The methods in our toolkit, grouped by where the savings live. Not every engagement uses every method — most use a handful. We run the analysis, figure out which levers matter for your product, and pull them.
The foundation. Rigorous, decomposed cost models of every part that matters — built to hold up across the table from suppliers who've heard every argument.
Material, process, labor, tooling, and margin decomposed from first principles. The evidence that anchors every negotiation.
In-HouseData-backed renegotiation across active suppliers, iterated through multiple rounds until the margin gap closes.
In-HouseOverlap eliminated where consolidated volume unlocks meaningfully better pricing than fragmented relationships.
In-HouseNew specifications and processes used to re-bid the complete package against qualified alternative suppliers.
In-HouseIdentify the 20% of components driving 80% of the cost. Focus the work where it moves the number.
In-HouseTraceable, supplier-proof documentation of where margin is sitting — the leverage that makes negotiations actually move.
In-HouseWhen negotiation isn't enough, we go into the product itself — respecting what works, tackling what doesn't. Deeper engagement, bigger unlocks, done with requalification load in mind.
Part count reduced through assembly simplification. Fewer parts, fewer suppliers, fewer failure modes, lower cost.
In-HouseMaterials pressure-tested against the function they actually need to perform. Swap where the spec is over-engineered.
In-HousePrototype-era process choices swapped for volume-appropriate ones. Injection molding vs. machining, stamping vs. forming, and everywhere between.
In-HouseOver-tight tolerances loosened where the assembly interface doesn't need them. Often the single highest-leverage change.
In-HouseDesign-for-manufacture and design-for-assembly analysis to eliminate cost hiding in how parts come together.
In-HouseCost pulled out underneath the industrial design — same look, same feel, same UX, lower bill.
In-HousePackaging and freight quietly consume more landed cost than most teams realize. Often the fastest savings to unlock — and the ones that compound on every unit that ships.
Box and pallet geometry reworked to improve units-per-shipment math without compromising product protection.
In-HouseDimensional-weight penalty engineered out through package geometry and internal-packing revisions.
In-HouseSimulated load and drop scenarios to validate cost-down options before they go to physical testing.
In-HousePhysical testing cycles run on every proposed change to verify protection performance before field deployment.
PartneredContracts restructured against current fleet volumes and new box dimensions. Lane-by-lane rate analysis, carrier swaps on the highest-cost routes.
MixedHTS code audits and reclassification strategy to move landed value into appropriate duty classes where misclassification has crept in.
PartneredFor in-house capabilities, we're running the work directly — that's where our deepest experience sits. For partnered capabilities, we lead the engagement and bring in the specialists we've built relationships with. Either way, you get a single point of contact on our side, and we're accountable for the outcome.
Send us your costed BOM. We'll tell you which levers are worth pulling — and which aren't worth the engagement cost.
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