Are you involved in some way with a manufactured product? Maybe you are a Product Manager, an AUTOCAD Designer, a Manufacturing engineer, or a Supply Chain professional. Maybe you are a startup CEO or inventor. If so, you are concerned about how to drive your product cost to a minimum while retaining highest product quality assurance. This course provides a comprehensive look at product costing conventions, inputs and the means to reduce them.
This Course Covers:
The terminology of product costing and supply chain activities
All the inputs to product cost
The roles and responsibilities of people in your organization and outside it involved with product cost (Product Manufacturing, Supply Chain, Manufacturing Engineering, Shipping, Quality Assurance)
The techniques involved in identifying cost reduction opportunities
Learn the methods to reduce these costs
Learn the guiding principles that should govern any product cost reduction
Learn how to set up a sustained, structured cost reduction program (including for product design)
This Course is for Companies That Are:
Producing hardware products of any kind (captive or outsourced manufacturing)
Suppliers of components or manufacturing services
This Course is for Individuals That Are:
Supply chain, procurement, or logistics professionals
Manufacturing engineering
Product designers
Product managers
Managers of any of these groups
Students in Supply Chain Management, Manufacturing, or Design courses