Manufacturers today face two strategic questions: How to Make It, and Where to Make It. On Manufacturing Insights you’ll learn from experts in design, sourcing, cost engineering and executive management how they the insights they need to make decisions. Build resilience into your supply chain. Design for manufacturability and cost. Increase sustainability. Decide to build it or buy it, offshore or re-shore. This podcast is brought to you by aPriori Technologies. aPriori connects design, sour ...
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Time is money, but for manufacturers designing and releasing new products to the market, how much money is it really worth to be on time? Or put another way, what is the real cost of delays when it comes to design engineering? Matt Mullan is the Senior Director of Cost Model Development at aPriori. He comes from decades of experience in aerospace e…
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Get the update on the adoption of AI within the manufacturing industry, from an expert in Industrial AI. Bryan DeBois is the director of industrial AI at RoviSys, where he helps manufacturers realize the value from incorporating AI into their industrial processes.By aPriori
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The Power of Shifting Left in Product Design
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Shifting left in product design empowers teams to make informed decisions early in the development process, significantly impacting cost, manufacturability, and sustainability. Using a digital copilot, designers can access expert insights and real-time data, enhancing their ability to create more efficient and effective products, thereby reducing d…
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From students designing innovative electric vehicles, to worldwide automotive manufacturers, all teams benefit from an agile approach to product design. In KA-RaceIng the most brilliant engineering students and the most innovative technology companies come together to produce amazing automobiles and learning opportunities all around. The guest on t…
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With experience in both design engineering and procurement, Chad Wicklund knows how smart design feedback can reduce cost early in sourcing.By aPriori
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A Consultant's Advice on Change Management
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For manufacturers to truly take advantage of digital transformation, they not only need good software solutions, they need a change management strategy to ensure that business processes and the people involved with them adapt at an equal rate to technological change. Many large manufacturers look to consulting services to help with process optimiza…
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One of the most challenging tasks of engineering leaders is to roll out the adoption of a new process or technology. A lot can be said about right and wrong ways to push for change. In this podcast we talk about some of those best practices, and mistakes to avoid when it comes to change management. But change doesn't happen in a vacuum. If change i…
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With twin goals of achieving science-based targets for Scope 3, and saving millions of dollars annually, sourcing and procurement specialists are learning how to use smart manufacturing insights to reduce scrap at their suppliers.By aPriori
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Hitting Sustainability Goals with aPriori and PTC
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The commitment to environmental sustainability is rippling through the manufacturing world, from lifecycle management initiatives, to promises on behalf of executives to reduce the carbon footprint of their products. But it takes smart tools to give manufacturers the kind of data they need to evaluate real trade-offs between cost, carbon and design…
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The Digital Thread Makes Supply Chain Sustainable
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Digitization makes it possible to analyze carbon footprint across the supply chain. So why are only 50% of manufacturers ready with a digital thread? The COVID-19 pandemic brought into focus the need for digital tools to manage supply chains, preferably tools with intelligent analytics capabilities that look out for cost savings and manage risk in …
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How Design for Manufacturing saves $Millions
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Design for Manufacturing and Design for Assembly deliver real cost savings in addition to product improvements.By aPriori
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Peter Zeihan: Is it the End of the World?
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Geopolitical strategist and bestselling author Peter Zeihan brings a unique perspective on how geopolitical risks are re-shaping the world economy, and what that means for global manufacturing. In this interview we discuss: The long-term labor crisis, and whether reshoring will help manufacturers solve the labor problem. 3 reasons to bring manufact…
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Alstom Aligns Cost and Design with aPriori
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Continuous improvements come from linking design, cost engineering, and procurement in one insights platform. In this podcast, Vincent Bigot, the Director of Design to Cost at Alstom, explains Alstom's dynamic strategy, which brings together the cost engineering team and the design engineering organization through shared data in aPriori.…
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Digital Twinning in Manufacturing is Winning
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For companies to win with digital transformation, they must expand digital twins to include digital process twins and digital factory twins. aPriori's CEO offers a case study in success with digital twinning.By aPriori
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Artificial Intelligence can’t be used for profit until your core manufacturing processes are digitized and made available to deep learning.By aPriori
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The rise of AI-driven modeling tools has some people in manufacturing scrambling to understand the impact of artificial intelligence and wondering how the product design process will change as a result. Over the past year we have seen in real-time user-friendly AI tools such as ChatGPT from OpenAI and AI image generation from midjourney disrupt the…
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Can LCA data help us design and manufacture more sustainable products?
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The manufacturing world today is feeling the impact of new environmental regulations. There's CSRD, the corporate sustainability reporting Directive, and the CSDD corporate sustainability due diligence directive, which put manufacturers in the hot seat for reporting and planning their carbon output. Then there's the international sustainability sta…
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What does a cost engineer do? What's the hardest part of the job for a cost engineer? And how can SaaS costing solutions help?By aPriori
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Barriers to change stop engineers from innovating. New technology can help change management. If you talk to any of the top management in large engineering organizations, they will undoubtedly say that they want to push their decision-makers and engineering to adopt more streamlined work processes, to do more with less. They want their frontline en…
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Procurement Software to Reduce Cost and Carbon
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The procurement process in recent years has evolved way beyond simple purchase orders and pricing tables. Today's dynamic supply chain calls for innovative end-to-end solutions, that pair the best procurement software with an awareness of the business processes of your individual procurement team, and how they help the company achieve cost savings …
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What is Augmented Reality? And what does it mean for manufacturing? The term augmented reality describes a range of apps, wearable devices, and interfaces that bring the virtual world, and any relevant information it contains, into the real world where it can be used in real time. You might be familiar with ar apps such as pokemon go or other video…
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Safeguarding the Future with Model Based Definition
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Model-Based Definition or MBD can fundamentally transform how we visualize and understand design intent, by adding new dimensions to 2D drawings and pushing the boundaries of 3D CAD models. Learn how to get your organization to realize the benefits of MBD to bring GD&T (Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing), tolerance analysis, annotations, and e…
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Since the pandemic, the number of open jobs in the manufacturing industry has exceeded the number of available workers. We all know this. The question is how to fix the worker shortage, or even just how to react to the new shape of the labor market as interest rates fluctuate and companies find it difficult to both find enough workers and provide t…
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Technology Adoption Drives Return on Investment in Digital Transformation
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One of the biggest challenges of change management is getting team member buy-in for new technology. This has been even more true since the pandemic sent workers remote and workforces are no longer in person to rally around new technology onboarding or celebrate the wins of early adopters. In this moment of technological change, how can you ensure …
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Getting a return on investment from your PLM solution means focusing on the right metrics and pushing change management throughout the organization. Chris Morris, Chief Customer Officer at aPriori, explains what return on investment means for product lifecycle management.By aPriori
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With aPriori design engineers can now get DFM, DTC, and CO2 insights directly in PTC Creo. This user case study explains how.By aPriori
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Digital strategy drives quantifiable results for manufacturers, from process optimization to improved customer experience to new revenue streams. This consultant has analyzed the case studies and come up with 4 criteria for a winning digital strategy.By aPriori
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Supply chain disruptions and the fluctuations in raw materials prices mean that unless you have collaborative supplier relationships, you’re not going to have any. Learn how collaboration efforts pay off in win-win profits.By aPriori
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Calculating the carbon footprint of your supply chain is key to reducing the environmental impact of your products.By aPriori
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Software can speed up value creation exponentially when engineers and cross-funtional teams take a design to value or DTV approach to product development.By aPriori
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The new technology requirements for sustainable agriculture extend past tractors into digital solutions for tracking carbon and reducing cost. Sam Freesmeyer of AGCO talks about the challenges of breaking down silos (the bad kind) and how companies can plow ahead when it comes to innovation.By aPriori
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Embracing neurodivergence can help engineering teams perceive new patterns in data and improve business results.By aPriori
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In the age of materials shortages and supply chain disruptions, a good supply chain strategy means partnering with suppliers to share vital information. A former supplier turned consultant shares how.By aPriori
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What if your costing solution wasn't adjacent to your business processes, but a core part of what made your company competitive? Mike Perrott from Flex shares his experience.By aPriori
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Hiring Labor for Digital Transformation -- Thad Price, CEO, Talroo
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Digital technology can help manufacturers right-size the labor force and to deliver manufacturing a workforce that’s ready for digital transformation.By aPriori
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Manufacturers who are serious about sustainable production need a robust solution that reveals sustainability problems before any parts are produced.By aPriori
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Digitization Helps This Company Cut Product Development Times from Months to Hours
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A development cycle that used to take months to complete now takes just hours or even minutes. How? By automating product development with digitized data, knowledge, and processes.By aPriori
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Implementing digital factory twins helped this manufacturer reduce costs amidst a labor shortage.By aPriori
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Typical communication channels don’t offer real-time collaboration on design. Plus, organizational knowledge evaporates when skilled engineers move on. aP Workspace provides a fix to both problems. Barton Phinney, Senior Product Manager for aP Workspace, explains.By aPriori
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Cost, Collaboration, and the Path to Zero RFQ
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In Zero RFQs, the need to request a quote is completely removed thanks to seamless integration between procurement and suppliers.By aPriori
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The Biggest Manufacturing Challenges of 2023 -- Stephanie Feraday, aPriori
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At the start of 2023, what threats are keeping execs up at night? CEO Stephanie Feraday reveals the biggest problems facing manufacturing today, and how aPriori is helping to solve them.By aPriori
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Sustainable Sourcing -- Tonni Rasmussen, Grundfos
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Sustainable sourcing measures carbon footprint alongside traditional metrics such as profitability and time to market. The ability to compute and track the real drivers of carbon emissions is allowing companies to track sustainability all throughout their value chain. An early adopter of sustainability insights describes how this has changed his de…
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Best of Sustainability 2022 -- Stefan Schmidt, Bob Tanguay, and Gibson Peters
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If there was one word that underlined all my conversations with manufacturers in 2022 it was: sustainability. The past year saw the first wave of reporting mandates hit Europe, while stateside companies scrambled to prove they were improving on sustainability– even if they weren’t quite sure what metrics they were supposed to be tracking. In this p…
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Best of Supply Chain 2022 -- Rob Lidster, Craig McLeod, Lily Thomas, and Bernard Hensey
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What did 2022 teach us about supply chain management? Four podcast all-stars share how to collaborate more effectively with suppliers and adapt quicker to disruptions – all lessons manufacturers need to take into 2023.By aPriori
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Preventing Top Threats to Manufacturing Security -- Mike Crones | Chief Information Officer, aPriori
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Digital transformation presents new risks when it comes to data security. Learn from a CIO how to head off security threats before they impact the bottom line.By aPriori
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Tech Solutions for Chief Sustainability Officers -- Bob Tanguay | Green Business Bureau
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Chief Sustainability Officers face a huge task, with limited resources. New tech solutions can help CSOs understand and control the carbon footprint of their products.By aPriori
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What is Design and Production for Sustainability? -- Gibson Peters | Sustainability Product Manager, aPriori
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Sustainability can’t be an afterthought in manufacturing – it needs to be prioritized from the very first design meeting. New software tools make it easy for teams to operationalize design and production for sustainability.By aPriori
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How Will AI and Machine Learning Impact Manufacturing? -- Christopher Nguyen | CEO & Co-Founder at Aitomatic, Inc.
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Artificial Intelligence and machine learning are transforming manufacturing as we know it. In this podcast, Panasonic’s veteran AI expert shares how companies today can harness the AI capacities of tomorrow.By aPriori
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Offshore, Nearshore, or Reshore: an Architect’s Perspective -- Todd Drouillard | Sector Leader, HED
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How does architectural sustainability impact your decision to offshore, nearshore, or re-shore? According to an architect, if you’re not future-looking when you plan your buildings, you’re not going to build products that meet the future’s needs.By aPriori
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Sustainable Plastic Manufacturing -- Bahruz Mammadov | CEO, BERKM
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New processes in plastic recycling are making manufacturing with plastic more sustainable. But how much do manufacturers really know about mechanical, chemical, and biorecycling? And how can they start tracking plastic waste now to reach sustainability targets in the future?By aPriori
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