HOW NOT TO ACHIEVE LOW COST

Why it is so hard to reduce cost or "implement" DFM after design

Copyright © 2011 by Dr. David M. Anderson, P.E., fASME, CMC

First, let’s look at cost reduction as Dysfunctional Engineering Incorporated:

    So let’s look at what is wrong with this very common picture. The first shortcoming of this approach is leaving cost reduction until after the product is designed and already in production. In their haste to rush early production units to market, many companies defer cost concerns until later with “cost reduction” efforts. The first problem with this strategy is that it probably will not happen because of competing priorities, and thus, costs remain high for the life of the product. The second problem is that cost reduction simply cannot be very effective at all!

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