Case Study: Radar Detector Supply for an agricultural cooperative in Southeast Asia
Radar Detector for An agricultural cooperative in Southeast Asia
An agricultural cooperative came to us with a radar detector programme for Southeast Asia. The brief was ordinary and unforgiving at the same time: a fixed launch window, a landed cost that had to survive freight and duty, and a part that had to match an existing sample. This case records what was specified, what went wrong in sampling and how the bulk order landed.
The starting point
- Documentation that arrived after the container shipped
- Packing that arrived crushed at the port
- Premature wear on the first batch

What was specified
| Part | Radar Detector |
|---|---|
| Client | An agricultural cooperative |
| Market | Southeast Asia |
| Volume | 20,000 pieces across 3 specifications |
| Base material | Powder Coated Steel |
| Sampling rounds | 2 |
| Delivery window | 6 weeks from PO to ex-factory |
| Compliance | ECE R90 |
How it was resolved
- The specification was rebuilt around Powder Coated Steel and the tolerance locked before bulk.
- A pre-production sample was approved and kept as the golden reference.
- Production ran with in-line inspection and a mid-run photo report.
- Cartons were packed to the client's own barcode and ratio specification.
- Documentation shipped with the goods instead of after them.

Result
- 20,000 pieces delivered inside the 6-week window.
- Unit cost held within 1.5% of the original quotation.
- Inspection-related rejection stayed under 1.0%.
- The specification is on file, so reorders reproduce the approved sample.
What we would repeat
Lock the material standard before sampling. Once the base changes, every downstream approval has to be redone and the calendar slips.
Planning something similar?
Share a sample or a drawing and we will quote against a written specification, not against a photograph.



