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