Case Study: GE Appliances achieves more accurate cost estimation and higher ROI with aPriori

How GE Appliances’ Should Cost Model Implementation Transforms Cost Engineering

GE Appliances, a U.S. home appliance manufacturer, faced difficulty внедрating should-cost modeling across a large organization, with change management needed across multiple departments and stakeholders. Using aPriori’s should cost estimation platform and related tools, the company needed a way to improve cost estimation, align teams, and embed the process into product development.

aPriori worked with GE Appliances to roll out a four-step change management approach, including leadership alignment, cross-functional training, standardized data inputs, and integration with CAD and PLM systems. The result was faster design iteration, dropping from about 40 hours to a few minutes, improved product-cost reduction of 10–30%, and a 50% increase in quote win rate, helping GE Appliances boost cost accuracy and ROI with aPriori.

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Jill Snyder

Cost Engineering Director