aPriori Announces aPriori v5.0 Enterprise Cost Management Software Platform.Expands Enterprise Cost Management into High-Volume Electronic Systems Design and Manufacturing CONCORD, Mass. -- aPriori, the leading provider of Enterprise Cost Management solutions for discrete manufacturing Fabricating products by assembling components and subsystems into larger systems. The automated assembly line is the prime example of discrete manufacturing such as in the making of automobiles, household appliances and computer systems. and product companies, today announced its latest release, aPriori v5.0, introducing support for the stage tooling manufacturing process and significant enhancements across its platform. With the introduction of stage tooling, aPriori now provides a full suite of mechanistic mech·a·nis·tic adj. 1. Mechanically determined. 2. Of or relating to the philosophy of mechanism, especially one that tends to explain phenomena only by reference to physical or biological causes. process models for the high tech manufacturing industry. Sheet Metal Fabrication fabrication (fab´rikā´sh  n),n the construction or making of a restoration. , Stage Tooling and Injection Molding injection molding n. A manufacturing process for forming objects, as of plastic or metal, by heating the molding material to a fluid state and injecting it into a mold. processes enable real-time 1. real-time - Describes an application which requires a program to respond to stimuli within some small upper limit of response time (typically milli- or microseconds). Process control at a chemical plant is the classic example. , predictive and precise cost assessments for high volume, complex sheet metal and plastic parts, such as PC enclosures, servers and gaming systems. Contract manufacturing firms for electronic products will be able to greatly accelerate their quoting processes and protect their margins with predictive and precise cost assessments for customer products and the required tooling. OEMs will be able to gain visibility into the cost of their new products far earlier in the design process, and gain increased confidence and flexibility in sourcing and manufacture. In the development of this latest release, aPriori has worked closely with the Computing computing - computer Segment of Flextronics in developing support for the sheet metal stage tooling process. "aPriori is helping high-volume electronics product and manufacturing companies advance their ability to accurately and effectively control their costs throughout their design, supply, and manufacturing processes," said Eric Arno Hiller, Founder and Chief Product Officer of aPriori. "The inclusion of the sheet metal stage tooling process in our patented enterprise cost management software will enable high-tech product and component suppliers to actively grow their business, while proactively lowering their costs." The key features of the aPriori v5.0 release are: * Stage Tooling - aPriori introduces stage tooling as a new manufacturing process. Stage Tooling supports the high volume manufacture of precision sheet metal parts, through a series of blanking, forming, bending and piercing pierce v. pierced, pierc·ing, pierc·es v.tr. 1. To cut or pass through with or as if with a sharp instrument; stab or penetrate. 2. To make a hole or opening in; perforate. 3. operations in a sequence of tooling dies. * Bulk Editing - aPriori has added the ability to edit multiple components from a single screen. This includes the ability to assign a process group, facility, material, routing and machine to a set of selected components. * Ease of Use - Enhanced cost driver and process views provide more powerful navigation and allow the user to visually explore the relationships between the design, manufacturing process details and the resulting labor, material, overhead and tooling costs. * Open Licensing - Administration and planning for growth is simplified with more flexible licensing tools and reporting. About aPriori aPriori Enterprise Cost Management software platform improves the financial results of discrete manufacturing and product companies by enabling them to actively control cost of goods sold Cost of goods sold The total cost of buying raw materials, and paying for all the factors that go into producing finished goods. cost of goods sold (COGS These are all the Cogs found in Disney's Toontown Online. Names that are moved forward are leaders of the HQ of that specific Cog type. Bossbots
A ratio used to measure a company's pricing strategy and operating efficiency. Calculated by: . The aPriori platform is rapidly deployable across the extended enterprise, up and running in a matter of weeks generating cost assessments reflecting a customer's factories' and suppliers' capabilities. To learn more, please visit www.apriori.com. aPriori is a registered trademark of aPriori Inc. |
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