3 engagements across 3 industries
Every one of these started as a business that thought it already had a fair deal. Two of the three below did — the money was being lost somewhere other than the unit price, which is the point.
Engagements that changed what our clients pay
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Percentage reduction in total delivered cost per unit
Derived from the metrics published in each case study below — the chart and the write-ups cannot disagree.
| Category | Reduction (%) |
|---|---|
| Hardware & tools | 19 |
| Industrial equipment | 6 |
lower landed cost
A Queensland hardware wholesaler
Six years with the same sourcing agent, a stable unit price, and an entirely avoidable 5% duty being paid on goods that qualified for duty-free entry under ChAFTA.
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A Melbourne homewares brand
A first-time importer, a decorative light product with a coin cell battery, and a factory that had never heard of Australia's mandatory button battery standards.
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An Auckland equipment distributor
A supplier switch that looked like an 8% saving on paper turned out to be a 6% increase once both quotes were normalised to the same delivery term.
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