Margin and Yield Diagnostic

Your margin is hiding in your process. I map it in 21 days.

A fixed-fee diagnostic that pinpoints where cost and yield are leaking — across raw materials, specs, suppliers, and batch data — and hands you a prioritized savings roadmap. No open-ended consulting.

See a sample teardown

15 minutes. You leave with at least one cost lead worth chasing — whether or not we work together.

Fig.01 · Where margin leaks ILLUSTRATIVE

RAW-MATERIAL SPEC ASSUMPTIONS0%

YIELD & BATCH LOSSES0%

OVERPROCESSING / QC REPEATS0%

UTILITIES & WASTE HANDLING0%

Excerpt of the diagnostic deliverable format. Public, illustrative data — not client results.

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§01The spearhead offer FIXED FEE · 21 DAYS

Engineering Economic Analysis

Engagement Datasheet

DOC. RA-DX-01 · REV 2

Scope: Your top 10 ingredients / SKUs, or one production line. Remote delivery from your existing specs, invoices, and batch records — no site visit required to start.
Method: Engineering economic analysis, spec & supplier cost review, and statistical trending of the batch data you already collect.
Deliverables: Cost-driver map · substitution shortlist with risk ratings · yield-loss root-cause hypotheses · prioritized savings roadmap · 60-minute readout call.
Timeline: 21 days from data handover.
Fee: Fixed fee, quoted on the triage call. Typical range $950–$2,500 depending on scope. No retainers, no hourly billing at this stage.

§02What the diagnostic hunts SIZE OF THE LEAK

Three places money leaks — and the size of the leak.

5–20%

Procurement & spec assumptions

Gaps typically hide inside raw-material specs, over-tight tolerances, and procurement pricing that was never justified.

1–5 pts

Reformulation candidates

Margin points recoverable per SKU through substitution options screened for performance, stability, and compliance risk.

10–20%

Yield & batch losses

Recovery targets surfaced from data you already collect — before you spend on new equipment or headcount.

§03How it works THREE STEPS

Triage→Diagnostic→Implement.

01

Triage call

Free, 15 minutes. A fit check on your product mix and data — you leave with one quick-win pointer either way.

02

The diagnostic

Fixed fee, 21 days. The datasheet above, delivered. You decide what to act on — the roadmap is yours to keep.

03

Implementation support

Optional. Fractional technical advisory to execute the roadmap — only if the numbers justify it.

§04Fit WHO THIS IS FOR

Built for manufacturers, not enterprises.

Who runs the diagnostic

Dr. Remil Aguda

Every teardown is run personally — not handed to an associate. 15+ years of process & cost engineering, $40M+ of biologics scaled to manufacturing, and a PhD in chemical & systems engineering behind each number.

PhD · CHEMICAL & SYSTEMS ENG EX-GRIFOLS PROCESS DEV 15+ YRS COST ENGINEERING

→ Fermentation & bioprocess startups
→ Specialty chemical, cleaner & green materials brands

→ Contract manufacturers
→ Clean-tech & materials ventures

Experience & recognition

15+ yrs process & cost engineering

$40M+ biologics scaled to manufacturing

PhD — Chemical & Systems Engineering

6th place — National ChE licensure

Featured — American Chemical Society, Nov 2025

Speaker — AIChE 2025

Ex-Grifols process development (plasma biologics)

Former faculty — University of the Philippines

Conflict policy

Engagements involving nutritionals, diagnostic reagents, or generic pharmaceuticals are currently declined to preserve independence. Ask on the triage call if unsure.

§05Proof before payment SEE THE DELIVERABLE

A full sample teardown on a public ingredient — same format, same depth as the paid diagnostic. Illustrative data only; never client results.

Also available, post-diagnostic

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Bring your top cost frustration. Leave with one lead worth chasing — and a fixed quote if the diagnostic makes sense.