How a Buyer Used Design for Procurement to Cut Costs 22 Percent

The Buyer's Side with Fexingo: Procurement, Sourcing, and B2B Purchasing Decisions · Jul 13, 2026 · 8m · transcript

In Episode 110 of The Buyer's Side with Fexingo, Lucas and Luna explore how one procurement team at a mid-size medical device manufacturer used 'Design for Procurement' — involving buyers in the product design phase — to cut costs by 22 percent on a new infusion pump line. The story covers how early supplier involvement, value engineering workshops, and a simple cost-modeling tool helped eliminate 40 percent of planned custom parts, reduce assembly steps, and avoid future supply chain headaches. Lucas walks through the specific techniques: cost tables, target costing, and the…