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The aPriori Enterprise Cost Management Software Platform provides real-time,predictive cost assessments and control throughout the entire product developmentand delivery process. aPrioriÂ's groundbreaking technology was developed tointegrate the disparate cost decision making of the corporate cost managementecosystem of designers and engineers, manufacturing engineers and planners,purchasing and sourcing professionals, cost managers, and program/projectmanagement. This system delivers the integrated visibility and control of productcosts that enable product companies to measurably reduce their Costs-of-Goods Sold(COGS) by whole percentages by identifying quantifiable savings in material,tooling, labor and overhead while evaluating alternative designs, manufacturingprocesses, and vendor sources.
This significant expansion order follows on the results a very successful initialimplementation program at JLG. The initial project validated that aPrioriaccurately and predicatively generates product costs for JLG products being built inboth JLG production facilities as well as JLG supplier facilities. This data isbeing used to effectively reduce product costs of a key product line. The productcost savings generated during the first eight weeks of product usage alone resultedin a first year ROI of greater than 3:1. Based on these results, JLG will broadenits usage of the aPriori Enterprise Cost Management Software Platform across itsNorth American operations and expand usage of aPriori across product lines to reducethe product costs of its sheet metal, welded, cast, machined, and injection moldedproducts.  In a very competitive market, achieving cost targets at product launchis a high priority, said Wayne MacDonald, Senior Vice President of Engineering atJLG.  Understanding the cost of our products both for our external suppliers aswell as our internal capabilities is critically important. aPriori has proven thatit can help us achieve lower cost product designs and avoid post-launch costreduction efforts.Â
 More and more customers like JLG are reaping the benefits of achieving cost targetsand reducing product costs by using aPriori, said Frank V. Azzolino, President andCEO of aPriori.  Improving the financial results of discrete product companies byenabling them to actively control and measurably reduce their product costs is whatdifferentiates aPriori from any other enterprise product cost management systemavailable.Â
The expanded implementation begins immediately and will include JLGÂ's North Americanfacilities as well as several of their major suppliers.
About aPrioriBased in Concord, MA, aPriori is the leading provider of enterprise cost managementsolutions to the discrete manufacturing industry. aPrioriÂ's Cost ManagementSoftware Platform empowers manufacturers to lower cost-of-goods sold (COGS),provides real-time visibility to  cost-critical decision information, and buildscritical cost knowledge to go on the business  offensive. aPrioriÂ's groundbreakingand innovative Cost Management Platform integrates cost decisions for all criticalfunctions throughout the corporate cost management ecosystem. This enablesmanufacturers, for the first time, to understand product cost decisions early,comprehensively and throughout the product development and delivery cycle. aPrioriÂ'spatent-protected Cost Management Platform allows companies to assess, control, andreduce cost of goods sold by whole percentages. The aPriori Platform truly enables Cost Knowledge Before it Matters.Â
