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DID YOU KNOW?
80% of the cost optimization
opportunity is locked in when
the design is �nalized
When FDA approval is
required, the design is
often frozen for years
because re-approval
can be so costly
FINDING THE RIGHT MANUFACTURING PARTNER REQUIRES ASKING SIX KEY
QUESTIONS.
Ask: Is this element our
core competency?
If not, partner with
others.
The �rst key to optimizing
manufacturing cost is to
determine what you will do
yourself.
THE 6 QUESTIONS You Should Ask Before
Choosing Your Next
Motion Supplier
How to accelerate your development process and reduce your project risk?
WHY ASK THESE 6 QUESTIONS?
WHY ASK THESE 6 QUESTIONS?
Question 1 Do you use a Stage Gate
Process?
Question 2Do you use trained program managers or project managers to lead your development projects?
A stage gate process outlines and de�nes the steps and deliverables required during each phase of the project.
Joint OEM and vendor management reviews at each stage gate ensure smoother development of the right deliverables at the right time
Trained and certi�ed program and project managers deal with the
challenges that plans don’tanticipate.
Early involvement of program/project managers in the
commercial and technical details is critical for success.
Question 3How will your qualitymanagement system
ensure a low RPPM?
A key to the lowest Return Parts Per Million (RPPM) is variability reduction in both product and manufacturing design
A robust quality management system like Advanced Product QualityPlanning (APQP) or Design for Six Sigma (DFSS) can deliver the highest quality product with the fewest returns
Question 4Do you have a process to manage your design e�orts to meet a target cost?
The best time to manage design for cost is before you freeze the design.
You rarely have the opportunity to go through a value analysis after the
product is released.
A Quality Function Deployment (QFD) type tool helps manage the tough
decisions relative to function and cost up front, when it most counts.
Question 5What is your long term
production strategy and how will you ramp up to
production volumes?
Choose partners that have the capabil-ity to ramp up production
Partners with a global footprint can go anywhere in the world that you go, making manufacturing more local for a leaner supply chain.
Question 6Do you have a culture of continuous improvement?
Unless you are improving processes, reducing lead times and reducing
variability at a rate above your com-petition, competitors will gain an ad-
vantage over you.
Choosing a partner with a culture of continuous improvement and the
ability to assist you in improving your processes will give you the edge on
the competition.
THANK YOU
Brian Handerhan Automation Group
Parker Hanni�n
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