Here’s an excerpt from a recently published article featuring Miller Lighting Products May 9, 2008.  More information here: www.bizjournals.com.  Miller Lighting Products sources some products from overseas when it benefits our US-based customers.

Global Outsourcing Creates Benefits for Arizona Businesses
Phoenix Business Journal – May 9th
 
Arizona-based companies that honestly face the realities of ever-increasing global outsourcing can reap significant rewards. Some Arizona-based businesses have adjusted their business model to take advantage of outsourcing trends. Companies ignoring reality do so at their own peril.
 
Rod Miller, Vice President of International Economic Development for the Greater Phoenix Economic Council (www.gpec.org) concurs. He is a leader in attracting international companies to Arizona, and has a firm grasp on what it will take to continue making Arizona competitive with other states.
 
“Like the need to attract foreign direct investment to Arizona, we see global outsourcing as a business reality that can support our growth,” says Miller. “Companies here that see the opportunities and that embrace change will help us win in the global marketplace.”
 
When it came time for Phoenix-based Miller Lighting Products (www.millerlightingproducts.com and
www.lightingparts.com) to choose the manufacturing sites for their new line of green lighting, they included plants in Asia. Brothers David and Gil Miller took over the 33 year old family business in 1998 and have since then seen a need to outsource even their highest tech products.
 
“Our customers demand high quality and good pricing,” says President Gil Miller. “Our new Miller Eco Lighting products represent cutting-edge technologies and yet few choices existed for supply other than from overseas. Global outsourcing allows us to market green products that save energy and benefit the economy of Arizona.”
 
By focusing on building expertise in lighting technologies, Miller Lighting Products is growing with a supply base from all over the world. “We’re staying ahead by offering local, consultative selling that gets customers the right cost-effective green products for their particular application, no matter where the lighting part is manufactured.”
 
By Doug Bruhnke, CEO/Founder of Growth Nation www.growthnation.com and President/Founder of the Arizona International Growth Group www.azigg.com