Manufactured Components Sourcing
Manufactured components sourcing depends on more than price: drawings, tolerances, tooling ownership and first-article approval decide whether a new supplier works. We help you find suppliers with the right process capability and put their quotes on a comparable basis.
What Buyers Are Up Against
Process Capability
A supplier must prove it can hold your tolerances and finishes at volume, not just on a sample.
Tooling Ownership
Who owns the tooling, and whether you can move it, should be settled before you pay for it.
Drawing and Revision Control
Parts made to the wrong revision are expensive. Change control needs agreeing up front.
Piece Price vs Total Cost
Tooling, scrap rates, packaging and freight change which quote is actually cheaper.
The Quote Is Only Part of the Decision.
The lowest quote can still cost more once delivery, minimum orders, payment terms, quality and switching are added. We put every offer on the same basis before you decide.
Quote A Lower unit price
Quote B Higher unit price
- Unit price
- Freight and duty
- MOQ and stock
- Payment terms
- Quality and switching
How We Take the Risk Out
Six steps, the same on every engagement. You see the evidence at each one.
- 1
Requirement
We pin down what you actually need: specification, volume, destination, timing and budget.
- 2
Search or Benchmark
We find credible suppliers or test your current supplier against the market.
- 3
Screen
Suppliers that cannot evidence capability, compliance or capacity are removed early.
- 4
Compare
Offers are put on the same basis: unit price, freight, duty, MOQ, payment terms and lead time.
- 5
De-Risk
Qualification, switching and continuity risks are made visible before you commit money.
- 6
Recommendation
You get a written position: proceed, negotiate, second-source, re-source or stay.
Three Ways to Start
Supplier Search and Qualification
- You send
- Specification and criteria
- You get
- 3 to 5 screened suppliers, the evidence behind each and the open checks
Scope agreed firstQuoted After Scoping
Find a SupplierQuote Review
- You send
- 2 to 5 quotes
- You get
- All quotes on one delivered basis, the commitment behind each price, a recommended position
Scope agreed firstFrom US$1,450
Send the QuotesSourcing Feasibility Brief
- You send
- Product, target cost, volume
- You get
- Import versus local on one delivered basis, and which market to test first
Scope agreed firstQuoted After Scoping
Test an ImportAll prices in US dollars ($), excluding GST or VAT. Not sure which fits? Start with a Free Quote Breakdown.
Before You Start
Can You Review a Price Increase We Have Received?
Yes. Send the notice and your price history. A Price Increase Response sets out what the evidence supports, what it does not, and the questions to send back.
Do You Take Commissions from Components Suppliers?
No. We are paid only by the buyer and take no supplier commissions, so our recommendation is not tied to which supplier you choose.
What Does It Cost?
A Price Deep Dive starts from US$195, a Price Increase Response from US$1,150 and a Quote Review from US$1,450. Scope, fee and timing are confirmed in writing before any work starts. Prices are in US dollars, excluding GST or VAT.
What Do You Need from Us to Start?
The quote, price notice or supplier details, the specification or drawings, your volumes, destination and timing, and a short note on what concerns you. We tell you if anything else is needed before work starts.
Will You Tell Us to Switch Supplier?
Only if the evidence supports it. Staying, renegotiating or adding a second source is often the better answer, and the written position explains why.
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Send the Quote.
Tell us what you are buying and what is worrying you. We reply with what we would check first and what it would cost.