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Design-to-cost for lathes

Brief:

Our client is a manufacturer of lathes with worldwide operations. A new costs-sensitive customer base is to be tapped with new models based on standard machines. As the client was until now exclusively a high-end player, achievement of the target costs is the No. 1 priority.

Services:

- Adapt the ProWerk Cost Navigator to the brief.

- Perform value engineering on all components.

- Identify new suppliers.

- Incorporate suppliers into the development process at an early stage.

- Draw up suppliers' contracts.

- Incorporate assembly into the development process.

- Achieve permanent cost transparency with the costs navigator

- Support the project management.

Results:

Cost reductions of 49% for machines with a small chuck diameter and 42% for the larger model when compared with similar models. The timetable was upheld.

Time period: 18 months

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