4/18/2012  Using Analytics to Gain a Competitive Edge
Data analytics, especially predictive analytics, offers a different opportunity to understand how and why certain factors are impacting the bottom line.

4/11/2012  Technology to Cut Costs Finds Favor in the Automotive Sector
Technology developed in the US to help manufacturers cut costs is making inroads into the British automotive sector. The software, developed by US firm aPriori, has been on the market since 2003 and the company is currently targeting engineering firms in Britain where it is working with the big car companies.

2/1/2012  First In, First to Win
aPriori customer SFI is profiled in this month's edition of trade magazine The Fabricator. In this article, SFI Head Estimator Hashim Alsaffar is interviewed, and describes the resounding success they have had improving their quoting process by implementing aPriori product cost management software. To learn more, follow the link in the article title above.

1/11/2012  Making It In America
In the past decade, the flow of goods emerging from U.S. factories has risen by about a third. Factory employment has fallen by roughly the same fraction. The story of Standard Motor Products, a 92-year-old, family-run manufacturer based in Queens, sheds light on both phenomena. It’s a story of hustle, ingenuity, competitive success, and promise for America’s economy. It also illuminates why the jobs crisis will be so difficult to solve.

10/3/2011  Key Principles of Effective Product Cost Management
The benefits of a systematic product cost management (PCM) program are significant, yet many manufacturers struggle to implement these initiatives effectively. This article discusses some key principles to guide and execute an effective PCM program for maximum impact.

9/26/2011  Product Cost a Priority? Not Now, I'm Busy
aPriori Founder Eric Hiller writes in a guest blog on Tech-Clarity that Product Cost is constantly jockeying with other critical product development priorities, but must be considered by any company that wants to consciously manage profitability.

7/11/2011  The Cost of Innovation
When it comes to product innovation, manufacturers readily pour massive amounts of money into R&D just to be sure they have an edge in their industry. In the beginning stages, the budget can be very loose for those enthusiastic CAD engineers who, glued to their desktop, are creating the next best thing, and, we think, are not worrying about what it would take to make.

5/17/2011  Software firm aPriori adds $4.9M in new funding round
Investors in software maker aPriori Technologies Inc. have served up $4.9 million in new funding to the Concord company, according to federal documents.

5/16/2011  aPriori Technologies Raises $4.9M
aPriori Technologies Inc. has raised $4.86 million

7/9/2010  Did PLM Give Up on Product Cost Management?
Tech Clarity author Jim Brown discusses how product cost is not getting the attention it deserves in PLM in this recent article.

4/14/2010  aPriori is Featured on 21st Century Business Television Series
On Saturday, April 17, 2010, the 21st Century Business Television series featured aPriori and it's industry leading Product Cost Management solution on the Fox Business News channel. 21st Century Business is an award winning targeted business show that is independently produced by Multi-Media Productions. The show provides its business viewers an in depth opportunity to find solutions to the industry problems from some of the top business leaders from across the world.

4/1/2010  aPriori Customer Gardner Denver Celebrates 150th Anniversary
aPriori customer Gardner Denver says it will never stop trying to make improvements to its manufacturing processes. Already a leader in the design, manufacture and marketing of compressors, pumps and blowers and marking its 150th anniversary last year, the company has recently undertaken a massive culture shift toward leaner production and a stronger concentration on listening to the customer.

3/26/2010  Plastic Technology - Higher Prices Prevail
Prices of all four commodity resins were moving up last month and in some cases into this month. Look for a push toward higher prices throughout the entire first quarter, according to purchasing consultants at Resin Technology, Inc. (RTI) in Fort Worth, Texas. With commodity prices fluctuating wildly, aPriori Product Cost Management technology allows you to rapidly understand the impact of increases in resin prices.