What this short 2.5 minute video where Caterpillar explains how they saved over $1M using aPriori to negotiate supplier costs.
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19:59Daniel Caratini, Exec Product Manager, Should Cost & Productivity at GE Global Research, describes why and how GE decided to drive a culture that is focused on product cost and shares some results.
16:39Watch as long time sourcing professional, Michael Wildt, discusses best practices in implementing a product cost management system into a sourcing environment.
16:01Watch this presentation to learn the practical step by step process to conducting a successful Spend Analysis project. Includes a real life case study and answers the following questions: - I
Identify overpriced outsourced parts, negotiate optimal pricing, validate supplier quotes and achieve cost-reduction goals w/a product cost management platform. Download this white paper to learn more
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You know that discussion with your supplier about pricing you’ve been meaning to have? It’s time. In fact, it’s past time. Cost reductions won’t happen on their own. Conducting a spend analysis...
Sourcing professionals are faced with many challenges, the biggest of which is knowing how much parts are to cost. They are responsible for providing a quote at the most competitive price, without...
4:16aPriori helps Sourcing managers have a more productive, fact-based conversation with Suppliers around the price of purchased parts. Watch this video to learn more about how aPriori can help you reduc
Axcelis Technologies turned to aPriori for help with product cost management. As a result, they've streamlined their process and are saving in material cost & labor hour reduction. Read the case study
By 2025, over 2 million manufacturing jobs will go unfilled due to the looming skills gap created from the 2.7 million baby boomers retiring and the 1/3 of American families encouraging their...
Discover how automating the costing process, and using a standard technology platform to share cost data across all key product development team members can help you hit target costs consistently.
As manufacturing companies are feeling increased pressure to improve and, in the worst-case scenario, secure their margins, should-costing has become...
When you’re sourcing NPI parts, you could have two different types. One is brand new parts – parts you have...
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43:21Watch this presentation to see real life examples of how you can target true cost reduction opportunities and obtain price concessions or savings, without alienating your suppliers.
Having a better understanding of the True Economic Cost of a product will measurably benefit manufacturing organizations.
There are many ways a product cost management (PCM) platform can help you collaborate with your suppliers, and I really...
This document describes aPriori's Regional Data Libraries, provides references to data sources, and explains the methodologies used in compiling that data.
Conducting fact-based negotiations is an effective cost reduction strategy when sourcing existing components. In this post, I will explain how...
If you read my previous post about how sourcing managers can meet cost reduction goals by conducting a spend analysis,...
