by Chris Anjel | Aug 26, 2026 | Uncategorized
Customer-supplied material sounds like a win: no material procurement, no inventory carrying cost, and a faster path to production. But when that material arrives as consignment inventory — where you hold and process stock the customer still owns — the quoting...
by Chris Anjel | Aug 26, 2026 | Uncategorized
Consignment manufacturing sounds simple: the customer supplies the raw material, you supply the machine time and expertise. But experienced shop owners know the devil lives in the details. When material ownership stays with the customer, your exposure shifts from...
by Chris Anjel | Aug 26, 2026 | Uncategorized
Customer-supplied material jobs sound like easy margin — no material cost, no procurement lead time, no inventory risk. But experienced estimators know these jobs often hide the highest risk per hour of shop time. When the material shows up wrong, damaged, or...
