Likelihood to Recommend From my experience aPriori is a classical algorithm in data mining. It is used for mining frequent itemsets and relevant association rules. Also, it is devised to operate on a database containing a lot of transactions, for instance, items brought by customers in a store. Whereas aPriori requires high computation if the itemsets are very large and the minimum support is kept very low and the entire database needs to be scanned.
Read full review SAP PLM is well suited for any industry that needs to track the creation of a product from the raw material stage all the way to the shipped product. I do not think it would be well suited for very small companies which do not have any materials, products, and inventory to track.
Read full review Pros Sheet Metal-Process Group, Transfer Die is at the Best, which gives detailed operation setup for the Parts as well as shows the number of parts in the Sheet i.e nested Loop thereby reducing the Scrap as well (Scrap Management) Forging-Steel: Very good for for medium and complex medium Hot Forging type parts. Machine overhead data is very detailed where facts are used for the negotiation i.e Electricity Rate, Power, Labour Rate, Maintenance rate, etc. Surface Treatment / Other Secondary Process such as powder coating, wet coat, electro plating: These all work well. We can also use masking options the treatment, In the event of of any leak tests or X-Ray inspections, we can add the process which will then account the pre/post operation time for the treatments 2-Model Machining: Machines and routing combinations are huge and can be used to determine the most economic way to produce these parts. We can also override to find the supplier methodology and cost. It gives very detailed information on the feed rate, speed rate, and power capacity. Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerating (GD&T) can be added on the GCD's which will help detect the super finishing process, which is another advantage. In the current 2016 R2 SP, aPriori can detect it from the CAD Models Design to Cost feature, provides the design engineers as well as cost engineers to understand the which feature take most cycle time and whether changing that feature reduces the complexity in machining thereby cycle time can be reduced Read full review Provides lower-cost calculation This makes processes related to the product consistent, efficient, and simpler. It manages product development, support, and recycling projects effectively. It allows us to control the whole process. It allows us to see the future status of the products. Read full review Cons Customization of the cost logic is tricky. Full products costing & process involved in the proprietary parts are less or not available for costing Sheet metal logics for costing may be improved. Focus on Electronics Cost models Electronics - Component Costings Read full review Implementation Challenges. Not a one product fits all — each organization to customize a lot to accommodate their own processes. Read full review Likelihood to Renew Not to Lose the Position of Product Cost Management Importance Make Costing Simple and Ease Traceablitlity of Previous Costed Helps Design Engineers to actually look for the Which Feature contributes for the Most Cycle Time and help Design Engineers to re-design the CAD Model and look for the changes in the Cycle Time and the Machining parameters Interactive Cost Insight Read full review Usability 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.
Tony Molica Senior Cost Research Analyst, Global Cost Research
Read full review SAP PLM is very difficult to use for beginners.
Read full review Support Rating Overall, I'm generally satisfied with the response and results that I get from aPriori support. They are intuitive, and try to understand what it is I'm trying to do, or how the problem is affecting me or my organization. They also are very available across the globe, as my team is located in multiple regions.
Tony Molica Senior Cost Research Analyst, Global Cost Research
Read full review Once implemented, it provides seamless integration between PLM and ERP systems.
Read full review Implementation Rating aPriori team helped a lot for the implementation, as they were on remote and helping for the file run and implementing the same on remote. aPriori team extrended full support for the implementation resolving the bottleneck and bugs if any during installing the software's also, they provide professional services in order to resolve some technical issue
Read full review Alternatives Considered aPriori is covering a lot of different processes instead of being an expert in only one. It can read geometric [information] directly from the CAD file so there's no need for manual entry or the risk of a mistake that comes with that. It provides data in a lot of different regions around the world this keeping the data up to date.
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SAP BW and SAP PRD. We tend to focus more on the SAP PRD portion as it directly involves more closely to production. We selected SAP PLM because it gives us a great visibility in the life cycle of materials, products and overall costs. SAP PLM compliments the other packages very well
Read full review Return on Investment It improved our business model and strategies. Provided get analytics for future view. The main negative impact is that it is costly, a waste of time to hold a vast number of candidate sets with many frequent itemsets, low minimum support, or large itemsets. Read full review Accurately able to order raw materials which are necessary for the current production run, thus reducing overhead. The negative impact would be the initial cost of the software and how long it would take to ROI that cost. It has allowed us to control batches of product creation much more closer and have the ability to cut some erroneous costs which were found in large batches. Read full review ScreenShots aPriori Technologies Screenshots