Design-to-Cost PLUS - METUS

Design to reduce complexity and costs

Many companies serve their range of services with different product lines. These have different performance categories and target groups, such as high range, mid range, and low range. Despite optimisation at the product line level, negative cost trends persist: For example, in the overall portfolio, there is no longer a clear product line-specific positioning towards customers. Additionally, the cost position of products deteriorates over time as the variance and complexity of the product lines increase.

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Learn about the elements that characterise a successful DTC-PLUS approach. Additionally, discover how your company can leverage the pathways and levers for the comprehensive design and optimisation of a modular product architecture.

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When does a Design-to-Cost PLUS approach make sense?

The DTC-PLUS approach offers clear advantages: It promises to reduce complexity and, consequently, lower manufacturing costs for product variants across the entire product portfolio. But when is it truly worthwhile to implement? Discover the crucial factors that determine when the Design-to-Cost PLUS approach can contribute to reducing complexity and costs in your company.

Practical Example: Cross-Product Line Optimisation of Modular Product Architectures

Discover how a leading plant manufacturer increases efficiency, reduces product costs and contributes to systematic cost control by optimising modular product architectures across product lines.

How to Measure the Success of the Design-to-Cost PLUS Approach

To do justice to the concept of Design-to-Cost, success is measured using metrics related to complexity and performance parameters. Only in this way can the causes (complexity) and their impact on costs be illustrated. Learn how to formulate goals in four areas.

METUS – the control centre for product and platform decisions

The methodology and software solution METUS streamlines the development of products and platforms within your company. Our tool facilitates seamless, digital end-to-end modelling to conceptualise and optimise product portfolios – from the market to product architecture to the production process. We show how METUS contributes to the DTC-PLUS approach.

Design to reduce complexity and costs

Downloads

Download the Design-to-Cost PLUS whitepaper now

In the Spotlight

When does a Design-to-Cost PLUS approach make sense?

Practical Example: Cross-Product Line Optimisation of Modular Product Architectures

How to Measure the Success of the Design-to-Cost PLUS Approach

METUS – the control centre for product and platform decisions

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