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How to Use Fact-Based Negotiation to Get the Best Price on Existing Components

Conducting fact-based negotiations is an effective cost reduction strategy when sourcing existing components. In this post, I will explain how

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What to Look for in Manufacturing Costing Software

For manufacturers, inadequate cost modeling capabilities can drive serious business problems. Many manufacturers, for instance, are forced to no-bid potentially

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Six Key Trends and Takeaways that Affect Profitability and Time to Market

We recently conducted a survey of Industry Week’s and Machine Design’s discrete manufacturing audience. The primary goal of the survey

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Should Cost Estimators: Feel Like Your Ship is Sinking?
Rick Burke | May 18, 2017 , , ,

Adopt a Carrier Group Battle Strategy for Product Cost Management I was recently watching a classic WWII movie about the Battle of Midway.

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[Video] Learn How to Improve Your Design-to-Cost Strategy
Rick Burke | May 4, 2017 , , , , ,

Featuring Spirit Aerosystems Spirit AeroSystems [NYSE: SPR] designs and builds large aerostructures, including fuselages, pylons, nacelles and wing components, for both commercial and defense programs.  Spirit is a leading aerostructures supplier to both Airbus

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Strategies for Successful Design-to-Cost Initiatives
Rick Burke | October 13, 2016 , , ,

Interview with aPriori Client Engagement Manager, Rick Hyde Question: As I understand it Rick, you are an engineer by trade and then you moved into supply chain and cost management. Can you talk about

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