Cost optimisation

Technical Sourcing as a Solution

Through tailored technical sourcing approaches, cost transparency is ensured, supplier risks are managed, and quality and efficiency in purchasing are increased.

From analysis to optimal production: Reducing costs and creating value in Technical Purchasing.

Technical sourcing offers specialised solution approaches for increasing efficiency and optimising costs. Our experts analyse products, make manufacturing and cost structures transparent, and, thanks to their technical understanding, uncover significantly greater savings potential than traditional approaches.

As a matchmaker between component and manufacturing process, we seek suppliers with a manufacturing structure that matches the required part, i.e. with optimal manufacturing methods and machines. This reduces production costs and also makes the components cheaper to procure.

Technical sourcing not only unlocks additional savings potential, but also sustainably strengthens your supply chain by reducing single-sourcing risks and broadening the supplier base.

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What makes our Technical Sourcing special

Reduce CO2 emissions

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Cost savings

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Potential for savings

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Over 17 years of practical experience

We have over 17 years of practical experience in procurement and supply chain management, operating across various industries. We understand the specific challenges in procurement and know how we can successfully support you in this dynamic environment.

Cooperative planning

Aligned objectives, weekly jour fixes, and regular weekly reports ensure that strategies are clearly defined and all stakeholders remain on the same page at all times. This allows you to maintain control and make informed decisions.

Joint implementation

From supplier days, through tenders and negotiations, to detailed cost structure analyses, we support you in the successful implementation of your projects. We work closely with your team to design efficient processes and achieve optimal results.

Sustainable knowledge transfer

We foster a collaborative learning process, align approaches, and exchange project documentation to strengthen your team in a practical way and share knowledge effectively. This ensures sustainable results and continuous development.

100% Transparency & Sustainability

We ensure 100 % transparency in all processes, so that decisions are comprehensible and processes are clearly visible. At the same time, we place great importance on sustainability, in order to conserve resources and ensure efficient solutions in the long term.

100% maximal result

Our goal is to achieve the maximum results for you by optimally combining efficiency, quality, and cost advantages. This will enable you to achieve the best possible outcomes for your company.

Learn more about how technical sourcing works.
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Wherever you are,
We are near you

Our Technical Sourcing Centre is located at our headquarters in Düsseldorf. Here you will find our experienced team of operational and strategic experts. Furthermore, we operate global representative offices in all purchasing markets relevant to the manufacturing SME sector. Our Global Sourcing Team supports you thanks to our international network in:

Our qualified supplier database includes:

1000

Suppliers

of 52

Countries

in 3

Continent

200

Manufacturing technologies

10%-50%

Potential

10x

Better response rate

What potential lies in your technical sourcing?

Find out!

Knowledge is good, trying is better

The free component check from KLOEPFEL by epsa - consulting.

Would you like to know if your products or components also hold potential for savings that our expert analysis can identify?

No problem: With the help of our free and non-obligatory preliminary service, you can have a first technical needs analysis, including an individual evaluation, created for an exemplary component from your product range.

Upon receipt of your request, a KLOEPFEL expert will promptly review your component details and contact you if any further information is required.

We will contact you within 24 hours!

Right, this is how we'll do it:

Systematic, transparent, and collaborative.

Our tried-and-tested 3-phase model:

Our project philosophy is based on a high standard for our goal-oriented, rigorous, and systematic approach. We rely on tried-and-tested tools for transparency and control, so that you as a client always have an overview of the project status; from the obtaining of the non-disclosure agreement, through the technical request for quotation, up to series production release.

Duration: 1-2 weeks

Data and specification collection

Technical Briefing: & Provision of necessary order data:
Reviewing the technical client briefing and the order data provided by the client, in order to establish a solid foundation for further project implementation.
Analyse of Costs Structures
Detailed examination of the cost breakdown to identify savings potential and derive optimisation opportunities.
Drawing conclusions
Targeted recommendations for action are derived from the data obtained, in order to sustainably optimise processes and costs.
Validate procurement strategy
Review and ensure that the strategy is efficient, actionable, and aligned with business objectives.
Planning the sourcing steps:
Defining the individual steps in the procurement process for structured and efficient implementation.

Duration: 2-3 weeks

Product link (manufacturing technical analysis)

Technical requirements analysis
Review and assessment of technical requirements to accurately capture the need and optimally prepare for procurement.
Assess manufacturing technology requirements
Analysis and evaluation of production requirements to specifically select suitable manufacturing processes and suppliers.
Analyse der technischen Spezifikationen
Detailed examination of materials, dimensions, weights, manufacturing processes, surface and heat treatments, as well as other features and cost factors, in order to make optimal manufacturing and procurement decisions.
Identification of recurring articles:
Analysis using ABC and XYZ methodologies for targeted management of inventory and procurement volumes.
Article group assignment and part family classification:
Structured categorisation of articles for the optimisation of procurement, storage, and production planning.

Target market definition and qualified sourcing

Analyse of target markets
Investigation of relevant markets to identify opportunities, risks, and optimal sourcing channels for your products.
Identify suppliers with suitable manufacturing technology:
The right part for the right machine, to achieve maximum savings.
RFX - Supplier Qualification and Selection:
Qualification and selection of suitable suppliers to ensure optimal procurement decisions.

Duration: 8 - 12 weeks

Request for Quotations (RFQ)

Develop and agree on procurement scenarios

Conducting joint technical supplier discussions:
Consulting with suppliers on technical requirements, feasibility, and optimisation potential to create transparency and sustainably strengthen collaboration.
Development and coordination of procurement scenarios:
Development of various decision options and consultation with all relevant stakeholders to ensure the optimal procurement strategy.

Qualify and approve suppliers

Supplier Qualification and Integration
Assessment and selection of suitable partners, as well as structured integration into existing processes, to ensure smooth and sustainable cooperation.
Supplier evaluation and development:
Systematic analysis of supplier performance, as well as targeted measures to improve quality, reliability, and cost structures.
Support for manufacturing-oriented supplier selection:
Selecting suitable suppliers with optimal manufacturing technologies to increase cost and efficiency.
Supplier consolidation
Bundling supplier relationships to reduce dependencies and optimise the supply chain.
Sourcing potential alternative suppliers:
Identification and integration of new suppliers to strengthen security of supply and increase competition.

Kloepfel's Success Triangle by epsa - consulting

Lever for realising potential

The Success Triangle of KLOEPFEL by EPSA – consulting stands for the unique combination of cost optimisation, cost engineering, and technical sourcing. Each of these three pillars is effective in isolation, but it is only through their interplay that the full effect is unleashed.

In the first step, we ensure Cost optimisation through benchmarking and clever negotiation strategies for rapid, direct savings. Building on this, it covers Cost Engineering deeper potential by technically analysing products and eliminating unnecessary costs through alternative materials or manufacturing processes. Technical Sourcing Finally, it ensures that suitable suppliers with the right technologies are found, so that products can be manufactured efficiently and future-proof.

This combination is unique because it systematically interlocks purchasing, technology and supplier management, thereby achieving savings that would be unattainable with classic approaches.

Customer successes that speak for themselves:

Technical Sourcing in Practice

Case Study

Turned and milled parts

Outsourcing and developing alternative suppliers

Our client, a global market leader in measurement and control technology, manufactured recurring turned and milled parts that were installed in measuring instruments, in-house. Due to the uneconomical nature of this in-house production, a reduction in internal manufacturing was sought, and outsourcing was considered.

The aim was to optimise the costs for recurring turned parts, establish alternative suppliers and ensure reliable supply security. We were able to achieve savings of 61% and supply security was secured through alternative suppliers.

Saving

61 %

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