Strong network of sales and solution partners

BIK GmbH is a spin-off of the Business Computer Science Chair at the University of Erlangen-Nuremberg, specialising in product lifecycle cost management.

As part of its integrated cost management approach, BIK GmbH focuses on the analysis, simulation, and optimisation of production costs. The company thus evaluates the future profitability of products, plants, business units, etc.

Due to its academic know-how and practical experience, BIK GmbH offers its clients a unique opportunity to adopt innovative approaches, fostering best practice.

BIK GmbH defines and implements processes for effective product lifecycle management (PLCM) and integrates the powerful FACTON EPC solution in the IT environments of its clients.

CACE.consulting maintains a network of specialists for financial controlling, value engineering and software implementation. CACE.consulting itself concentrates on financial controlling and especially leveraging new, innovative tools and global benchmark data to achieve cost reductions.

CACE.consulting provides should costing (= what products should cost) services with FACTON EPC to support design-to-cost processes, purchase price analysis and cost optimization as well as quotation costing to protect the margin of customers. By the use of established CPM tools (CPM = Corporate Performance Management) CACE.consulting provides budgeting services.

CACE.consulting integrates know-how about tools and methods to provide better cost information, while focusing on should costing and related planning processes.

The Center for Strategic Cost Management, LLC was started by the owners and founders of the Society of Cost Engineers. The founders saw a need to bridge the gap between the software solution providers and the end customer and have been involved in multiple Cost Engineering startups.

The Center for Strategic Cost Management is a one stop for all supply chain needs. If an enterprise is interested in starting or continuing to grow its Cost Engineering expertise, it can assist. It can assist in everything from software selection to actual implementation that impacts a company’s bottom line.

The services of the Center for Strategic Cost Management include DFM/DFA, LEAN, Competitive Assessment, Internal Costing, Spend Analytics, Should Costing, RFQ Prep, Negotiations and Sales.

DIEZ Consulting is a firm based in Monterrey, Mexico which offers cost consulting services at a strategic level throughout Latin America.

The firm's focus is getting companies to obtain practical and precise cost information about their processes, products, and customers, using tools that allows them to achieve a true strategic cost management, as the basis for more efficient operations, price setting, profitability maximization and a high degree of competitiveness in their global markets.

The team of DIEZ Consulting has more than 25 years of experience in cost management, finance and manufacturing. They use FACTON as their technological tool and methodology to innovate their customer's cost management.

For more than 10 years ICP Solution has been successfully working with Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) solutions in the fields of mechanical and plant engineering, automotive supply, device engineering and automation technology. ICP stands for Industry Competence Partners and advises customers on the optimal use or expansion of PLM solutions both organizationally and technically.

As an Oracle Gold Partner, the company specializes in the PLM solution for SMEs and also as a Cloud Excellence Implementation Partner. More than 100 companies in Germany, Austria and Switzerland are looked after. The company offers a complete portfolio of services ranging from consulting, licensing, implementation to first-level support.

The solution for design costing from FACTON is integrated into the product lifecycle management process by ICP Solution GmbH. As a result, cost drivers can already be identified early on in product development, taking into account the set cost factors.

KPIT Technologies (BSE: 532400, NSE: KPIT), is a fast growing global product engineering and IT consulting partner focused on co-innovating domain intensive technology solutions for automotive & transportation, manufacturing and energy & utilities corporations. A Platinum level member of Oracle PartnerNetwork (OPN), and SAP gold channel partner and SuccessFactors consulting partner, it delivers consulting and system integration services that enable pervasive business transformation for growth-oriented organizations across its focused industries industries.

KPIT is at the forefront of automotive engineering globally with solutions in the areas of AUTOSAR & in-Vehicle Networks, Body Electronics, Chassis, Safety & Driver Assistance, Functional Safety, Vehicle Diagnostics, Infotainment and Powertrain.

FACTON and KPIT have set themselves the goal to implement specific measures to support manufacturers in optimizing their product costs.

ORBIS supports medium-sized companies and international corporations digitize their business processes: from the joint elaboration of customized ‘big pictures’ to the practical implementation of projects. The digitalization and automation of business processes along the entire value chain ensure the competitiveness of ORBIS customers.

The process-related know-how and innovative flair of their 440 employees combined with the expertise gained from 30-plus years of successfully undertaking international projects in various sectors (e.g. automotive supply industry, construction supply industry, consumer goods industry, discrete manufacturing) make ORBIS a competent partner. On the basis of smart cloud technologies like machine learning, cognitive services and IoT, ORBIS encourages their customers to be creative in the development of innovative products, services and business models.

prosovi assists manufacturing businesses in optimising their product costs through the implementation of the database-backed FACTON EPC software solution.

Being specialized in IT, prosovi is a long-term partner of FACTON and offers a complete range of software implementation services - from conception to realisation. User training and dedicated start-up support guarantee fast achievement of the agreed goals.

Technical Finance is based in France and helps businesses introduce modern methods to improve their profitability. These methods include real options along with activity-based costing and value engineering.

Technical Finance delivers the technical expertise, supply or recommend suitable software solutions and assist with change management to facilitate the introduction of these methods.

In value engineering, FACTON EPC software solutions make it possible to reliably, comprehensively and efficiently estimate product costs. This ensures that technical decisions are rooted in R&D, make-or-buy decisions are supported, purchasing departments are provided with the details they need for negotiations and quick quotation calculations are possible.

And it is why Technical Finance recommends FACTON EPC software solutions, advises customers in France on their benefits and applications and provides technical and professional support.