Value-added / Wrocław area
Value-added services: kitting and labelling off your desk.
Kits, bundles, labels and repacking, done to a written instruction and a sample you approve. Your team stays on sales.
Bill of materials
A kit is a bill of materials before it is a box.
The BOM states which components make one kit, in which version, in what quantity and who supplies each. The kit gets its own SKU and barcode. Without a BOM, nobody can say how many kits the stock can make.
How a kit changes your stock.
Decide the model before the first run, because it changes what your sales platform is allowed to sell. Your platform also has to know, and a custom integration can be built where needed: how we approach integrations.
Stock model
- What happens on the record
- At the close of the run, components go down by the BOM and the kit SKU goes up.
- What your platform should show
- Kit quantity as stock of its own.
- Trade-off
- Quick to pick, but it ties up components that can no longer be sold singly.
- What happens on the record
- The kit SKU has no stock of its own. Each order consumes components.
- What your platform should show
- Availability calculated from the scarcest component.
- Trade-off
- Flexible, but more handling per order, and the calculation has to be correct on your platform.
- What happens on the record
- Items are picked separately and packed together. No kit is built.
- What your platform should show
- Component stock, with the bundle defined on your platform.
- Trade-off
- The simplest route, with no presentation as a set.
- What happens on the record
- The kit SKU goes down and components return by the BOM after a check.
- What your platform should show
- Components return to availability.
- Trade-off
- Billable work. Damaged boxes and used inserts do not come back.
- Cleanser, SKU already in stockYou, from existing stockIf it runs short: Stop and report.1
- Refill sachetYou, from your supplierIf it runs short: Stop and report.2
- Set box, version BYou, or bought by us on your approvalIf it runs short: Stop. Version A is not a substitute.1
- Leaflet PL/DEYouIf it runs short: Stop, unless you have approved running without.1
- Kit barcode labelPrinted from artwork you approvedIf it runs short: Reprint, then test the barcode.1
- Kit, its own SKU
Illustrative example, not a client record. Stock figures are examples.
One wrong label on a desk is a nuisance. The same label across a whole batch is a rework job and possibly a refused delivery. So each of these runs as a job, with inputs, an instruction and a check.
The work
The job is small. The mistake is multiplied by the batch.
- Kitting
Sets from several SKUs
Separate products become one sellable SKU: gift sets, starter sets, seasonal boxes, with their own barcode and stock.
- Bundling
Multipacks and bundles
The same or related products joined by a sleeve, a band or an outer box. If this needs equipment we would have to set up first, the quote says so.
- Labelling
Labels and relabelling
Language labels, barcodes and retailer labels. You supply or approve the content, and its legal correctness stays with you.
- Repacking
Repacking
Bulk cartons into retail packs, a new outer for a changed retailer requirement, a damaged outer replaced where your rules allow it.
- Inserts
One-off insert runs
Leaflets, samples or cards added to existing stock before it ships. Ongoing inserts per order are handled under fulfilment.
- Assembly
Light assembly
Simple assembly to a written instruction. No repair, no electrical work, no refurbishment.
Agreed before the run
Sampling, materials and what is left over.
Work instruction
Verbal briefings do not survive a change of person. So before a job starts, the instruction exists on paper, with photographs, and the people on the job can follow it without asking the one person who remembers how it went last time. If the instruction and the approved sample disagree, the work stops and we ask you. We would rather lose an hour than repeat a mistake across a batch. Photo of the finished kit and of each stage; Sequence of work and orientation of each part; Label position, and which side faces the customer; Component versions, taken from the BOM; Check points and reject criteria; How finished kits are cartoned and palletised; Who can approve a change.
The QC sample
How many finished units get checked, how often during the run and against what is agreed per job, because a sticker job and a gift set do not need the same plan. If a check fails, the run stops and earlier units are checked back to the last good one.
Who owns the materials
Components, boxes and leaflets you supply remain yours and sit as stock under your account. Anything bought on your behalf is bought only on your approval and shown on the invoice. Your materials are not used for another client.
Spoilage
Some materials get damaged in handling, so a spoilage allowance is agreed for the job. Actual spoilage is reported per component, which keeps stock movements traceable.
Closing the job
Remaining components are counted and go back to stock or wait for your instruction. Nothing of yours is thrown away, reused or sold without your written decision. The job is billed against what was agreed and made.
Scope
What value-added work includes, and who it suits.
It suits brands with seasonal sets and a real deadline, importers needing language labels or barcodes, and suppliers asked by a retailer to change packs. It does not suit production work such as filling, formulation or sealing regulated products, work needing clean-room or regulated conditions, or a batch with no sample, instruction or written approval.
Included
- Kitting, bundling and multipacks to a BOM
- Labelling and relabelling with content you approved
- Repacking and one-off insert runs
- Light assembly to a written instruction
- Preparation for retailers under your routing guide
- Stock conversion and a closing report for each job
Not included
- Repair, refurbishment or electrical work
- Designing your artwork or checking the legal content of labels
- Filling or handling open food, cosmetics or chemicals
- Work on dangerous goods, pharmaceuticals and chilled food. Lithium batteries and other restricted goods are checked individually
- Buying materials without your approval
- Selling your goods, or disposing of them without your instruction
You supply and approve regulated labelling, such as product safety or packaging marks, and we apply it as approved. Who carries which legal duty depends on your set-up, so confirm the content and the roles with your adviser.
FAQ
What value-added services cost, and what buyers ask.
How does a kitting job run?
When a job can start depends on complete materials and an approved sample, so we do not quote a general lead time. Your date goes in the brief and we tell you whether it is realistic. Brief: What it is, how many, for which channel, and by when you would like it. A sample or a photo saves most of the questions. BOM, instruction and quote: We draft the BOM and the instruction with you and price the job per unit or by the hour, with the assumptions written down. Materials counted in: Components are received as stock under your account and counted before the job is scheduled. A shortage gets reported now, not halfway through the run. First kit approved: We build one and send you a photograph or the kit itself, depending on what you asked for. The batch starts after your yes. Run: Components move from storage to the work area and are recorded as moved, so they stay out of other orders in the meantime. Work follows the instruction. Sample check: Finished kits are checked during and after the run against the plan agreed for the job. Findings are recorded. A failed check stops the run. Stock conversion and report: Finished kits are counted and located, components are deducted by the BOM, and you get the quantity made, spoilage and surplus.
What do value-added services cost?
A one-off job has a one-off price. Rework caused by a wrong instruction or wrong materials is handled as agreed, so settle that before the run. See also what 3PL providers charge for. Job set-up (per job): BOM, instruction, first-kit approval, work area. Assembly or labelling (per unit or hour): steps per kit, number of components, fragility. Receiving components (per pallet, carton or hour): how materials arrive and how they are labelled. Storage of materials and kits (per pallet or location, by agreed period): volume, and how long the kit waits to sell. Materials bought for you (per unit used): approved specification and supplier. Sample checks beyond plan (per hour): approved by you first. We quote the job before it starts. If quantities or the instruction change, the quote changes before the work does.
Do you need to store our stock for kitting?
Not necessarily. A one-off job can arrive, get built and leave, and storage is then billed for that period. Whether a one-off job makes sense depends on size and handling, so tell us about it in the quote form.
What if a component arrives short or wrong?
We report it when materials are counted in, before the job starts. You decide whether to wait, reduce the quantity or send replacements. We do not substitute a version without your approval.
Who is responsible for a wrong label?
The content of the label is yours once approved. Applying it as the instruction says is ours, and the sample check and, where agreed, a scan test are there to catch problems early. Responsibilities are set out in the agreement.
Do kits work with returns?
Yes, but plan it. A returned kit can be restocked whole, unkitted or quarantined under your returns procedure, and a partial kit goes to your decision. Agree this before the first set ships.
Next step
Send a photo of the kit and a rough quantity.
Add what the components are, who supplies them and the date you are aiming for. We will come back with questions, a draft BOM and a price. An enquiry commits you to nothing.