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The project manager is
responsible for the serial
product cost
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The 2 customers of the
Project manager
• The external customer - determines
– Performance
– Time schedule
– …
• The internal customer, (CEO) - determines
– Cost
– Quality
– …..
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ONCE
PRICE = PROFIT +COST
What the
customer
pays
"by product "
of the design
Determined
by the
corporate
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NOW
COST = PROFIT - PRICE
Determined
by the
corporate
Determined
by the
competitors Determined
to the project
manager
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The Traditional way
I cant assemble it
Too many parts It is
expensive Nobody gave me
The target cost
The requirements
were changed
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Who has the Biggest Effect on Costs
production
Development
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How the engineer know
how to design?
Casting Welding
Machining Forging
Sub
contracting Riveting
The cost target determines it
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Design to Cost
Conceptual
Design
Target
cost
Target
cost
Preliminary Design
DRR
Changing
concept,
Architecture
PDR
NO
NO
Changing
Preliminary
Design
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Cost Reduction workshop
Project
manager
DFMA Tools Facilitator
Challenge the design
Multidisciplinary
Team
• Requirements
• Architecture
• Technology
• Assembly
• Reuse
• COTS
• Standards
• Symmetry
• Tolerances
• No. of Parts
• Tests
• Commonality
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Not
important
Important
Low High
Requirements
(QFD)
Accept all
Consider to
delete delete
challenge
Implementation
Cost
(DTC)
Reduce requirements And cost
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Engineering
Requirements Reduction Cost Reduction
Supplier
Suppliers costs reduction
Costs drivers
Requirements
Priorities
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Description$hr
1sliding tube material 100
2sliding tube assy, 14
3INER BODY 130
4GLEND120
5NUT8012
6ORIFICE CAP80
7DOWEL 4804
8SPACER2007
9RING80
10tests300
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total117037
How to integrate the production and
procurement into development process
The project manager should require
a real cost status in each gate
Multidisciplinary
Team