aPriori https://www.apriori.com/ Tue, 18 Nov 2025 19:20:27 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.3 https://www.apriori.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/cropped-favicon-1-32x32.png aPriori https://www.apriori.com/ 32 32 The Hidden Billion-Dollar Leak in Product Development—and How Automated Manufacturing Simulation Stops It https://www.apriori.com/blog/the-hidden-billion-dollar-leak-in-product-development-and-how-automated-manufacturing-simulation-stops-it/ Thu, 13 Nov 2025 16:15:00 +0000 https://www.apriori.com/?p=66758 Key Takeaways: Automation ensures coverage and consistency. aPriori enables analysis of every part, every design, every time. Cross-functional alignment drives results. Shared manufacturing intelligence connects engineering and procurement. Early insight equals competitive edge. aPriori empowers teams to prevent cost issues before they occur. Data fuels continuous improvement. Quality simulation data powers AI and design guidance across the product lifecycle. With ...

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]]> Your Digital Transformation Initiative’s Secret Weapon: People, Not Just Tech https://www.apriori.com/blog/your-digital-transformation-initiatives-secret-weapon-people-not-just-tech/ Thu, 06 Nov 2025 17:03:35 +0000 https://www.apriori.com/?p=66747 Key Takeaways: Training is the make-or-break factor for your digital transformation process Effective digital initiatives support ensures customer satisfaction and requires a dedicated, sustained partnership Investing in learning and enablement is a direct strategy for effective change management, retention, meeting customer expectations, and ROI The Full Article The benefits of digital transformation are massive: blazing efficiency, considerable ROI, and an ...

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]]> From Collaboration to Confidence: How Engineering Teams Design Smarter and Faster with Insight https://www.apriori.com/blog/from-collaboration-to-confidence-how-engineering-teams-design-smarter-and-faster/ Thu, 23 Oct 2025 13:58:30 +0000 https://www.apriori.com/?p=66718 Key Takeaways: Break the Collaboration Ceiling: Modern collaboration tools may improve communication but not necessarily innovation. True speed and market advantage come from enabling engineers to make informed, manufacturable, and cost-effective decisions early in the design process. Empower Engineers with Real-Time Insight: aPriori embeds automated manufacturing intelligence directly into design workflows, turning every engineer into a strategic decision-maker who can ...

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]]> Closing the Skills Gap: Why AI-Driven Manufacturing Simulation is a Design Engineer’s Best Friend https://www.apriori.com/blog/closing-the-skills-gap-why-ai-driven-manufacturing-simulation-is-a-design-engineers-best-friend/ Tue, 14 Oct 2025 12:00:49 +0000 https://www.apriori.com/?p=66697 Key Takeaways: New hires in engineering and procurement lack critical manufacturing knowledge, and most have yet to set foot in a manufacturing facility. How can they effectively design and procure parts with suppliers? Digital Factories can help engineering and procurement accelerate their understanding of the manufacturing production process, and significantly reduce the knowledge gap left by more experienced workers who ...

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]]> The Missing Pulse: Reviving Your PLM from Flatline to Lifeline https://www.apriori.com/blog/the-missing-pulse-reviving-your-plm-from-flatline-to-lifeline/ Tue, 07 Oct 2025 13:01:05 +0000 https://www.apriori.com/?p=66673 Key Takeaways: Protect Your Investment – A PLM system without real-time data quickly becomes a liability, driving rework, delays, and margin erosion. Enable Data-Driven Decisions – Continuous manufacturability, cost, and sustainability insights transform PLM into a proactive decision-making platform. Deliver Strategic Outcomes – Organizations realize measurable gains in profitability, speed-to-market, and sustainability by giving PLM a constant “pulse” of actionable ...

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]]> Beyond Turbulence: Key Lessons from ASCM CHAINge NA 2025 To Improve Supply Chain Performance https://www.apriori.com/blog/beyond-turbulence-key-lessons-from-ascm-chainge-na-2025-to-improve-supply-chain-performance/ Thu, 02 Oct 2025 12:00:28 +0000 https://www.apriori.com/?p=66637 Key Takeaways: Tariffs are permanent, not temporary. Supply chain performance must shift from reactive responses to predictive strategies with multiple contingency plans. AI adoption without fundamentals fails. With 95% of AI projects falling short, success requires critical thinking, training, and embedding solutions into workflows. Resilience and sustainability converge. Digital twins, circularity, and standardized digital insights are now essential tools for ...

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]]> Manufacturing Insights Detroit: A Resounding Success https://www.apriori.com/blog/manufacturing-insights-detroit-a-resounding-success/ Tue, 23 Sep 2025 14:28:24 +0000 https://www.apriori.com/?p=66543 The city of Detroit, a beacon of American manufacturing innovation, was recently the host for a landmark event: the Manufacturing Insights Detroit 2025 conference. Held at the Detroit Marriott at the Renaissance Center, the two-day event brought together a community of senior leaders in manufacturing, all with a shared goal of leveraging intelligence solutions to drive profitability and streamline New ...

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]]> Escaping the Cycle of Design Churn: How aPriori Unleashes Innovation https://www.apriori.com/blog/escaping-the-cycle-of-design-churn-how-apriori-unleashes-innovation/ Thu, 18 Sep 2025 12:00:14 +0000 https://www.apriori.com/?p=66592 Key Takeaways Design churn happens when design engineers have to go back and re-design the same products that they were readying for launch, distracting them from their ability to focus on new innovation It also impacts the organization’s ability to meet goals and grow revenue By measuring product vitality and finding ways to “design right the first time”, engineers can ...

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]]> Does Your Sourcing Solution Align with Your Procurement KPI Strategy? 4 Critical Areas to Examine & Align https://www.apriori.com/blog/does-your-sourcing-solution-align-with-your-procurement-kpi-strategy-4-critical-areas-to-examine-align/ Tue, 09 Sep 2025 17:30:40 +0000 https://www.apriori.com/?p=66572 Key Takeaways CPOs are concerned about competitiveness, meeting demands and stakeholder requirements, standardizing procurement processes, and other factors, including digitization, advanced analytics, material shortages, and supply chain regulations They need to align essential areas of their procurement KPI strategy with the organization’s overall business objectives to achieve their goals and mitigate issues The Full Article Optimizing Essential Procurement KPIs with ...

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]]> Budgeting for 2026: A Step-by-Step Guide to Smarter Supply Chain Forecasting with aPriori https://www.apriori.com/blog/budgeting-for-2026-a-step-by-step-guide-to-smarter-supply-chain-forecasting-with-apriori/ Fri, 29 Aug 2025 12:00:49 +0000 https://www.apriori.com/?p=66544 Key Takeaways Traditional budgeting requires multiple tools for spend analysis, forecasting, and action planning aPriori consolidates these steps into a single platform, eliminating manual handoffs and fragmented data aPriori eliminates time-consuming data prep and spreadsheet consolidation, automating key steps like classification and should-cost modeling, and providing actionable insights and supply chain forecasting in hours instead of weeks The Full Article ...

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]]> The Invisible Walls: How a Lack of Collaboration Cripples Global Product Manufacturers https://www.apriori.com/blog/how-a-lack-of-collaboration-cripples-global-product-manufacturers/ Tue, 19 Aug 2025 13:24:23 +0000 https://www.apriori.com/?p=66399 Key Takeaways Silos Sabotage Success: Departmental isolation leads to major inefficiencies, from costly product delays and quality issues to strategic missteps that erode a company’s competitive advantage. The High Cost of Disconnect: Poor communication and lack of collaboration are a massive financial drain, costing companies billions annually in lost productivity, rework, and sales. It also damages employee morale and trust. ...

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]]> How Cost As A Key Performance Indicator (KPI) Impacts An Organization https://www.apriori.com/blog/how-cost-as-a-key-performance-indicator-kpi-impacts-an-organization/ Tue, 12 Aug 2025 12:00:27 +0000 https://www.apriori.com/?p=66379 Key Takeaways: Many organizations struggle to get a handle on expenditures and often fall short on identifying the liabilities that impact the bottom line Using cost as a key performance indicator (kpi) can provide myriad benefits, such as risk reduction, more profitability, and faster time to market, to organizations, and those who automate it achieve a faster return on investment ...

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