Achieving cost leadership means consistently demonstrating, with data, that your product’s total direct material and labor costs are lower than those of your competitors. In the durable goods industry...

In the rapidly evolving landscape of the durable goods industry, the ability to adapt and innovate is more critical than ever. The post-pandemic world has presented us with unique challenges and unpre...

Imagine you’re a CEO or a corporate business unit leader who has just orchestrated a major merger or acquisition. The excitement of creating a larger, more powerful entity is palpable, but so are the ...

Manufacturing companies are often faced with regularly optimizing their product portfolio, thus eliminating productivity and profit killers. Achieving this optimum is the goal when developing new prod...

In this blog post, we explore the transformative power of modular product design as companies transition from traditional business models to embrace the principles of the circular economy. This shift,...

Climate targets and rising sustainability demand necessitate shifting from combustion engines to electric drives. This shift in the automotive industry will extend to other industries like aircraft an...

In a previous blog post on "What is the Cost of Developing, Maintaining, and Deploying a Software Architecture?", we discussed the costs involved in developing, maintaining, and deploying a software a...

Many companies that traditionally identify as hardware manufacturing companies are starting to look at modular product architectures. Investing in a modular product architecture can dramatically impac...