Know what the product and process should cost.
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.
Build the cost from the manufacturing logic.
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/process should-cost modelling
- Design-for-cost and cost-driver analysis
- BOM and process-route cost breakdown
- Supplier quotation challenge and negotiation support
- Total-cost-of-ownership modelling
Cost should explain the engineering.
The model should make clear which design or process decisions create cost—and where a change is actually worth pursuing.
Decide with total cost, capability and risk in the same model.
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 change, specification rationalization, 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.