Design - Sevierville, Tennessee, United States
Appalachian Custom Innovations specializes in precision engineered custom cut-and-sew projects. ACI's core business competency is centered on converting client ideas and needs into tangible solutions. ACI provides turn-key product lifecycle coaching from design/development input to prototype development to contract manufacturing execution and import vs. domestic modeling. ACI is considered an industry leading expert in custom designed FME (Foreign Material Exclusion) tarps and covers and many other industrial grade applications. In addition, ACI offers consulting services to manufacturing clients to aid in operational efficiency improvements, lean manufacturing initiatives, supply chain optimization, on-shoring analysis, off-shoring analysis, plant expansion/consolidation modeling, advanced product engineering, marker and pattern design, product development, product lifecycle management, vertical integration and outsourcing assessment. The ACI team possesses expert knowledge of US, China and Mexico based manufacturing models with the ability to manage plant expansion, relocation, consolidation and/or shut down initiatives from start to finish. ACI is a strong advocate of Kaizen and Six-Sigma practices, and uses a hybrid approach to execute client strategies.