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Articles by Xuanjiang (William) Liu

William Liu serves as the aPriori Product Marketing Manager with experience in product management and marketing from previous roles at Dassault Systèmes, Solidworks, and iRobot. Trained as a Mechanical Engineer, his expertise lies in go-to-market strategy, product cost analysis, and manufacturing design. His passion for innovative solutions to complex problems helps him drive growth.

Xuanjiang (William) Liu

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Steps to Calculate Total Manufacturing Costs by Region

Global manufacturing cost formulas made simple: estimate labor, overhead, materials by region and benchmark factories fast with aPriori.

5 Best Practices for a Product Manufacturing Cost Analysis

Five best practices for product manufacturing cost analysis—digital twins, transparency, what-if scenarios, dashboards, and rapid response to volatility.

What’s the Difference Between Manufacturing Process and Cost Models?

Learn how manufacturing cost and process models reveal should-cost, DFM, and CO2e tradeoffs to speed profitable design decisions.