Should Costing Services
Should Costing Services
Know the Right Price, Cut the Waste, Buy Smart
At AgiLean, our Should Costing services help you uncover the true cost of a part, product, or process—before you make a purchase or design decision. We break down every element of cost to give you greater clarity, better negotiations, and smarter engineering choices.
What is Should Costing?
Should Costing is a data-driven approach to estimate the ideal cost of a product based on raw materials, manufacturing processes, labor, overheads, and margins. It helps eliminate overpricing, reduce cost leakages, and drive informed sourcing and design decisions.
Our Capabilities
- Precision Machined Parts (CNC, VMC, Traub)
- Fabricated & Welded Assemblies
- Plastic, Sheet Metal, Casting, Forging Parts
- Electrical & Electronic Components
- Raw material cost analysis (with current rates)
- Machining cycle time & process cost
- Tooling, fixturing & setup cost
- Labor, overheads & logistics breakdown
- Cost comparison of alternate designs or materials
- Feasibility & manufacturing cost impact analysis
- DFM/DFA suggestions for cost reduction
- Cost validation during RFQ evaluation
- Supplier quotation benchmarking
- Win-win cost reduction strategies
- Detailed Should Cost Reports
- Cost Drivers & Sensitivity Analysis
- Comparison vs. Quoted/Supplied Cost
- Recommendations for Savings
- Editable Excel/CSV or PDF Format
Know the Right Price, Cut the Waste, Buy Smart
At AgiLean, our Should Costing services help you uncover the true cost of a part, product, or process—before you make a purchase or design decision. We break down every element of cost to give you greater clarity, better negotiations, and smarter engineering choices.
What is Should Costing?
Should Costing is a data-driven approach to estimate the ideal cost of a product based on raw materials, manufacturing processes, labor, overheads, and margins. It helps eliminate overpricing, reduce cost leakages, and drive informed sourcing and design decisions.
Our Capabilities
Component-Level Should Costing
- Precision Machined Parts (CNC, VMC, Traub)
- Fabricated & Welded Assemblies
- Plastic, Sheet Metal, Casting, Forging Parts
- Electrical & Electronic Components
Process-Based Cost Estimation
- Raw material cost analysis (with current rates)
- Machining cycle time & process cost
- Tooling, fixturing & setup cost
- Labor, overheads & logistics breakdown
Design-to-Cost Consulting
- Cost comparison of alternate designs or materials
- Feasibility & manufacturing cost impact analysis
- DFM/DFA suggestions for cost reduction
Sourcing & Negotiation Support
- Cost validation during RFQ evaluation
- Supplier quotation benchmarking
- Win-win cost reduction strategies