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Cost-Advantage & Should-Cost Assessment

Know the real saving before you move.

Asia Manufacturing & OEM Sourcing

We build should-cost models and full landed-cost comparisons for manufacturing in Australia, China, Vietnam, Thailand, Malaysia and India, including tooling, freight, duties, inventory and quality costs, so decisions are based on facts.

What’s included

Should-cost models for parts and assemblies
Country and supplier cost comparison
Landed cost: freight, duties and inventory
Tooling and NRE estimates
Risk and total cost of ownership
Recommendation and business case

What you receive

01Should-cost model
02Landed-cost comparison
03Business case
04Sourcing recommendation

Benefits

Fact-based decisions

Real savings, not headline prices.

Negotiating power

Know what parts should cost.

No hidden costs

Every element of landed cost included.

Where this fits in the process

Asia manufacturing and OEM sourcing flow
  1. 01
    AustraliaShould-costLanded-cost and savings case
  2. 02
    AsiaSupplier searchLong-list across China and Asia
  3. 03
    ◆ GateAudit & selectOn-site audits and quotes
  4. 04
    Tooling & samplesDFM, tooling, first articles
  5. 05
    ◆ GateApprovalPPAP / FAI and pilot build
  6. 06
    AsiaProduction & QCIn-process and pre-shipment checks
  7. 07
    AustraliaShip & deliverFreight, customs and delivery
Supplier performance reviews drive continuous cost and quality improvement
StageDecision gate / approval
Typical scope for Asia Manufacturing & OEM Sourcing

Cost-advantage assessment in 2–3 weeks; supplier selection to first production in 3–6 months.

On the ground in Asia, coordinated from Melbourne. Every engagement starts with a free consultation and a fixed-scope proposal.

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Let’s turn your next idea into a market-ready product.

Whether it’s a bold new product, a strategy that needs sharpening or an operation that should be doing more, a conversation with a senior consultant is the fastest way to find out what’s possible.

  • Free initial consultation with a senior engineer
  • Response within one business day
  • Confidentiality and NDA available on request
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