Released on = June 23, 2006, 3:41 am

Press Release Author = John Busa

Industry = Software

Press Release Summary = aPriori Technologies To Hire Business Consultants for Cost
Management Implementation Team

Press Release Body = 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."


The firm anticipates huge staff growth for the remainder of 2006. The firm is
presently looking to add Business Consultants. A business consultant (BC) is a key
member in an implementation team that delivers the aPriori cost management platform
to a customer and assists the customer, driving quantifiable value in their
organization. BC's are responsible for data gathering, training, configuring the
solution, and helping drive system adoption. A key component of solution
configuration is building virtual production environments (VPEs), which are models
of a customer\'s manufacturing facilities. These VPEs allow customers to assess,
control, and reduce their product costs from the beginning of and throughout product
development cycles.
Implementations are typically short-term engagements lasting twelve weeks and
require a combination of working at the customer facility and at aPriori\'s Concord
office. 40 to 60% travel is required.

Additionally, BCs may help during the sales process in the delivery of aPriori
strategic value assessments (aSVAs), which allow prospects to confirm the financial
and strategic value that aPriori can bring them prior to engaging in a full solution
rollout.

Primary responsibilities:
.
Gathers factory and accounting data required to configure the solution and build
customer VPEs. Educates customer on data requirements, helps customer project
champion and project manager identify data providers, provides data gathering
methodology and templates to customer, and supports the process.
.
Models the customer\'s internal manufacturing facilities and those of its suppliers
in aPriori.
.
Trains customer users and administrators on the use of aPriori.

. Drives integration requirements with systems and processes.

. Develops a maintenance plan with customer to ensure data and solution are kept
up-to-date.

. Advocates for additional requirements that are necessary or helpful for customers
to successfully use and get benefit from aPriori, and works with Product Management
to influence future releases.

. Works with customer to define how aPriori will fit into their costing process.

. Provides support to users to help drive use, find cost reductions in product
designs, and overall adoption.

. Supports developing the results story to demonstrate solution ROI.

The aPriori cost management platform uses innovative, patent protected technologies,
and is capable of using design information driven off of MCAD geometry. Additionally
the ability to model production facilities (including machine capabilities, raw
materials, and facility cost structure) and the specific cost accounting
methodologies, accurate predictive, allow "forward looking" real time cost
estimates.


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





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

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