Significant Cost Reductions : APriori According to Frank Azzolino, President and CEO of aPriori, “Always knowing product costs prevents surprises, missed cost targets, and rework, schedule delays, and missed market window.” Azzolino recommends that discrete manufacturers make cost a true design parameter. “aPriori software is designed to implement design-to-cost strategies during the product stage rather than as a constraint to...... Similar Editorial : by Luca Vignando. | Source : Information Technology Development
COGS Lowered With APriori��s Cost Management Platform Companies are in the continuous pursuit of lowering cost-of-goods sold. According to Frank Azzolino, President and CEO of aPriori, “Costs related to materials, labor, and logistics are more predictable and available more quickly and accurately than ever before with aPriori.” The aPriori Cost Management Platform is the first solution to bring much needed innovation to the discrete...... Similar Editorial : by Thomas R. Cutler. | Source : Information Technology Development
APriori Cost Management Platform Impacts Product Cost Decisions Realizing hard savings is only possible if discrete manufacturing companies can satisfy today's demand for a direct and measurable reduction of COGS. A clear and undisputed characteristic of product delivery is that as much as 70% to 80% of the total product cost is a direct result of the design decisions made in the first 10% to 15% of the product development process. According to Frank Azzolino,...... Similar Editorial : by Thomas R. Cutler. | Source : Information Technology Development
APriori Cost Management Labor & Logistics Platform According to Frank Azzolino, President and CEO of aPriori, “Using aPriori, costs related to materials, labor, and logistics are more predictable and available more quickly and accurately than ever before.” Discrete manufacturers are in the continuous pursuit of lowering cost-of-goods sold (COGS) which is now possible through the real-time, predictive cost management platform.aPriori Version...... Similar Editorial : by Shelly Makson. | Source : Information Technology Development
APriori Expands Real-time Cost-Critical Decision Information According to Frank Azzolino, President and CEO of aPriori, “For today’s companies to remain agile, they require real-time visibility to cost-critical information for the many important decisions that impact costs prior to product delivery. This visibility must be immediate, available in a commonly understood language and accessible to all who impact costs in the process across the enterprise...... Similar Editorial : by Thomas R. Cutler. | Source : Information Technology Development
Driving Profit Opportunities With APrioriâ������s Cost Mgmt Platform aPriori’s patent-protected technology combines product design information, production facility capabilities, and cost structure, and customer-specific cost accounting methodology to produce accurate real-time, predictive cost information. According to Frank Azzolino, President and CEO of aPriori, “Tangible competitive advantages are derived from thoroughly understanding your company’s...... Similar Editorial : by 10x Marketing. | Source : Information Technology Development
APriori Cost Management Platform Finds 34% COGS Reduction While credited with bringing much-needed productivity improvements to the discrete manufacturing industry, existing MCAD, PLM and ERP products are primarily focused on the promise of soft savings such as time to market, productivity and process improvements, and other operational efficiencies. Unfortunately, the direct benefits from these technologies have been difficult to measure and quantify...... Similar Editorial : by Thomas R. Cutler. | Source : Information Technology Development
APriori One Year ROI - Greater Than 20:1 According to Frank Azzolino, President and CEO of aPriori, “Recent production use has demonstrated an 8 to 39% cost of goods (COGS) reduction for both new and mature products and a first year return-on-investment which is greater than 20:1.” In today's business climate, companies can no longer settle for the promise of soft savings and must demand quantifiable, verifiable and predictable ROI....... Similar Editorial : by Thomas R. Cutler. | Source : Information Technology Development
APriori Impacts Discrete Manufacturersâ������ Bottom-line According to Frank Azzolino, President and CEO of aPriori, “aPriori provides abilities to capture cost relevant design information, production facility data, and cost accounting methodology to accurately explore cost saving alternatives in the design, manufacturing, sourcing, and management of product programs.”Out-of-the-box sample production facilities represent a variety of global production...... Similar Editorial : by Thomas R. Cutler. | Source : Information Technology Development
APriori - First Predictive Cost Analysis For Machined Products According to Frank Azzolino, President and CEO of aPriori, “We off an industry first cost analysis for machined products…real-time, predictive cost estimates for turned and 3-axis machined products throughout the entire product delivery process.”The new technology broadens visibility to the cost impact of trade-offs between performance, quality, price, and delivery for a wide array of industries...... Similar Editorial : by Thomas R. Cutler. | Source : Information Technology Development
APriori Improves Margins By Predictively Estimating Costs According to Frank Azzolino, President and CEO of aPriori, “Our software is designed to implement design-to-cost strategies during the product stage rather than as a constraint to satisfy at the end of a design. aPriori allows users to avoid or reduce the inevitable lengthy post-product launch cost reduction exercises and costly changes late in the development process.”Discrete part...... Similar Editorial : by Phillip Gilliam. | Source : Information Technology Development
Discrete Manufactueres Improve By Reducing COGS The aPriori Cost Management Platform is the first solution to bring much needed innovation to the discrete manufacturing industry by providing real-time, predictive cost assessments throughout the entire product delivery cycle. As manufacturing companies realize increased price pressure from customers, rising supplier costs, and overseas competition, the opportunity to impact the bottom-line...... Similar Editorial : by Chris Shaul. | Source : Information Technology Development
Product Cost Decisions In Product Lifecycle According to Frank Azzolino, President and CEO of aPriori, “Our strategy is simple: enable discrete manufacturing companies to identify and assess costs from the conceptual design through production, and provide the means to leverage the existing infrastructure and systems of record. As companies grasp the flexibility and scalability of aPriori's solution, they will significantly reduce COGS by...... Similar Editorial : by Mrlee. | Source : Information Technology Process
Materials And Labor Are More Predictable With APriori aPriori Version 4.0 broadens visibility to the cost impact of trade-off’s between performance, quality, price, and delivery for a wide array of industries and products. According to Frank Azzolino, President and CEO of aPriori, “aPriori’s Cost Management Platform is driving significant and substantial cost saving for customers. Recent production use has demonstrated an 8 to 39% cost of...... Similar Editorial : by Atty. Gabriel Cosh. | Source : Information Technology Process
Up To 34% COGS Reduction Documented With APriori As discrete manufacturing companies experience increasing price pressure from customers, rising supplier costs, overseas competition, and income growth pressure from investors, they are forced to scrutinize product margins and cost of goods sold (COGS) with renewed vigor. Across a variety of market sectors, COGS are typically as high as 70-90% of revenue. The ability to directly reduce COGS...... Similar Editorial : by Thomas R. Cutler. | Source : Information Technology Process
