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	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.
	12/1/2006 Project-based Manufacturers Face Challenges, Find Success
	9/22/2006 Project-based Manufacturing: Getting It Right The First Time
	9/21/2006 Overall Equipment Effectiveness: Key to Manufacturing Quality
	9/20/2006 New Technology to Manage Product Costs
	8/2/2006 Getting Finance and Engineering on the Same Page
	8/1/2006 Product Costs: The Conflict Between Engineering and Finance
	6/21/2006 Cost Management Platforms for New Product Introduction
	5/1/2006 The Impact of Reducing Cost of Goods Sold By Just One Percent
	3/15/2006 Reducing cost of goods sold by one per cent
	3/1/2006 Cost of Goods Sold (COGS) Reduction by 1%
	1/13/2006 Cost Management for Discrete Part Manufacturing