How to Reduce Product Costs

How to Reduce Product Costs

Business leaders are always looking for ways to reduce product and manufacturing costs. Common approaches include global sourcing, lean manufacturing, and factory automation.

But there’s another approach that is often overlooked - materials engineering.

Common causes of high product costs include

  • Materials costs are too high.
  • Custom components that cost too much because they are a hassle to fabricate.
  • High cost of scrap, rework, and extra inspection because of lingering manufacturing and supplier quality problems.

These problems are related to the materials used in a product.

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Watch the video below or here to learn about a powerful approach to reduce product costs - materials engineering. The video is a recording of the live presentation.

Topics covered

  • How to reduce cost of materials
  • How to reduce component costs
  • How to quickly solve manufacturing and supplier quality problems

Who will like this webinar

Business and engineering leaders looking for ways to reduce product costs

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