Supplier scouting
16bamboo strip suppliers
Find the sources
We identified 16 suppliers and prioritized 6 for further outreach.
Case Study · Partner Identification
Sourcing bamboo strips for an innovative chair design.
A global leader in the furniture industry wanted to pair bamboo strips with a suspension material in a new chair design. We looked at suppliers, properties and testing methods, and helped the client plan the next steps.
The Client
The client is a global leader in the furniture industry, exploring natural materials for a new seating product. The aim was to get the best properties of both materials in a new product.
The Challenge
Secure the supply.
Test the material.
Prescouter was asked to find options and bottlenecks in a bamboo strip supply chain, and to work out how to analyze mechanical and physical properties to pick the most suitable bamboo species.
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Supply
Bamboo strip suppliers
Who can supply strips, and where the bottlenecks are.
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Properties
Mechanical and physical data
How the strips perform and how to measure it.
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Species
The right bamboo
Which species works best for this application.
Our Approach
Scouting over three rounds through suppliers, studies, and experts.
Testing review
10testing studies endorsed
Learn the methods
We reviewed testing studies to show the machines and methods in use.
Expert input
2subject matter experts
Check the variables
Experts explained the variables to consider and recommended a country of source.
The Outcome
A supply base and a testing plan.
Prescouter presented 16 bamboo strip suppliers, 6 of them prioritized for outreach. Experts recommended a country of source, and 10 testing studies showed the machines and methods in use. The results gave the client the groundwork to set up in-house testing and processing equipment.
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Suppliers
Six priority suppliers
A shortlist ready for outreach.
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Testing
Ten reference studies
Methods and machines to set up in-house testing.
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Next steps
A development path
Recommended steps for the novel design.
A new material only works if you can source it and test it. Solving both early keeps a novel design on schedule.
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