A quotation should be explainable through the product, process and operating decisions behind it.
SharpSigma helps engineering, procurement and operations teams build a defensible cost view from the actual design, process route, material, cycle, tooling, quality requirements and supply-chain context.
Cost is engineered long before negotiation.
A useful should-cost model is not just a supplier-price comparison. It connects geometry, material, process route, cycle time, labor, equipment, yield, tooling, overhead and quality requirements to the cost structure.
- Part and process should-cost analysis and modelling
- Design-for-cost analysis and cost-driver modelling
- BOM optimization and process-route cost breakdown
- Supplier cost benchmarking, quotation challenge and negotiation support
- Total cost of ownership modelling
A quotation should be explainable through the product, process and operating decisions behind it.
The model should make clear which design or process decisions create cost—and where a change is actually worth pursuing.
Make vs. buy is larger than piece price.
The lowest apparent piece price is not always the best manufacturing decision.
Total economics
Capital, labor, floor space, quality, logistics, inventory, tooling, overhead and transition cost.
Technical fit
Process capability, equipment, skills, controls, validation and capacity required to make the work sustainable.
Strategic tradeoffs
Supply continuity, IP/control, lead time, scaling, dependency, obsolescence and transition risk.
Reduce cost without disconnecting it from function.
Cost reduction can combine design-for-cost, BOM rationalization, supplier benchmarking, design/specification change, process-route change, yield/quality improvement, sourcing logic and volume strategy.
- Design-for-cost reviews
- Value analysis / value engineering support
- Supplier/process benchmarking
- Cost-down opportunity prioritization
- Implementation tracking tied to technical acceptance
Decision-ready evidence.
Should-cost model, cost-driver tree, quotation comparison, make-vs-buy model, risk matrix, cost-down backlog and implementation recommendation—defined around the actual scope.
Need an independent view of what it should cost?
Start with the part, BOM, process, quote, supplier decision or make-vs-buy question.