Case Study: Dana achieves 4% savings on $100M spend with aPriori

Dana realizes 4% savings on $100M in under a year with aPriori

The customer, Dana, a manufacturer of automotive drive systems, faced a challenge in Design for Manufacturing and cost projection. They sought to align manufacturability with profitability and make strategic make vs. buy decisions. To solve this, they turned to the vendor aPriori and its digital manufacturing insights platform.

aPriori implemented its technology solution and provided an Applied Services Team to work closely with Dana's engineers. This partnership enabled Dana to analyze manufacturing costs and processes during the design phase. The results were significant, with an 8% savings opportunity identified on a $100 million spend. aPriori helped Dana realize $4 million in actual savings within the first year, achieving a full return on their software and personnel investment.

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