Cost optimization

Technical sourcing as a solution

Customized approaches to technical sourcing ensure cost transparency, manage supplier risks and increase quality and efficiency in purchasing

From analysis to optimal production: Reducing costs and creating value in technical purchasing.

Technical sourcing offers specialized solutions for increasing efficiency and optimizing costs. Our experts analyze products, make production 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 look for suppliers with the right manufacturing structure for the required part, i.e. with the optimum manufacturing methods and machines. This reduces manufacturing costs and also makes the components cheaper to purchase.

Technical sourcing not only opens up additional savings potential, but also strengthens your supply chain in the long term by reducing single-sourcing risks and broadening your supplier base.

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What makes our technical sourcing special

Reduce CO2 emissions

0 %

Cost savings

Ø 0 %

Savings potential

10-5 0 %

Over 17 years of practical experience

We have over 17 years of practical experience in purchasing and supply chain management and are active across all industries. We understand the specific challenges in purchasing and know how we can successfully support you in this dynamic environment.

Cooperative planning

Agreed targets, weekly jour fixes and regular weekly reports ensure that strategies are clearly defined and that everyone involved is always on the same page. This allows you to maintain control at all times and make well-founded decisions.

Joint implementation

From supplier days, 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 optimum results.

Sustainable know-how transfer

We promote the joint learning process, coordinate approaches and exchange project documents in order to strengthen your team in a practical way and share knowledge effectively. In this way, we ensure sustainable results and continuous further development.

100% transparency & sustainability

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

100% maximum result

Our aim is to achieve the maximum result for you by optimally combining efficiency, quality and cost benefits. This enables you to achieve the best possible results for your company.

Find out more about how technical sourcing sourcing works.
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Wherever you are,
we are near you

Our Technical Sourcing Center is located at our headquarters in Düsseldorf. Here, our experienced team of operational and strategic experts is at your disposal. Furthermore, we operate global agencies 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

from 52

Countries

in 3

Continents

>200

Manufacturing technologies

10%-50%

Potential

10x

Better response rate

What potential is there in your technical sourcing?

Find out for yourself!

Knowledge is good, trial and error is better:

The free component check from KLOEPFEL by epsa - consulting.

Would you like to know whether your products or components also have hidden savings potential that can be identified with the help of our expert analysis?

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

After receiving your request, a KLOEPFEL expert will promptly check your component details and contact you if further information is required.

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This is how we proceed:

Systematic, transparent and based on partnership.

Our tried and tested 3-phase model:

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

Duration: 1-2 weeks

Data and specification collection

Technical briefing: & provision of necessary order data:
Review of the technical customer briefing and the order data provided by the customer in order to create a sound basis for further project implementation.
Analysis of cost structures:
Detailed review of the cost breakdown in order to identify potential savings and derive optimization options.
Draw conclusions:
Targeted recommendations for action are derived from the data obtained in order to optimize processes and costs in the long term
Validate procurement strategy:
Check and ensure that the strategy is efficient, feasible and aligned with the company's objectives.
Planning the sourcing steps:
Definition of the individual steps in the procurement process for structured and efficient implementation.

Duration: 2-3 weeks

Product link (technical manufacturing analysis)

Technical requirements analysis:
Inspection and evaluation of the technical requirements in order to precisely record the demand and optimally prepare the procurement.
Evaluate manufacturing technology requirements:
Analyze and evaluate production requirements in order to select suitable manufacturing processes and suppliers.
Analyze technical specifications:
Detailed examination of materials, dimensions, weights, manufacturing processes, surface and heat treatment as well as other characteristics and cost factors in order to make optimal manufacturing and procurement decisions.
Identification of recurring items:
Analysis using ABC and XYZ methods for targeted control of inventories and procurement volumes.
Product group allocation and parts family classification:
Structured categorization of articles to optimize procurement, storage and production planning.

Target market definition and qualified sourcing

Analyze target markets:
Investigate relevant markets to identify opportunities, risks and optimal procurement sources for your products.
Identify suppliers with the right 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

Putting requirements out to tender (RFQ)

Develop and coordinate award scenarios coordinate

Conducting joint technical supplier meetings:
Coordination with suppliers on technical requirements, feasibility and optimization potential in order to create transparency and strengthen cooperation in the long term.
Development and coordination of award scenarios:
Development of various decision options and coordination with all relevant stakeholders to ensure the optimal award strategy.

Qualify and approve suppliers

Qualification and integration of suppliers:
Evaluation and selection of suitable partners and structured integration into existing processes to ensure smooth and sustainable cooperation.
Supplier evaluation and development:
Systematic analysis of supplier performance and targeted measures to improve quality, reliability and cost structures.
Support with production-oriented supplier selection:
Selection of suitable suppliers with optimal production technologies to increase costs and efficiency.
Supplier consolidation:
Bundling supplier relationships to reduce dependencies and optimize the supply chain.
Attracting potential alternative suppliers:
Identification and integration of new suppliers to strengthen security of supply and increase competition.

Success triangle from KLOEPFEL by epsa - consulting

Levers for realizing potential

The success triangle of KLOEPFEL by EPSA - consulting stands for the unique combination of cost optimization, cost engineering and technical sourcing. Each of these three pillars is effective in its own right, but the full effect only unfolds in combination.

In the first step, cost optimization through benchmarking and clever negotiation strategies ensure quick, direct savings. Building on this, cost engineering uncovers deeper potential by analyzing products technically and eliminating unnecessary costs through alternative materials or manufacturing processes. Finally, technical sourcing ensures that the right suppliers with the right technologies are found so that products can be manufactured efficiently and in a future-proof manner.

This combination is unique because it systematically interlinks purchasing, technology and supplier management and thus achieves savings that would be unattainable with traditional approaches.

Customer successes that speak for themselves:

Technical sourcing in practice

CASE STUDY

Turned and milled parts

Outsourcing and development of alternative suppliers

Our customer, a global market leader in the field of measurement and control technology, produced recurring turned and milled parts that were used in measuring equipment in-house. Due to the economic unprofitability of this in-house production, a reduction in internal production was sought and outsourcing was considered.

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

Savings

61 %

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We are represented in numerous industries

certainly in yours too!

Industries

We have a strong focus on technical industries. The majority of our more than 100 customer projects have been carried out in the industries listed here: