Kitting service

Ricardo has a proven track record of providing kitting solutions at various stages of the product lifecycle including:

• new build
• midlife upgrades
• campaign improvements
• end-of life solutions in support of supersessions or obsolescence management

Our cross-sector expertise enables wide-ranging knowledge including best practice for automotive, motorsport, off-highway, and defence vehicle builds.

We can propose fully integrated solutions which include design upgrades and performance improvements, BOM maintenance, procurement of parts and validation, kitting solutions and logistic expertise.

We work closely with our customers to establish the requirements of the kit. We look for ways to improve efficiencies in the supply, including recommendations on parts consolidation and inventory management practices.

Once kit contents have been identified, optimum packing solutions are developed in conjunction with methods of identification, and methods of rehandling and protection.

Detailed, pictorial instructions that can be developed in both hard copy and digital formats and contents lists and Bills of Materials can be incorporated into the OEM’s own vehicle-related publications.

We also work with the customer to optimise inventory management and re-stock.

We work with a range of new vehicle designers and manufacturers including:

• design authorities
• owners and operators of existing fleets of vehicles
• major providers of integrated logistics, supply chain management and through life support

Our cross-sector capability enables us to work with any client that requires kits of components or sub-assemblies to be integrated into vehicle assemblies or delivered to the after-market.