aPriori Product Cost Management vs BlueCherry

aPriori Product Cost Management

On the fly costing is one of the good things aPriori has. Once the engineer does the design, he can check the cost immediately. So the cost avoidance part is very good. An engineer can optimize the design to cost. This helps to avoid engineering wasting time and supplier settlements will happen on time. The negotiations also will be very much fact based & supplier agreement happens faster.

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Andrew Arul Rose A

Cost Engineer

DanfossMechanical or Industrial Engineering, 10,001+ employees

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BlueCherry

I believe it is well-suited for any size company. It is very helpful when you have multiple users in your company and need to access the system from an off-site location. If you have sales reps or managers that are traveling and need to review information, it is easy for them to access.

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Tonya Tolliver

Credit Manager

Latitudes Komfort BrandsApparel & Fashion, 11-50 employees

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Pros

Speed and capacity
Bulk costing
Detailed cost analysis involving complex geometries of parts
Cost insight design
Product Cost management support

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Andrew Arul Rose A

Cost Engineer

DanfossMechanical or Industrial Engineering, 10,001+ employees

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You are able to create your own custom reports with just the information you need included.
You can access the system from an off-site location.
You are able to share reports and documents directly from the system to the email recipient.

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Tonya Tolliver

Credit Manager

Latitudes Komfort BrandsApparel & Fashion, 11-50 employees

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Cons

Branch into more process groups for cost modeling capability.
Make system updates easier to integrate.
Revise the material libraries to be globally centric instead of regional centric. This is for an update simplification perspective of data.

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Tony Molica

Senior Cost Research Analyst, Global Cost Research

Whirlpool CorporationConsumer Goods, 10,001+ employees

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When placing orders on hold due to over the credit limit, it takes into consideration all future orders even if they are years in the future.
You aren't able to view inventory status as easy when entering an order.
You do not get a pop-up notification when entering an order that the account is past due, over the limit, etc.
It leaves $0 invoices open on the account until they are manually applied.

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Tonya Tolliver

Credit Manager

Latitudes Komfort BrandsApparel & Fashion, 11-50 employees

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Likelihood to Renew

aPriori Product Cost Management8.8

Based on 3 answers

Because it's pretty likely that we're in this for the long run.

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Tony Molica

Senior Cost Research Analyst, Global Cost Research

Whirlpool CorporationConsumer Goods, 10,001+ employees

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Usability

aPriori Product Cost Management8.5

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I'm fairly happy with the product. My company appreciates the ability to customize the software, as well as manage our own data points for costs, machines, and materials. The coding aspect is not too difficult as well, though there are some issues with the availability of some information that could be improved.

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Tony Molica

Senior Cost Research Analyst, Global Cost Research

Whirlpool CorporationConsumer Goods, 10,001+ employees

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Support

aPriori Product Cost Management8.3

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Easy Tracking of Status -Request
Automatic Follow-up mail in case we forget about our request
Response within 24 hours for our request
We will be assisted with single point contact or account holder
Quick response and follow-up for the request
In case the request are not able to complete on specified time line, they will ask for the request in time stretch
Easy to contact or have a Skype call for the request discussion with technical panel

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Narendran Dhanasekaran

Cost Engineer

DanfossMechanical or Industrial Engineering, 10,001+ employees

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Implementation

aPriori Product Cost Management8.2

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The company was great to work with for implementation, and the on site training and support of our integration was very helpful in coming up to speed on usability, as well as integrating the processes into our specific supply base. There were many times when we had on site resources at our disposal to overcome issues as well.

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Tony Molica

Senior Cost Research Analyst, Global Cost Research

Whirlpool CorporationConsumer Goods, 10,001+ employees

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Alternatives Considered

It was not my decision to have aPriori in our company, but I do agree with this decision because the last software used was less precise than aPriori in its reports.

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Ricardo W.N. Denigres Fº MSc.PhD.

Supplier collaboration Engineer

Faculdade Anhanguera de PiracicabaMechanical or Industrial Engineering, 10,001+ employees

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You can customize reports and access the system from an off-site location.

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Tonya Tolliver

Credit Manager

Latitudes Komfort BrandsApparel & Fashion, 11-50 employees

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Return on Investment

Right part with the right supplier
Efficient design

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Ricardo W.N. Denigres Fº MSc.PhD.

Supplier collaboration Engineer

Faculdade Anhanguera de PiracicabaMechanical or Industrial Engineering, 10,001+ employees

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It has made it easier to access and share documents and information in the system.
It makes it easier to view reports because you can customize them to only include the information you need.

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Tonya Tolliver

Credit Manager

Latitudes Komfort BrandsApparel & Fashion, 11-50 employees

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