Best-Cost Country & Low-Cost Country Sourcing

Empowering procurement leaders to build sourcing resilience: Evaluating multiple fixed and variable cost parameters, macroeconomic and regulatory factors to recommend alternative sourcing locations.

Aranca assists businesses in identifying alternative best-cost and low-cost sourcing locations by comprehensively evaluating factors including economic indicators, regulatory frameworks, supply market dynamics, logistics infrastructure, supply landscape, and geopolitical risks across various countries. Additionally, fixed, and variable cost components are meticulously analyzed to identify other cost-effective sourcing locations.

Our BCCS & LCCS framework analyzes and compares all highlighted factors, providing relative benchmarks based on the Z-scoring model, which enable clients to refine their procurement strategies, reduce costs, and enhance resilience.

We support businesses by conducting comprehensive country and cost analysis and helping procurement leaders enhance sourcing resilience.

Country Assessment

It involves the assessment and screening of potential sourcing locations for raw materials, components, services, and other elements.

Market Analysis

Raw Material Availability & Logistics Infrastructure

Macro-economic and Other External Factors

Cost Assessment

We conduct a detailed country analysis across key cost parameters not limited to labor, raw materials, logistics, production, and overheads to shortlist the most attractive countries.

Labor Rates

Utility Costs

Raw Material Sourcing Costs

Logistics Expenses

Our BCCS solution evaluates key factors through benchmarking methodologies such as Z-scoring, which ranks and benchmarks sourcing options objectively. This enables businesses to optimize costs and enhance supply chain resilience by identifying the most strategic and economical alternative sourcing locations.

Our best cost and low-cost country sourcing framework empowers sourcing leaders to make informed, cost-effective, and strategic procurement decisions.

Our best and low-cost country sourcing solutions have helped procurement organizations achieve their goals:

Increase Supply Resilience (China plus One)

Evaluate Best Cost Nearshoring Option

Enhanced Supplier Ecosystem Development

BCCS Analysis | Mechanical Assembly Market | Europe, Africa, and Asia

A leading smart metering solutions company evaluated manufacturing locations across Europe, Africa, and Asia based on GDP contribution, wage rates, utility costs, and infrastructure quality. We identified the top five countries in each region for optimal manufacturing locations, helping the client achieve a 20% reduction in lead times and improved operational efficiency by selecting the most competitive markets.


BCCS Analysis | Warehousing | Europe

A global chemical manufacturer engaged us to benchmark warehousing costs across key European distribution centers. We analyzed labor, real estate, utilities, logistics, proximity to plants and ports, supplier availability, port infrastructure, and macroeconomic factors. Our insights enabled an 8-10% warehousing costs reduction while enhancing supply chain reliability.


BCCS Analysis | Fastener Raw Material Supply | Global

A leading global fastener supplier identified optimal sourcing locations across the US, Brazil, Argentina, Vietnam, India, and China. Our analysis focused on cost efficiency, quality, and supply reliability, resulting in 5% cost savings and reduced supply chain risks, ensuring the client’s competitiveness in the global market.


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From startups to the Fortune 500, private equity and global financial firms, Aranca is the trusted research and advisory partner for over 2000 companies