Released on: 7, April 2006
, Author: John Busa
, Audience: Software related
Eric Arno Hiller is a co-founder and Director of BusinessDevelopment with aPriori Technologies, based in Concord, MA. aPriori(www.apriori.com) is the technology leader providing innovative cost managementsolutions to the discrete manufacturing industry. The cost management platform usesinnovative, patent protected technologies, and is capable of using designinformation driven off of MCAD geometry. Additionally the ability to modelproduction facilities (including machine capabilities, raw materials, and facilitycost structure) and the specific cost accounting methodologies, accurate predictive,allow  forward looking real time cost estimates.
Hiller architected the aPriori software in 1996 during the early work with the firstcustomer and led the company from its founding to its first round of funding. Priorto aPriori, Hiller was Product Manager/Systems Engineer for five years at Ford MotorCompany where he was involved in the new product introduction cycle from earlyresearch and development, through manufacturing launch. While at Ford, Hiller wasresponsible for defining and delivering all financing and technical targets for thedriveline and axles of the 2004 F-150 pick-up truck, including the systems,sourcing, and team management of supplier and Ford personnel who ultimatelydelivered the system. Hiller's previous experience includes roles at Procter &Gamble in manufacturing, John Deere in design, and 3i, PLC in venture capital.Hiller holds an MBA from Harvard Business School and an MS and BS in MechanicalEngineering from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign.
This cost information leverages existing information and data systems in a singlecost platform, captures company specific costing practices, and makes thisinformation available across the enterprise and accessible by any user in theorganization.
aPrioriÂ's Cost Management Software Platform enables manufacturers to betterunderstand product cost decisions early and throughout the product lifecycle. aPrioriÂ's Cost Management Platform empowers manufacturers to lower cost-of-goodssold (COGS), provides real-time visibility to  cost-critical decision information,and builds critical cost knowledge to go on the business  offensive. 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
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