Hey all,
I'm developing my product and I'm trying to get some preliminary idea on pricing. Some parts are easy to estimate while others have proven really difficult. For instance, there is a component I'll need that sells for $850 retail, but I know that the company I work for gets them for about $110 because we use it with ridiculous volume, have great purchasing and stocking agreements, a long good business relationship, etc. Logic tells me that I'll be able to get this component for somewhere in between. I'm just not sure where. I'm not at a point where I can really predict my usage since I haven't gone to market. I imagine I'll have to go through a distributor at first, rather than straight to the manufacturer. I'm at the pretty early stages of design. Are there any good resources out there for predicting what I can expect?
I know the obvious answer will eventually be contact a sales rep (duh), but I'm so far from an initial purchase that I don't want to go through that door quite yet. Do I need to bite the bullet or are there some good estimating practices that I can use to get me by until I'm closer to being ready to spend the cash?
I'm developing my product and I'm trying to get some preliminary idea on pricing. Some parts are easy to estimate while others have proven really difficult. For instance, there is a component I'll need that sells for $850 retail, but I know that the company I work for gets them for about $110 because we use it with ridiculous volume, have great purchasing and stocking agreements, a long good business relationship, etc. Logic tells me that I'll be able to get this component for somewhere in between. I'm just not sure where. I'm not at a point where I can really predict my usage since I haven't gone to market. I imagine I'll have to go through a distributor at first, rather than straight to the manufacturer. I'm at the pretty early stages of design. Are there any good resources out there for predicting what I can expect?
I know the obvious answer will eventually be contact a sales rep (duh), but I'm so far from an initial purchase that I don't want to go through that door quite yet. Do I need to bite the bullet or are there some good estimating practices that I can use to get me by until I'm closer to being ready to spend the cash?
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