aPrior

aPriori 是一家位于马萨诸塞州康科德的软件公司，开发和销售产品成本管理软件。该公司成立于 2003 年。自那时起，我们投入了数百人力来开发我们的产品，并收购了众多世界级制造公司作为客户。

从根本上讲，aPriori 软件和服务为离散制造组织节省了实实在在的产品成本。使用 aPriori 的实时产品成本评估，采购、制造和设计工程部门的员工可以做出更明智的决策，从而降低产品生产前后的成本。借助 aPriori，制造商可以按成本目标推出产品，最大限度地节省返工项目，并且永远不会为采购的零件支付过高的费用。因此，aPriori 客户可以显著降低产品成本，并显著提高整体财务绩效，同时向其客户提供高价值的产品。

以目标成本或低于目标成本推出新产品

即使是一流的制造公司在推出新产品时也可能无法实现其成本目标。借助 aPriori，工程师可以在开发过程的早期探索更多设计方案，而无需牺牲进度。在进行设计更改的几秒钟内，aPriori 即可提供实时评估，了解更改如何影响零件或产品的成本。通过持续访问产品成本信息，工程师可以做出更好的决策，防止将成本设计到新产品中，同时减少开发后期更改的需要——此时进行更改的成本会逐渐增加。

避免为外包零件支付过高的费用

aPriori 使公司能够确保其外包零件和产品始终保持最优定价。借助 aPriori 的实时产品成本信息，采购专业人员始终可以准确地知道零件或产品的生产“应花费”多少。访问精确的“应花费”信息使采购专家能够轻松识别他们为外包零件支付过高费用的地方，并始终与供应商协商最佳交易。结果是在实现（或超越）成本降低目标的过程中显著节省了产品成本。

最大限度地节省重新设计工作的成本

对于重新设计项目，aPriori 可在设计工程师尝试降低成本和改进生产部件时为他们提供即时成本反馈。设计师只需加载部件即可查看其当前成本，然后使用 aPriori 的精确产品成本信息评估节省成本的替代设计。在修改设计时，会实时提供成本评估，让工程师了解最新更改将如何影响总体成本。借助 aPriori，设计师始终知道生产设计的“应有成本”，而无需等待正式的成本估算或供应商报价。因此，工程师可以评估更多替代方案并做出更好的决策，最终降低产品成本。

提高 RFQ 响应的准确性和速度

OEM 正在寻求将业务外包给供应商，但要求准确和详细的报价。从供应商的角度来看，跟上业务机会的数量是一项挑战，因为生成准确和详细的报价是一个手动、资源密集型的过程。使用 aPriori，生成详细成本估算所需的时间可以从几天缩短到几分钟。

aPriori is a software company located in Concord, Massachusetts that develops and markets product cost management software. The company was founded in 2003. Since then, we have invested hundreds of man-years into the development of our product and acquired numerous world class manufacturing corporations as customers.

Fundamentally, aPriori software and services generate hard-dollar product cost savings for discrete manufacturing organizations. Using aPriori’s real-time product cost assessments, employees in sourcing, manufacturing and design engineering make more-informed decisions that drive costs out of products pre- and post-production. With aPriori, manufacturers launch products at cost targets, maximize savings in re-work projects and never overpay for sourced parts. As a result, aPriori customers significantly reduce product costs and measurably improve overall financial performance, all while delivering high-value products to their customers .

Launch New Products at or Below Target Cost

Even best-in-class manufacturing companies can miss their cost targets when launching new products. With aPriori, engineers can explore more design alternatives earlier in the development process without sacrificing schedules. Within seconds of making a design change, aPriori provides a real-time assessment of how the change has affected the cost of the part or product. With on-going access to product cost information, engineers make better decisions that prevent costs from being designed into new products while reducing the need for changes later in development – when making changes is incrementally more expensive.

Avoid Overpaying for Outsourced Parts

aPriori makes it possible for companies to ensure consistently optimal pricing for their outsourced parts and products. With aPriori’s real-time product cost information, sourcing professionals always know precisely how much a part or product “should cost” to produce. Access to precise “should cost” information enables sourcing experts to easily identify where they are overpaying for outsourced parts and to always negotiate the best deals with suppliers. The result is significant product cost savings en route to meeting (or surpassing) cost reduction goals.

Maximize Cost Savings on Re-Design Work

For re-design projects, aPriori provides design engineers with instant cost feedback as they attempt to cost-reduce and improve production parts. Designers can simply load parts to see what they cost today and then evaluate cost-saving, alternative designs using aPriori’s precise product cost information. Cost assessments are delivered in real-time as designs are modified, providing engineers with visibility into how the most recent change will impact overall cost. With aPriori, designers always know what it “should cost” to produce a design without having to wait for a formal cost estimate or supplier quote. As a result, engineers can evaluate more alternatives and make better decisions that ultimately result in lower product costs.

Increase the Accuracy and Speed of RFQ Responses

OEMs are looking to outsource business to suppliers, but demand accurate and detailed quotations. From the supplier’s perspective, it’s challenging to keep up with the number of business opportunities because generating accurate and detailed quotations is a manual, resource-intensive process. With aPriori, the time required to generate a detailed cost estimate can be reduced from days to minutes.