The decision for Griffin, Ga.-based Nacom Corp., an electronic assembly supplier to automotive OEMs, to relocate to Mexico wasn't an easy one. The most pressing priority leading up to the move was building sufficient stock inventory to meet customers' requirements during the transition - even though the plant was closing. "We supply the Big Three and other automakers Like Toyota and Nissan, and we knew we had to build several months of bank stock before moving the facility so it wouldn't affect our customers' JIT production, says Tom Clark, Nacom's director of operations and engineering. "We needed to increase production to meet that goal, which [puts more] emphasis on preventive maintenance and machine uptime. At the same time, we were prepared for 50 percent to 60 percent of our maintenance associates to leave the company because they knew the plant was closing."
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