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Indianapolis

Group Session 1 – Constructing Effective Market Tests – Understanding Costs & Effective Use of Cost Breakdowns

Objectives:

• Constructing effective market tests
• Understanding supplier costs with manufacturing cost accounting
• Building effective cost breakdowns
• Analyzing supplier quotes with and without cost breakdowns

One-on-one Private Quote Analysis and Negotiation Preparation Session:

Conducted any time after Group Session 1, APD will provide an individual negotiation preparation consultation based upon analysis of a detailed cost breakdown against APD’s Optimal Cost Validation models.

Group Session 2 – Building and Using Price and Cost Models

Objectives:

  • Building an effective data warehouse
  • Developing and using linear, multivariate and statistical models to estimate price and manufacturing
    process parameters like machine size, cycle time and scrap
  • How to use models to estimate pricing on new programs and to evaluate supplier quotes (beginning)
  • How to choose the most effective cost model for a commodity

Group Session 3 – Validating Optimal Costs

Objective:

  • Analyzing supplier quotes against your cost models (Advanced), industry cost models and actual open
    book cost models

Group Session 4 – Conducting Effective, Knowledge Based Negotiations

Objectives:

  • Conducting effective collaborative negotiations with suppliers to:
    • Obtain cost transparency
    • Move to optimal costs
    • Build relationships

Indianapolis dates:

Session 1- February 26th

Session 2- March 25th

Session 3- April 29th

Session 4- May 19th


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