Deshmukh Precision Works
Standardizing on one SKU family cut inventory complexity by 40%
A small fabrication shop was carrying near-duplicate hardware from four different suppliers with slightly different specs. Consolidating onto one compatible SKU family simplified their inventory and cut per-unit cost through volume pricing.
Problem
Deshmukh had accumulated four suppliers' worth of similar-but-not-identical fasteners over several years, none of them interchangeable, making inventory counts error-prone and preventing them from hitting any single supplier's volume pricing tiers.
Approach
We mapped Deshmukh's existing part numbers against our catalog to find drop-in equivalents, confirmed tolerance compatibility with their assembly drawings, and proposed a phased transition — new orders on the consolidated SKUs, existing stock run down naturally rather than scrapped.
Result
Deshmukh now carries roughly 60% fewer distinct SKUs for the same functional coverage, qualifies for our second pricing tier on combined volume, and reports meaningfully faster physical stock counts.
- SKU count reduction
- 40%
- Unit cost saved (avg)
- 12%
- Transition time
- 3 months
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