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12/15/2009  Cummins Filtration to Implement aPriori for Product Cost Management
aPriori Implementation to Help Cummins Filtration Reduce Product Costs

10/17/2008  Discrete Advisory: aPriori Delivers “Should Cost” Assessments to Reduce Product Cost
aPriori v6 product cost management platform delivers real-time product cost assessments to enable discrete manufacturers to reduce direct material spend by identifying quantifiable savings in material, tooling, labor, and overhead while evaluating alternative designs, processes, and sources. (Click the link above to read the full article.)

10/16/2008  Are You Overpaying for Your Outsourced Parts?
When discrete manufacturing companies farm out parts production to external suppliers, there is almost no way to know whether they are paying the best price for every part. In some cases, the company may pay more than it should because there is not enough time to solicit bids from other factories. In others, a supplier may lack the manufacturing capabilities/machines that could make the part more efficiently and, therefore, more cost effectively. (Click the link above to read the full article.)

10/7/2008  aPriori Expands Product Costing Scope
Against a backdrop of constricted credit markets, in which manufacturers are pressed to find capital to fund supply purchases and maintain operations, aPriori today announced version 6 of its eponymous software package, which aims to help manufacturers cut product development costs. (Click the link above to read the full article.)

10/6/2008  Product Cost-Management Software
aPriori announced the availability of aPriori v6, the newest version of its product cost-management software. With new capabilities that provide real-time, predictive, and precise product cost assessments, version 6 identifies quantifiable savings in material, tooling, labor, and overhead while evaluating alternative designs, processes, and sources. (Click the link above to view the full article.)

10/6/2008  aPriori v6 Extends Integration to Leading 3D CAD Systems
aPriori (Concord, MA) announced the availability of aPriori v6, the newest version of its product cost management software platform. With capabilities that provide real-time, predictive, and precise product cost assessments, aPriori v6 empowers manufacturing organizations to reduce product costs and direct material spending by identifying quantifiable savings in material, tooling, labor, and overhead while evaluating alternative designs, processes, and sources. (Click the link above to read the full article.)

5/19/2008  The Design Engineer: The Product Cost Reduction Rock Star
Without realizing it, design engineers play a critical role in determining their company’s success. That’s because today it’s not just about which company has the best product; it’s also about which company does a better job of controlling product costs. (Click link to read full article.)

5/9/2008  aPriori Previews Product Cost Management Platform COE 2008
V6 to extend integration to 3D CAD systems; real-time product cost assessments enable engineering, manufacturing and sourcing departments to reduce product costs. (Click the link above to read the full article.)

4/28/2008  Product Pricing App Gets Update
Cost management analysis software provider aPriori today previewed version 6.0 of its Enterprise Cost Management platform, which features extended integration to several 3D CAD systems for real-time product cost analysis. The latest version of aPriori Enterprise Cost Management, previewed today at Dassault Systemes’ COE PLM user conference in Orlando, FL, integrates with 3D CAD applications, including Dassault’s CATIA version 5 and SolidWorks, and Siemens PLM Software’s NX, in addition to its existing support for PTC’s Pro/ENGINEER Wildfire, the company said. The new version, scheduled for general availability this summer, allows manufacturers to analyze product costs in various production environments in real time, officials said. (Click the link above to read the entire article.)

2/1/2008  Design-to-cost tool raises dividends for aerial platform maker JLG
JLG Industries is a global manufacturer of design-to-order forklifts and mobile aerial work platforms. that sources parts from multiple suppliers for assembly of orders to customer requirements. Until recently, when initial designs proved too costly, lengthy back-and-forth iterations with part suppliers were issued to create new part designs and secure supplier quotes that met constraints. That process was eliminated when JLG deployed a design-based enterprise cost management system from aPriori. (Click the link above to read the entire article.)

12/10/2007  aPriori v5.5 Enterprise Cost Management Platform
aPriori (Concord, MA) released aPriori v5.5, the newest version of its Enterprise Cost Management software platform that provides real-time, predictive, and precise product cost assessments throughout the development and delivery process. Click the link above to view the entire article.

12/4/2007  New Quality, Cost Analysis Tools Released
The new release of the aPriori Enterprise Cost Management product allows manufacturers to analyze product costs in a wider range of production environments and across multiple plants. To read the Managing Automation article, click the link above.