Mouse Pad
New product development — from $0.12 to $0.08 per unit, without changing specs
33%
Cost Reduction
$0.04
Per Unit Saved
Same
Quality Maintained
The Challenge
A US client wanted a better-built mouse pad and suspected they were overpaying at $0.12/unit — but lacked the supplier network and in-language capability to develop an alternative.
Our Solution
Approached as a new product development project: we identified a higher-capacity factory, optimised the material composition and production process, and managed the sampling rounds to lock in a production-approved build at $0.08/unit — same specification, better output quality.
Results
• 33% cost reduction ($0.04 per unit)
• Same product specifications, improved build quality
• Production-approved sample reached in 2 rounds