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A Case Study in Product Costing Software: How Axcelis Technologies Saved 10% on a Large Spend

公司规模

Mid-size Company

地区

America

国家

United States

产品

aPriori

技术栈

Automated Cost Analysis
Spend Analytics

实施规模

Enterprise-wide Deployment

影响指标

Cost Savings
Customer Satisfaction
Productivity Improvements

技术

分析与建模 - 预测分析
功能应用 - 产品生命周期管理系统 (PLM)

适用行业

半导体

适用功能

产品研发
质量保证

用例

预测性维护

服务

软件设计与工程服务
系统集成

关于客户

Axcelis Technologies is a company that has been in business for over 35 years, specializing in building semiconductor manufacturing equipment, particularly ion implantation systems. These systems are critical in the integrated circuit (IC) manufacturing process. Despite being a relatively small company, Axcelis has a strong focus on value engineering to reduce costs and create more efficient processes and products. The company needed a software solution to help eliminate costs and save money, leading them to adopt aPriori, a product costing software. The business excellence manager at Axcelis, who has a background in value engineering, Six Sigma, and strategic sourcing, played a key role in this adoption.

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挑战

Axcelis Technologies, a semiconductor manufacturing equipment company, faced significant challenges in controlling and reducing costs. As a relatively small company, they needed a software solution to help eliminate costs and save money. The primary purpose of value engineering at Axcelis is to reduce costs and increase margins by redesigning or modifying designs. However, the process is complex and depends on when the team enters the process. The company adopted aPriori, a product costing software, to address these challenges. Initially, it took time to set up the software properly and learn how to use it to its maximum potential. The goal was to streamline the process and save on material costs and labor hours.

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解决方案

Axcelis Technologies adopted aPriori, a product costing software, to address their cost control and reduction challenges. The software allows for automated cost analysis, enabling faster and more accurate cost quotes. This capability is crucial for value engineers who need to make informed decisions quickly. aPriori can run several different scenarios at once, allowing Axcelis to adjust costs on the fly. The software also helps in cost avoidance by identifying suppliers that offer parts at higher costs than alternatives. By scanning through 100 machined and sheet metal parts, aPriori helped Axcelis identify cost and design outliers, leading to more informed supplier negotiations. The platform's ability to manipulate data and run different iterations while waiting for quotes has been instrumental in making cost-effective decisions.

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运营影响

Axcelis Technologies was able to streamline their cost analysis process, reducing the time it took to get cost quotes from multiple weeks to almost instantaneously.
The company could run several different cost scenarios at once, allowing for real-time adjustments and more informed decision-making.
aPriori's platform enabled Axcelis to identify suppliers offering parts at higher costs, leading to more effective supplier negotiations and cost reductions.
The software's ability to manipulate data and run different iterations helped Axcelis make more informed decisions while waiting for quotes, leading to better cost management.
The design for cost review led to additional cost savings on reviewed parts and cost avoidance on similar part concept designs.

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数量效益

Axcelis Technologies achieved a 10% discount on discrepant parts through effective supplier negotiations.
The company was able to scan through 100 machined and sheet metal parts to identify cost and design outliers.
The use of aPriori's platform led to a direct cost reduction and cost avoidance during the initial design and supplier selection on future projects.

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