Scope
The limits, stated first.
Some of these are things we are not good at. Several are things we will not do regardless of the budget, because the regulatory pathway is a specialism of its own.
Out of scope
Outside our scope entirely. This category carries registration requirements we are not equipped to handle.
Regulated device and material categories need specialist handling, not a general trading desk.
Anything ingested or prescribed sits with companies built for that regulatory burden.
Same reasoning as the above — the approval pathway is its own discipline.
We execute purchasing for products that are already specified. If your product still needs designing and tooling, that is a different job and a different kind of firm.
Where the line sits on product design
This one causes the most confusion, so it is worth being specific.
We take over once the product is specified
Meaning: you know what the product is, what it is made of, and what it has to conform to. From there we handle suppliers, orders, inspection, and reconciliation.
We do not do the specifying
Turning an idea into drawings, developing tooling, and running sample iterations is a different discipline with different people. If that is what you need, a purchasing desk is the wrong shape of firm and we will say so on the first call.