ProWerk in practice – product
Target cost management during the
development of a new generation of coordinate measuring machines
Brief:
The objective is the development of a new
generation of coordinate measuring machines for a manufacturer of measuring
apparatus and precision engineering with worldwide operations.
Services:
- Carry out a global survey of customers
and sales organisations.
- Integrate the customer requirements into
the specification.
- Draw up the specification, defining a
cost-savings target
of 36% compared with the previous
model.
- 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.
- Incorporate assembly into the development
process.
- Achieve permanent cost transparency with
the costs navigator
- Develop a new assembly concept for
measuring machines.
Results:
A reduction in costs amounting to 41%
compared with the previous model was achieved on the coordinate measuring
machine. All deadlines were upheld.
Time period: 15 months