We find the margin leaks your ERP reports don't show — missed discounts, freight rate variances, material cost drift, and capacity gaps. Fixed-price diagnostics. Quantified findings. No retainers until we've proven the value.
True Gauge Advisory delivers fixed-scope, fixed-price financial diagnostics for discrete and process manufacturers. We analyze your actual transaction data — AP aging, freight invoices, purchase history, production schedules — and deliver a quantified report identifying specific margin leaks with dollar-value findings.
No open-ended consulting engagements. No hourly billing. You get a clear deliverable with a defined scope and a hard deadline.
$3,500–$5,000 • 2–3 weeks
We analyze 12 months of AP aging, vendor payment terms, and purchase history to identify missed early-pay discounts, duplicate payments, and payment timing inefficiencies. Typical finding: $150K–$400K in annual recoverable margin.
Learn More →$2,500–$4,000 • 2 weeks
Full landed-cost comparison for in-house production vs. outsourcing, including BOM analysis, labor allocation, machine utilization, overhead absorption, and sensitivity analysis across volume scenarios.
Learn More →$4,000–$6,000 • 3–4 weeks
We model your production operations to identify bottleneck equipment, calculate OEE by work center, and quantify the revenue impact of utilization improvements. Includes shift-pattern analysis and capital investment modeling.
Learn More →30 minutes, free. Discuss your operation, cost structure, and margin erosion suspicions.
Standardized data template populated from your ERP exports.
Analyzed against industry benchmarks and proprietary cost models, dollar-quantified.
Branded diagnostic report with findings, root causes, and recommended actions + 30-min call.
We work with discrete and process manufacturers in the $30M–$500M revenue range — companies large enough to have real cost complexity but without a dedicated FP&A team to chase it.
Our clients include: