Case Study: TE Connectivity achieves supply chain cost transparency and reduced product costs with aPriori

Supplier Strategies for Mitigating Risks and Fostering Collaboration

TE Connectivity, a global manufacturer of connectors and other components, faced inflationary pressure, limited supplier transparency, and the need to strengthen collaboration across its supply chain. Using aPriori for cost modeling and process improvement, the company worked to validate supplier price increases, compare quote assumptions against should-cost data, and support more data-driven negotiations.

aPriori helped TE Connectivity analyze energy, labor, machine-rate, and material-cost scenarios to challenge supplier requests and uncover savings opportunities. The approach also supported process optimization and sustainability efforts by reducing scrap and resin use, improving Scope 3 metrics, and enabling more transparent supplier discussions. TE Connectivity reported that aPriori can cut design iteration time from 40 hours to minutes and help reduce product costs by 10–30%, while improving quoting win rates by 50%.

TE Connectivity

Sylwia Lambert

Center of Excellence