Introduction
This document describes Regional Data Libraries, provides references to datasources, and explains the methodologies used in compiling that data.
aPriori Regional Data Libraries include region specific economic data for 79 regions of the world that is updated semi- annually. aPriori Regional Data Libraries can be leveraged in customer VPEs by inheriting the relevant data, ensuring that semi-annual updates are easily integrated into customer VPEs. The manufacturing data is a representation of typical manufacturing practices and costs in that region to support the generation of benchmark cost estimates.
Typical applications of benchmark estimates include:
• Fact-based supplier negotiation
• Benchmarking supplier quotes
• Assessing cost impact of sources components or tooling to various or new regions
• Developing early budgetary estimates and tracking to targets
• Estimating ECOs and design alternatives
The following chart shows the currently supported regions in aPriori Regional Data Libraries:
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Eastern Europe | Italy | Russia | China | Australia | Brazil | Canada |
Western Europe | Netherlands | - City of Moscow | – Beijing | India | Mexico | – Atlantic (PE-NB-NL-NS) |
Austria | Norway | - Tyumen | – Chengdu | Indonesia | United States | – West (BC-MB-SK) |
Belgium | Poland | - Saint Petersburg | – Chongqing | Japan | – Northeast
(MA-NY-NJ-CT) | – Ontario |
Czech Republic | Portugal | - Moscow region | – Dalian | Malaysia | – Northeast-Rural
(ME-NH-RI-VT) | – Quebec |
Denmark | Romania | - Sverdlovsk | – Guangzhou | Philippines | – Mid-Atlantic
(DE-MD-PA-VA) | – Alberta |
Finland | Slovakia | - Leningrad | – Hangzhou | Singapore | – North Central
(IL-MI-MN-OH-WI) |
France | Spain | - Kaluga | – Qingdao | South Korea | – Central
(AR-IA-KS-MT-NE-ND-OK-SD) |
Germany | Sweden | - Udmurtia | – Shanghai | Taiwan | – Southeast
(AL-FL-GA-IN-KY-LA-MO-MS-NC-SC-TN-WV) |
Hungary | Switzerland | - Altaiski Krai | – Suzhou | Thailand | – Mountain
(AZ-CO-ID-NV-NM-UT-WY) |
Ireland | Turkey | - Republic of Dagestan | – Tianjin | Vietnam | – Pacific
(WA-OR-HI-AK) |
Israel | United Kingdom | | – Wuhan | | – Texas | |
| | – California |
Each data library is built in US Dollars (USD). All data that is gathered in foreign currencies is converted to USD based on the exchange rate at the time when the data is generated.