I’m James Deichsel. I build bottom-up should-cost models from material, cycle time, setup and outside processing — then use them to renegotiate with your suppliers. Built on a career inside high-mix, low-volume AS9100 shops.
Start with a two-week Spend & Supplier Diagnostic for $3,500, credited to any retainer. If the Diagnostic doesn’t identify at least $15,000 in annualized savings, the full fee is refunded.
You talk to James, not a sales rep. NDA before any data changes hands. Remote nationwide.
Every result is tied to dollars, delivery or quality you can verify against your own POs and records.
The problem
Two suppliers raised prices 9% with a one-line justification, and quotes for the same part varied by 40%.
What James did
Built should-cost models for the top 38 parts by spend, re-quoted them with three suppliers and dual-sourced anodize.
The problem
Repeat escapes from one plating supplier, and corrective actions that had sat open for up to five months.
What James did
Ran 8D root cause with the supplier, rebuilt the SCAR tracker with owners and dates, and set a monthly scorecard review.
The problem
A $400K job was waiting on Inconel 718 bar the usual distributors quoted at 22 weeks.
What James did
Vetted four alternate mills and distributors, reviewed certs and traceability, and qualified a Nadcap heat-treat source.
Every engagement is run by James directly.
Bottom-up cost models for your priority parts, a line-by-line quote comparison, and renegotiated pricing — without giving up quality or delivery.
Should-cost negotiation detailsRoot cause with 5 Whys, fishbone and 8D, a SCAR tracker with owners and dates, and supplier scorecards that keep gains from drifting.
Corrective action detailsLong-lead alloys, obsolete components and outside processing — including Nadcap-accredited sources where your flowdowns require them.
Procurement detailsAlso available: surplus material and equipment recovery — turn dead stock and idle machines back into working capital.
In two weeks, find out where your purchased-part spend is leaking and which suppliers are putting your schedule at risk.
The same three steps, whether it’s a two-week diagnostic or an ongoing retainer.
Audit purchased-part and BOM costs, lead-time bottlenecks, and supplier on-time delivery and quality.
Deliverable: a prioritized savings and supply-risk map.
Data-backed RFQs, dual-sourcing of critical processes, and negotiations anchored in should-cost models.
Deliverable: should-cost models and renegotiated quotes.
Supplier scorecards and corrective-action protocols that keep savings and quality from drifting.
Deliverable: a scorecard and SCAR tracker your team can run.
Month to month, 30 days’ notice to cancel. Your Diagnostic fee is credited to the first month.
Advisory & RFQ support
$2,500/month
About 16 hours a month
Compare plansActive supplier management
$5,000/month
About 35 hours a month
Compare plansEnd-to-end procurement ownership
$9,500/month
About 70 hours a month
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James spent his career in high-mix, low-volume AS9100 machine shops — where every part is traceable, every supplier is accountable, and every dollar of cost has to be justified. If you can cut cost and improve quality there, you can do it anywhere.
He’s a Lean Six Sigma Green Belt and a Certified Supply Chain Analyst, and he works every engagement personally from Loveland, Colorado.
More about JamesThe same spreadsheet James uses to break a machined part into material, cycle time, setup, outside processing and margin. Plug in one part and see where your quote stands.
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Tell James what’s hurting most. You’ll get a direct answer within 1 business day — including whether the Diagnostic is a fit.