Released on: 23, June 2006
, Author: John Busa
, Audience: Software related
aPrioriÂ's Cost Management Software Platform enablesmanufacturers to better understand product cost decisions early and throughout theproduct lifecycle. aPrioriÂ's Cost Management Platform empowers manufacturers tolower cost-of-goods sold (COGS), provides real-time visibility to  cost-critical decision information, and builds critical cost knowledge to go on the business offensive. aPrioriÂ's patent-protected cost management platform allows companiesto assess, control, and reduce cost of goods sold by whole percentages. The aPrioriPlatform truly enables  Cost Knowledge Before it Matters.Â
The firm anticipates huge staff growth for the remainder of 2006. The firm ispresently looking to add Business Consultants. A business consultant (BC) is a keymember in an implementation team that delivers the aPriori cost management platformto a customer and assists the customer, driving quantifiable value in theirorganization. BCÂ's are responsible for data gathering, training, configuring thesolution, and helping drive system adoption. A key component of solutionconfiguration is building virtual production environments (VPEs), which are modelsof a customer's manufacturing facilities. These VPEs allow customers to assess,control, and reduce their product costs from the beginning of and throughout productdevelopment cycles.Implementations are typically short-term engagements lasting twelve weeks andrequire a combination of working at the customer facility and at aPriori's Concordoffice. 40 to 60% travel is required.
Additionally, BCs may help during the sales process in the delivery of aPrioristrategic value assessments (aSVAs), which allow prospects to confirm the financialand strategic value that aPriori can bring them prior to engaging in a full solutionrollout.
Primary responsibilities: Gathers factory and accounting data required to configure the solution and buildcustomer VPEs. Educates customer on data requirements, helps customer projectchampion and project manager identify data providers, provides data gatheringmethodology and templates to customer, and supports the process. Models the customer's internal manufacturing facilities and those of its suppliersin aPriori. Trains customer users and administrators on the use of aPriori.
 Drives integration requirements with systems and processes.
 Develops a maintenance plan with customer to ensure data and solution are keptup-to-date.
 Advocates for additional requirements that are necessary or helpful for customersto successfully use and get benefit from aPriori, and works with Product Managementto influence future releases.
 Works with customer to define how aPriori will fit into their costing process.
 Provides support to users to help drive use, find cost reductions in productdesigns, and overall adoption.
 Supports developing the results story to demonstrate solution ROI.
The aPriori cost management platform uses innovative, patent protected technologies,and is capable of using design information driven off of MCAD geometry. Additionallythe ability to model production facilities (including machine capabilities, rawmaterials, and facility cost structure) and the specific cost accountingmethodologies, accurate predictive, allow  forward looking real time costestimates.
Contact:John BusaaPriori978-371-2006jbus a@apriori.com
Source: Express-Press-Release.com
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