- AS9100 machine-shop background
- Lean Six Sigma Green Belt
- Certified Supply Chain Analyst (CSCA)
Manufacturing Supply Chain Consulting That Moves Your Bottom Line
I’m James. I spent my career in high-mix, low-volume AS9100 machine shops — the most regulated, unforgiving environment in manufacturing. If you can cut cost and improve quality there, you can do it anywhere.
Should-cost negotiation, supplier corrective action, and fractional procurement for precision manufacturers.
Based in Loveland, Colorado · Remote nationwide · On-site by arrangement
- Should-Cost ModelingBottom-up cost models that anchor negotiations.
- Supplier Corrective ActionRoot cause, SCARs, and KPI recovery.
- High-Mix, Low-Volume FocusBuilt for regulated job shops, not mass production.
Why Loveland Solutions
Built for Regulated, High-Mix Machine Shops
Strategic sourcing
Lowers cost without lowering quality. Data-driven, not guesswork.
Supplier negotiation
Backed by should-cost models and real market data.
Supplier improvement that sticks
Root cause, corrective action, and measurable KPI gains in regulated industries.
Bottom-line focus
Every engagement is tied to profitability, not PowerPoints.
Services
Core Supply Chain & Procurement Services
Four ways to cut cost, stabilize suppliers, and keep material moving, each run by James directly.
Strategic Sourcing & Should-Cost Negotiation
Stop accepting supplier price increases at face value. I build bottom-up should-cost models from material, machining cycle time, setup, outside processing, and margin, then use them to renegotiate pricing without sacrificing quality or delivery.
Learn more about strategic sourcing and should-cost negotiation
Supplier Diagnostics & Corrective Action
Root cause analysis, SCAR management, and supplier KPI recovery (on-time delivery, quality escapes, lead time) for regulated, high-mix, low-volume AS9100 and ISO 9001 environments.
Critical Material & Component Procurement
Sourcing and vetting for hard-to-find alloys, long-lead raw material, specialty tooling, obsolete components, and outside processing — heat treat, plating, anodize, passivation, NDT — including Nadcap-accredited sources where your customer flowdowns require them.
Learn more about critical material and component procurement
Surplus Material & Equipment Recovery
Turn dead stock, surplus bar and plate, and idle shop equipment back into working capital through direct outreach to qualified industrial buyers.
Methodology
Our 3-Step Cost Reduction Methodology
The same disciplined sequence behind every engagement, whether it’s a one-time project or a retainer.
Spend & Supplier Diagnostic
Audit purchased-part and BOM costs, lead-time bottlenecks, and supplier on-time delivery and quality performance.
Deliverable: a prioritized savings and supply-risk map.
Should-Cost & Leverage Execution
Data-backed RFQs, dual-sourcing of critical processes, and negotiations anchored in should-cost models.
Deliverable: should-cost models and renegotiated quotes.
Sustained Margin Improvement
Supplier scorecards and corrective-action protocols that keep savings and quality from drifting.
Deliverable: a scorecard and SCAR tracker your team can run.
Proof of work
What You Get From an Engagement
Working tools your team keeps after the engagement, not slide decks.
Should-Cost Breakdown
A part-level cost model showing what each part should cost and where a supplier’s quote departs from it.
Illustrative sample — not client data.
Supplier Scorecard
On-time delivery, quality escapes, lead time, and responsiveness for each supplier, reviewed on a set cadence.
Illustrative sample — not client data.
SCAR Tracker
Every corrective action with owner, status, and verification, from containment to closure.
Illustrative sample — not client data.
Fractional Retainers
Fractional Supply Chain Retainer Plans
Senior supply chain leadership without a six-figure hire, for shops that need continuous procurement leverage.
Procurement Watchdog
Advisory & RFQ support
Scoped after your assessment
Recommended starting point
Fractional Supply Chain Manager
Active supplier management
Scoped after your assessment
Full Operational Integration
End-to-end procurement ownership
Scoped after your assessment
Founder
Meet James
James Deichsel founded Loveland Solutions LLC after a career in high-mix, low-volume AS9100 machine shops, where every part is traceable and every supplier is accountable.
He is a Lean Six Sigma Green Belt and a Certified Supply Chain Analyst, and he works every engagement personally from Loveland, Colorado.
Credentials
- Lean Six Sigma Green Belt
- Certified Supply Chain Analyst (CSCA)
- High-mix, low-volume AS9100 machine-shop background
Request a Supply Chain Assessment
Direct response from James within 1 business day. No junior reps, no fluff.
Direct response from James within 1 business day. No junior reps, no fluff.
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What Happens Next
- You send a short overview of what’s hurting most.
- James replies within 1 business day.
- A short call to scope your situation.
Prefer email? james@lovelandsolutions.us
Phone: 720-550-1485
Based in Loveland, Colorado · Serving manufacturers nationwide