BOM cost falls when every line earns its place.
2026
Client
BrahmWorks Insights

The Challenge
You reduce it by deleting lines that do no work, by buying catalogue parts at the quantity you will actually place, and by refusing variants that split that quantity into piles too small to purchase well. You do not reduce it by typing a lower price over a part that misses the rating, the footprint, or the second source you were quietly depending on.
Geometry, bare-board fabrication and the choice of a silicon each deserve their own review. This article is the structure of the list: custom versus catalogue, minimum order, alternates, cables, packaging, and the unit cost you only get if every line arrives in the same week.
BOM Cost Reduction
What we did
Industry
DFM and manufacturing
Description
This Insights guide explains BOM Cost Reduction for founders and engineering teams building hardware that must be manufactured, tested, and handed off. Geometry, bare-board fabrication and the choice of a silicon each deserve their own review. This article is the structure of the list: custom versus catalogue, minimum order, alternates, cables, packaging, and the unit cost you only get if every line arrives in the same week.




The Outcome
Lines are ranked by extended cost at the quantity you will build, not by unit price. Minimum orders and leftover inventory are in the comparison. Packaging, labels and promised spares are on the bill.
“You reduce it by deleting lines that do no work, by buying catalogue parts at the quantity you will actually place, and by refusing variants that split that quantity into piles too small to purchase well.”
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