Global Cost and Pricing Services
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Boston Strategies International helps financial and operational managers at global companies answer difficult questions such as whether or not to offshore, how many suppliers to use, and what length of contract to negotiate. Our custom reports forecast prices, leadtimes, and capacities, and make specific sourcing recommendations. We compete with leading economic forecasting and consulting market research firms and win because our analyses are oriented toward supply chain implications, our proprietary quantitative methodologies are designed around volatility and risk, and we have onsite intelligence around the world.
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Supply managers make assumptions about the future of supply markets every time they contract with suppliers, or choose not to. Understanding the outlook for key variables of a supply market such as lead time, capacity, price, and market competitiveness is critical to deciding the right price and contract term, yet few companies have a market intelligence process or reliable data. Even fewer agree on the right way to use this information if it exists. Boston Strategies International's supply market analyses highlight:
- Quarterly and yearly projections of demand, capacity, lead times, and prices
- Five year outlooks
- Coverage of suppliers in markets such as China, India, and Eastern Europe
Below are some examples of Boston Strategies International analyses. To learn more about cost and pricing analysis, please visit our cost and pricing library of resources by clicking here.
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Large-Bore Antifriction Bearings Cost and Price Analysis Report 2008
The lead time for large bore bearings has become so long that purchasing managers are scrambling for a solution. This study quantifies and forecasts capacity, lead time, and prices for large bore bearings from 2008 to 2014, providing forecasts of capacity, lead time, cost structures, and prices by region and bearing size. It also analyzes capacity utilization, providing detailed listings of new capacity additions, and it benchmarks capacity utilization and capacity reservation practices. 39 pages, 13 charts, 1 table, and 8 diagrams, copyright 2008.
This report is available to supply chain practitioners and policy makers only.
If you find the Large-Bore Antifriction Bearings Cost and Pricing Analysis Report informative, you may also be interested in the Large-Bore Antifriction Bears Industry Research Report. Click here to find out more about that study.
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Mill Rolls Cost and Pricing Analysis 2008
As demand for industrial metals soars, rolls for steel and aluminum rolling mills are in increasingly short supply. This study quantifies and forecasts capacity, lead time, and prices for mill rolls from 2008 to 2014, providing forecasts of capacity, lead time, cost structures, and prices by region and type of mill roll. It also analyzes capacity utilization and benchmarks capacity utilization and capacity reservation. 20 pages, 12 charts, and 7 tables, copyright 2008.
This report is available to supply chain practitioners and policy makers only.
If you find the Mill Rolls Cost and Pricing Analysis Report informative, you may also be interested in the Mill Rolls Industry Research Report. Click here to find out more about that study.
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Click here to request a free sample report.
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Mill Rolls Supply Market Forecast
One recent study explores the market for mill rolls in detail from 2006 to 2012, providing concise analysis and explicit, actionable recommendations for both buyers and suppliers. As demand for industrial metals soars, rolls for steel and aluminum rolling mills are in increasingly short supply. This report gets above the noise level by taking a long view of this challenging environment in which leadtimes are stretching into 2009 and availability is uncertain. 22 pages, 28 charts, tables, and diagrams, 3 chapters, copyright 2006.
This report is available to supply chain practitioners and policy makers only.
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Click here to request a free sample report.
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Mill Rolls Supply Market Indicators
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Suppliers, Prices and Forecasts
BSI’s hosted application, which is tailored to your externally purchased categories, product and service specifications, and geographies, provides needed information and allows market intelligence analysts and commodity managers to spend their time negotiating strategic supplier framework agreements. While most internal market intelligence groups manually assemble, integrate, analyze, and disseminate information, our hosted application reduces the workload of these precious resources.
Analysis and News
BSI’s continuous stream of articles, news, and analyses, married with procurement decision tools, improves the accuracy and the timeliness of strategic sourcing decisions. The content is updated continuously with new research, supplier profiles, and benchmarks. A configurable databank allows real-time downloads of market data and forecasts, Online decision tools improve the consistency and accuracy of important decisions by helping with commodity-specific cost inflation calculators, supplier qualification tools, supplier audit templates, lifecycle cost calculators, contract Term optimizers, and hedging and options evaluators.
Benchmarking
Interaction with peers who have successfully implemented supply chain improvements, accelerates the realization of the full potential of market intelligence and strategic supply chain management. Connect with peers on topics of interest and importance.
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Procurement professionals are responsible for some of the most strategic liabilities at their companies. Yet oftentimes little science or methodology is applied when structuring contracts with major suppliers. Boston Strategies International offers actionable recommendations based on proven optimization models related to contract term, supplier split, and regional supply focus.
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Due to rapid growth in certain industries and regions, supply market analysis is key to procurement today. For example, the steel scrap market worldwide is growing between 120-140%, extending lead times and causing price volatility. Buyers need market analysis and forecasts to gauge lead times and structure supplier negotiations. Boston Strategies International offers custom supply market outlooks for over 300 commodities worldwide.
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Custom Benchmarks
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equipment manufacturers are saving 21% by sourcing globally. Plastics companies are saving 10% by partnering with core suppliers. Electronics firms are saving 13% with long-term agreements. How much are you saving? This customized benchmark provides a thorough and concise audit of your strategic sourcing emphasis, scale leverage, results, and balance. You complete a 1-page form, and you get back a 4-page report with 156 benchmarks (see example). Based on our database of over 10,000 savings benchmarks for 12 strategies in 15 different industries, 14 commodities, and 4 company size ranges.
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To purchase the Custom Benchmarks Analysis, please visit the cost and pricing analysis section of the Boston Strategies International Library.
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In addition to these analysis examples, Boston Strategies International covers a variety of other commodities, materials, and equipment such as:
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Acids
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Air Compressors
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Bearings
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Blow-Out Preventers
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Cable
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Catalysts
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Centrifugal - ANSI Pumps
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Centrifugal - Engineered Pumps
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Chemicals
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Coal
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Compressors
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Contract Mfg
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Couplings
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Crude Petroleum
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Design & Testing
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Detection Systems
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Distribution & Wholesaling
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Downhole Tools
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Drillbits
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Drilling
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Drilling Fluids
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Electric Motors
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Electrical
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Electronics
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Energy Distribution & Utilities
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Field Separation Systems
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Filtration Equipment
- Fire Suppression Equipment
- Flow Meters
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Gas Turbines
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Gears
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Generators
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Hardware
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Heat Transfer
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Hydraulic Systems
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Industrial Batteries
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Industrial Gases
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Instrumentation
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Intrusion Security Systems
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Iron & Steel
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Lamps & Fixtures
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Logistics
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Lubricants & Base Oils
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Maintenance & Repair
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Membranes and Membrane Systems
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Metals
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Microturbines
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Mill Rolls
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Minerals & Mining
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MRO
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Natural Gas
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Oil & Gas Production Chemicals
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Ores
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Paper & Packaging
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Parts & Equipment
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Pipe Fittings
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Pipeline Drones
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Plastics
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Positive Displacement Pumps
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Power Transmission
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Printing & Publishing
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Process Centrifugal Compressors
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Process Reciprocating Compressors
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Professional Services
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Pumps
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Respirators
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Rubber
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Scrap Metal
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Seals
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Spill Control Systems
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Steam Turbines
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Submersible Pumps
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Surface Equipment
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Switchgear
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Transformers
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Transportation
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Tubulars
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Turbine Parts & Service
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Turbines
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Uninterruptible Power Systems
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Vacuum Pumps
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Valves
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Vessels
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Water Filtration Media
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