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Cost Modeling of Embedded Software
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26 October, 2020The Shortcomings (and Dangers) of Direct Labor-Based Costing at Manufacturers
“People who shut their eyes to reality simply invite their own destruction.” - James Baldwin
31 August, 2020Good Decisions Require Good Models
Causality-Based Concepts and Decision Making - Douglas T. Hicks
31 August, 2020The Cost/Price Relationship
Meat & Potatoes vs. Dessert - Douglas T. Hicks
31 August, 2020Cost Information and the Lean Enterprise
“Lean initiatives do not immunize an organization against the laws of economics.” Douglas T. Hicks
31 August, 2020What is Design to Cost?
Achieving lower costs while retaining desired functionality means higher profit margins, more market share, and happier customers.
19 August, 2020Are You Overpaying for Your Outsourced Parts?
It is nearly impossible for companies to know if they are paying the best possible price on every one of their outsourced parts.
19 August, 2020How to Conduct a Spend Analysis
Conducting a spend analysis is an essential cost saving component in any business, but is especially important for manufacturing.
19 August, 2020The Anatomy of Product Cost
This paper will outline what makes up product costs today.
19 August, 20206 Metrics That Will Help Improve Your Engineering Productivity
Metrics are essential to a healthy business.
18 August, 2020Reducing Current Product Costs
Cost data is being calculated by different people and stored in disparate, distributed systems, creating huge consistency and data access challenges.
17 August, 2020Product Lifecycle Trends
68% of respondents report that it takes more than a week to get a cost estimate.
17 August, 2020Should Costing
Understand costing structures and identify optimization potential.
10 August, 2020Automotive material uncertainty & Business Risk
Abstract: New product development has attracted a significant amount of academic attention, and its application within the automotive sector is no exception.
15 July, 2020Step-By-Step Cost-Based Enterprise Management
Nine Steps to Successfully Select an EPC Solution.
15 July, 2020COST ENGINEERING IN PURCHASING
The method you need to secure profitability.
15 July, 2020Enterprise Product Costing
The key to cost-based enterprise management.
15 July, 2020
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