We support our customers from the earliest pre-development stages with Design-to-Cost activities, continuously monitoring product cost based on the Bill of Materials and the financial business case. Our cost engineering expertise extends to supporting the purchasing function during supplier negotiations through robust cost targets, cost-gap analysis and cost-sharing strategies, followed by post-sourcing optimization and cost-reduction initiatives.

With extensive experience in product competitiveness assessment and market trend analysis, we benchmark current and future competing products at component, system and full engine/vehicle level, both in terms of technical content and cost positioning.

Cost Engineering Expertise includes:

• Competitiveness evaluation of components and products
• Design-to-cost and value optimization for prototype and mass-production components/systems
• Cost evaluation of engine architectures and technologies to align performance with customer needs
• Negotiation support for Purchasing Teams across the entire development process
• Benchmarking and cost-benchmarking of components and systems
• Global competitor analysis, with a focus on customer-oriented value and benefits
• Life Cycle Assessment
• Customized Cost Models based on specific process