Assembly and packaging has been a growing service area for MDS over the past decade. As with many other specialized fulfillment capabilities developed over its 30 year history, what started out as a customer-driven value-add has become a core service for MDS. In fact, MDS capital expenditures in support of new business in assembly and packaging has recently far outpaced other key MDS service areas based simply upon demand.

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There's a clear explanation for this growth and MDS client success. It has to do with listening to the customer, asking the essential questions, and responding quickly with the right solutions. MDS is an organization that communicates and consistently performs services at competitive prices. As a result, customers like doing business with MDS, they tend to stay with MDS, and they think of MDS first when a project or service demands quick response, has special requirements, or is "mission-critical".

MDS provides a wide range of assembly and packaging services and support for project-to-project business and ongoing client fulfillment programs.

   Service Features & Benefits
•  Project Management - best practice, design and implementation conferencing
•  Cartons, Packaging, Materials - recommend, specify, procure to demand
•  Third-Party Resources - leveraging top industry expertise & specialists
•  Inventory Control - RF Bar-code system, detailed receiving w/scale-hand counts
•  Constructing kit bill-of-materials - validating kit composition and item quantities
•  Quality Assurance - use of visuals, sample kits, lot production, CIP applications
•  Project & Workflow Illustration - flowcharts, diagrams, drawings, digital photos
•  Production & Resource Planning - short/long run, high/low volume, deadlines
•  Project database Management - electronic list import/export, formatting, hygiene
•  Custom Vendor Compliant Labels & Forms - laser, ink-jet, thermal, direct impression
•  Hand & Auto-assisted kit / set assembly & packaging
   Shrink-wrapping, banding, gluing, labeling, taping, tabbing, counting, collating, inserting,    sealing, bagging, wrapping, folding, crating, boxing, palletizing, inspecting, development    of tooling, templates, fixtures, jigs, etc.
•  Shipping & Mailing - Domestic & International, UPS, FedEx, USPS, 3rd-party expedited
•  Warehousing & Distribution - Radio-Frequency Bar-code WMS, bulk LTL/TL shipping
•  Custom Reports - status updates, shipping, inventory, database, tracking, analysis
•  Transaction Pricing / Quotes - per piece, kit, set, carton, or other relevant unit