CIMdata PLM Industry Summary Online Archive
8 February 2011
Implementation Investments
BISSELL® to Implement aPriori for Product Cost Management
aPriori announced that BISSELL Homecare, Inc., the top-selling brand in floor-care appliances in North America*, has selected the aPriori Product Cost Management software platform to provide real-time product cost assessments throughout its product development lifecycle. BISSELL manufactures a complete family of floor care products such as vacuums, carpet sweepers, carpet deep cleaners and bare floor vacuums.
“The consumer products market is extremely price competitive,” said Hank Marcy, Vice President of Engineering at BISSELL. “The pricing for our products is usually established up-front. And, given that our products have a relatively short lifecycle, we have to get the cost right the first time. With aPriori implemented across our design and engineering teams, we will be able to understand the cost impact of each and every tradeoff decision we consider. Having cost controls in place at key milestones as a product evolves and takes form will go a long way toward helping us maintain desirable profit margins.”
“For over 130 years, BISSELL has been a household brand name that represents high quality products,” said Stephanie Feraday, aPriori’s President and CEO. “We are extremely pleased that BISSELL selected aPriori to help establish cost controls throughout their product development process. In this fast-paced industry sector, where the only constant is change, we believe that aPriori is perfectly suited to help consumer product companies like BISSELL protect profit margins by understanding the implications of each tradeoff decision as they are made. Furthermore, because many consumer product companies are highly dependent upon suppliers, our solution will help them conduct fact-based negotiations with their suppliers, and ensure they are paying a reasonable price for their goods and services.”
*Based on NPD sales data
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