Logistics is much more than just shipping and forwarding. Our job is to take a series of decisions to make sure that your PCB arrives at the right time and at the right place.

Order Monitoring
Orders are monitored at all stages of the process, from receipt of order to completion of delivery, to ensure that you receive your products on time. Our resources at our Chinese branch as well as locally at our sales offices are there to ensure this and to provide you with updated information.

Steps in the delivery process

1. Customer sends order with required delivery time.
2. NCAB sends order to the production partner. 
3. The production partner checks production planning to confirm appropriate delivery time.
4. NCAB sends confirmation to customer.
5. Status checked halfway to ensure that PCBs are delivered on time.  Decision with variations:
   - Change method of shipping.
   - Put pressure on production partners.
6. On due date, production partners are notified through the allocation of a dispatch number to the consignment.
7. The PCBs are dispatched to NCAB’s buffer warehouse from where they are forwarded to the customer or held for subsequent delivery on due date.
   

Shipping Method
To meet our customers’ required delivery times we use the following shipping methods:
1. Boat - 5 weeks (cost effective with dispatches over 500 kg)
2. Air - 4-6 days
3. DHL/UPS - 3 days
4. Land -24 hours
5. Freight local market - 1-2 days
6. Direct Transport

Buffer Warehousing at NCAB
NCAB stores the PCBs. This is advantageous with items without frequent modifications. Gives a same-day delivery option.

Warehousing at Customer (Consignment Stock)
You hold stock of the PCBs so they are available when required. This optimises liquidity and eliminates lead times.