Released on = March 8, 2006, 4:24 am

Press Release Author = John Busa

Industry = Software

Press Release Summary = COGS Bottom-Line Impacts Capturing Production Facility Data

Press Release Body = Out-of-the-box sample production facilities represent a variety
of global production facilities. The common manufacturing processes include
sheetmetal, fabrication, injection-molding, 3-axis machining, turn, and assembly
welding, surface treatment, die casting. According to Frank Azzolino, President and
CEO of aPriori, "We also provide many other processes with customizable models to
support unique customer-specific processes. aPriori provides abilities to capture
cost relevant design information, production facility data, and cost accounting
methodology to accurately explore cost saving alternatives in the design,
manufacturing, sourcing, and management of product programs."

Advanced "should-cost" analysis incorporates cost estimates for customer's in-house
facilities, generic industry, and global supplier production plants to enable more
efficient supplier selection and fact-based negotiations.


Based in Concord, MA, aPriori (www.apriori.com) is the technology leader providing
innovative cost management solutions to the discrete manufacturing industry.
aPriori's Cost Management Software Platform enables manufacturers to better
understand product cost decisions early and throughout the product lifecycle.
aPriori's Cost Management Platform empowers manufacturers to lower cost-of-goods
sold (COGS), provides real-time visibility to "cost-critical" decision information,
and builds critical cost knowledge to go on the business "offensive." aPriori's
patent-protected cost management platform allows companies to assess, control, and
reduce cost of goods sold by whole percentages. The aPriori Platform truly enables
"Cost Knowledge Before it Matters."




Web Site = http://www.apriori.com

Contact Details = Contact:
John Busa
aPriori
978-371-2006
jbusa@apriori.com