Independent research and advisory for companies building products across borders. We establish what is actually true about a supplier, a cost or a market, then hand you the analysis and the introduction.
The difference between a good sourcing decision and an expensive one is rarely price. It is what was known at the time.
Practice Areas
Identification, qualification and independent verification across Asia and the Americas. Capability, certification and financial standing confirmed at the source, so your time goes to real candidates rather than plausible ones.
Classification, duty exposure and landed cost across your whole supply chain. We structure sourcing to reduce tariff exposure without shifting the risk somewhere less visible.
Market structure, category benchmarks, competitor sourcing and cost intelligence. The picture behind the decision, assembled from primary sources rather than published summaries.
Regulatory pathways, product safety standards and documentation that holds up. Confirmed with the issuing body, not taken on a supplier's word.
Pricing, payment structure, tooling ownership and terms that keep suppliers honest. Trademark and patent exposure addressed up front, with NNN agreements written to be enforceable where the factory actually operates.
Where automation genuinely earns its place in sourcing and supply chain operations, and nowhere it does not. Built and implemented with clear ROI, not theorized.
When it is already going wrong
A supplier that has stopped performing. A shipment that will not clear. A certification that will not hold. An established network of factories, laboratories, inspectors and agents means options exist in days that would otherwise take months to build.
How We Work
We introduce you directly to the source and step back. No commission, no rebate, no margin on your production once the relationship exists. We stay available if something needs mitigating.
We have people in country who speak the language and have spent years working inside these markets. Factory floors walked, not photographed. Conversations held in the room, in the language the decisions are actually made in.
Certifications confirmed with the issuing body. Financial standing checked against registry records. References called, not collected. Decisions made on evidence, not hope.
Every engagement produces a written recommendation. Scope, effort and decision points agreed before work begins.
Enquiries
Initial conversations are without charge. If the work is a fit, you receive a written scope and a fixed quote before anything begins.