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CPC_Mike

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As some of you noticed during my purchase announcement of CPC, I live in Washington state and the factory is in Maine - how’s that going to work? It wouldn’t, at least not for me. It was always part of the purchase plan to move the factory to Washington.

As part of the purchase, it was mutually agreed that I would not move the factory until all orders placed up to and including April 27th have been shipped.

All orders placed up to and including April 27th will be manufactured and shipped exactly as they have been for the past 12 years - same equipment, same people, same procedures and same quality.

We’ve been operating this way for the past few months since I bought the company. Due to the original ‘For Sale’ and subsequent ‘Sold!’ announcements we are dealing with an unprecedented number of orders to fulfill before we move - please be patient as we work through them with the same care and quality that you’ve come to expect from CPC.

New orders for custom chips, stock designs (Rounders/Atlantic) will be paused until the new factory is up and running. Orders for samples will be accepted for US customers only and last until we run out inventory.

All equipment from the current factory will be moved to the new location in Woodinville, WA.

In June, we will be announcing a PCF Design Contest to design a new stock set to be sold on CPC. The winner will receive a free set of the new chips and they will be the first set to be produced at the new factory.

Stay tuned for further announcements on the design contest and our progress on the move.

thanks,
Mike
 
CPC_Mike said:
PCF Design Contest to design a new stock set
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@JeepologyOffroad and I right now

Birdman Rubbing Hands GIF
 
I’ve seen this movie before, the one directed by Ott. It didn’t end well, but the coda worked out good.
Hopefully this remake will fare much much better than that one did.

Good luck and let us know if there is anything we can do to help! It’s a big endeavor!!
 
ekricket said:
I’ve seen this movie before, the one directed by Ott. It didn’t end well, but the coda worked out good.
Hopefully this remake will fare much much better than that one did.

Good luck and let us know if there is anything we can do to help! It’s a big endeavor!!
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Thank you. I'm working hand-in-hand with David to learn from the failures and successes of the past.
 
Best of luck!

All for moving if it helps ensure the business moves forward and allows you to have a personal touch/push on advancing things too!
 
Exciting news. Good to hear you have been making progress in taking the reins. Wishing you all the best of luck finishing up those last orders and getting the next chapter of CPC going!
 
CPC_Mike said:
As some of you noticed during my purchase announcement of CPC, I live in Washington state and the factory is in Maine - how’s that going to work? It wouldn’t, at least not for me. It was always part of the purchase plan to move the factory to Washington.

As part of the purchase, it was mutually agreed that I would not move the factory until all orders placed up to and including April 27th have been shipped.

All orders placed up to and including April 27th will be manufactured and shipped exactly as they have been for the past 12 years - same equipment, same people, same procedures and same quality.

We’ve been operating this way for the past few months since I bought the company. Due to the original ‘For Sale’ and subsequent ‘Sold!’ announcements we are dealing with an unprecedented number of orders to fulfill before we move - please be patient as we work through them with the same care and quality that you’ve come to expect from CPC.

New orders for custom chips, stock designs (Rounders/Atlantic) will be paused until the new factory is up and running. Orders for samples will be accepted for US customers only and last until we run out inventory.

All equipment from the current factory will be moved to the new location in Woodinville, WA.

In June, we will be announcing a PCF Design Contest to design a new stock set to be sold on CPC. The winner will receive a free set of the new chips and they will be the first set to be produced at the new factory.

Stay tuned for further announcements on the design contest and our progress on the move.

thanks,
Mike
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This is really great news especially on the new PCF design contest. As someone who got overwhelmed with the design tool options and couldn’t decide (i took months to get 50% where @Cratty gets in 1 day…), this is fantastic.

Would ask if this stock set could maybe actually be 3 stock set(s) that’d cover 1. Cash games (25c/$1/$5/$25/$100 denoms) 2. Tournie set 3. Limit ‘NCV’ chip

With regards to the move, some advise from someone who’s moved manufacturing across countries/ relocated locally across different buildings in the same campus etc. We normally do a ‘FAIR’ for a First Article Inspection Report with lots of extra inspection to verify, and then you lock in the fixed processes/ parameters that basically keeps the output of the manufacturing the same with less ongoing inspection during regular production. Assume CPC has some operation sheets/ standard work instructions for your processes.

Here’s my learning - I’d recommend since you’re still producing, to also do a ‘LAIR’ or Last Article Inspection Report, to try and capture the processes as they actually are today with the current parameters for equipment and processes, times (+ non-standard like ambient temp/humidity etc). We’ve found some things drift over time between what’s documented and what actually happens on the shopfloor for a variety of reasons, due to productivity/quality improvements, benefits of tribal knowledge being baked in etc - I’ve learned the hard way that you shouldn’t rely on the documented operation sheets from X years ago - if it’s working today, it’s worth the effort to verify and capture what today’s process is as the documentation might not match if they don’t regularly get updated and audited. I’m assuming for a smaller business in this industry there might not be strict audit/ process checks over time - so just some friendly advise to capture and document as much of today’s process as possible to enable a smoother transition/restart.

Best of luck!
 
Kam said:
This is really great news especially on the new PCF design contest. As someone who got overwhelmed with the design tool options and couldn’t decide (i took months to get 50% where @Cratty gets in 1 day…), this is fantastic.

Would ask if this stock set could maybe actually be 3 stock set(s) that’d cover 1. Cash games (25c/$1/$5/$25/$100 denoms) 2. Tournie set 3. Limit ‘NCV’ chip

With regards to the move, some advise from someone who’s moved manufacturing across countries/ relocated locally across different buildings in the same campus etc. We normally do a ‘FAIR’ for a First Article Inspection Report with lots of extra inspection to verify, and then you lock in the fixed processes/ parameters that basically keeps the output of the manufacturing the same with less ongoing inspection during regular production. Assume CPC has some operation sheets/ standard work instructions for your processes.

Here’s my learning - I’d recommend since you’re still producing, to also do a ‘LAIR’ or Last Article Inspection Report, to try and capture the processes as they actually are today with the current parameters for equipment and processes, times (+ non-standard like ambient temp/humidity etc). We’ve found some things drift over time between what’s documented and what actually happens on the shopfloor for a variety of reasons, due to productivity/quality improvements, benefits of tribal knowledge being baked in etc - I’ve learned the hard way that you shouldn’t rely on the documented operation sheets from X years ago - if it’s working today, it’s worth the effort to verify and capture what today’s process is as the documentation might not match if they don’t regularly get updated and audited. I’m assuming for a smaller business in this industry there might not be strict audit/ process checks over time - so just some friendly advise to capture and document as much of today’s process as possible to enable a smoother transition/restart.

Best of luck!
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Still working on the contest rules. One thing for certain - PCF will be voting on the designs, so make friends over the next few weeks! I'm not sure if I'll have you guys pick the winner or just narrow it down to top 3 or something and then we'll pick the winner. Yes, I've thought about having different categories - cash vs. tournament. They'll be some sandbox rules to keep the designs marketable and I'm working through what those might be. We don't want something with too crazy edge spots that would be a nightmare to produce at scale.

But I figured it was time for everyone to show their chops and a good way to kick things off when the new factory is ready to go. Hopefully if it goes well we can do it yearly or something.

Mike
 
@CPC_Mike maybe I missed it, but do you have a rough timeline for begining to take orders again after you fulfill current orders and begin the move?

I'm still thinking about my next CPC project, but I'd be curious if you're looking at Fall 2025, Winter 2025 or "sometime in 2026".
 
The winning chip design should be picked by a PCF poll. No other way makes sense to me.
The designer should get more than a set of chips too! A lot of work goes into art I'm sure you can offer more. Why not hire the winner permanently?
 

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