdcenter.ro/portfolio/metal-sheet-parts-new-vendors-identification/
FRD Center provides Actionable Advice and Bespoke Market Entry to Emerging Europe for the International Companies looking to expand to the region.
For almost 25 years, FRD Center assists foreign manufacturers with bespoke New Suppliers Search and Selection services – identify local suppliers of engineered parts and components for automotive, oil and gas, energy, transportation etc. in the low cost countries in Eastern Europe such as Romania, Poland, Bulgaria, Serbia, Czechia, Slovakia etc. For more details contact us at email europa@frdcenter.ro
For more details on the New Suppliers Search and Selection process please consult the presentation at the link https://www.frdcenter.ro/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/FRD-Center-New-Suppliers-Search-and-Selection-services-Presentation.pdf
Are you implementing a strategic initiative to diversify your manufacturing in Eastern Europe? Perhaps the FRD Center team can be of assistance to you with bespoke New Suppliers Search and Selection services. For more details email us at europa@frdcenter.ro
Which are the Romanian companies involved in Electronic, Mechanic or Mechatronic products manufacturing? Are you looking for strategic partnerships in Romania and Emerging Europe?
Email us at europa@frdcenter.ro and consult this link for a few examples of players: https://market-entry-romania.blogspot.com/2023/06/how-to-reach-out-to-electronic-mechanic.html
What are the latest updates and developments in the Manufacturing Industry in Emerging Europe? How is the manufacturing sector in countries such as Romania, Poland, Turkey, Czechia, Slovakia, Bulgaria, Serbia and Croatia being affected by the increase in the energy prices or by the EU funding under the Resilience and Recovery Plan at European Union level? What do you know about the Manufacturing industry in Emerging Europe – latest updates and developments?
What are the opportunities in automation, technology, robotics and industry 4.0 in Emerging Europe? Check out this link to learn more: https://market-entry-romania.blogspot.com/2024/10/opportunities-in-automation-technology.html
The FRD Center has been monitoring and analyzing the situation and has produced this report available for free download at the link: https://market-entry-romania.blogspot.com/2022/12/manufacturing-industry-in-emerging.html
For the FRD Center Industrial Manufacturing in Emerging Europe Demo Report go to http://www.frdcenter.ro/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/FRD-Center-Industrial-Manufacturing-in-Emerging-Europe-March-2019.pdf
More details about Market Expansion opportunities in Romania and Eastern Europe are available in the FRD Center businessblog at https://market-entry-romania.blogspot.com/
More details about the FRD Center Market Entry Services are available at http://www.frdcenter.ro/services/market-entry-and-b2b-matchmaking-in-eastern-europe/
What are the opportunities presented by the Romanian industrial manufacturing sector? For more details visit the FRD Center business blog.
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For the The FRD Center “How to” Guide of Business Partners Search in Emerging Europe go to https://market-entry-romania.blogspot.com/2020/01/the-frd-center-how-to-guide-of-business.html