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Strategy Analytics forecasts that the electronic content in the automotive power train will be $800 per car by 2013, up from $650 in 2008. Because electronic content costs are on the rise and that electronics sub system failures are a major cause of warranty repair, the automotive industry is turning to SigmaQuest to get these costs under control. SigmaSure Insight data capture and analytics tools enable you to improve your component supplier incoming quality, drive down manufacturing costs, mitigate warranty costs, and limit recall scope.
Government subsidies are helpful in getting new technology production going, but lower production costs are ultimately required by the market. Driving down manufacturing costs means coming down the production learning curve. SigmaSure’s data capture and analytics tools enables Clean Tech production engineers to accelerate their new product introduction learning by capturing all the data collected in the manufacturing process. By analyzing these data, production engineers gain insight into their manufacturing processes to accelerate higher yields, and lower cost of goods sold.
It used to be that extended product warranties accounted for 50% of a retailer’s bottom line. The down economy is changing that. Best Buy disclosed that extended warranty sales as a percentage of revenue fell 12 percent during the past fiscal year. Retailers have to become smarter about managing their reverse logistics operations. SigmaSure RMA Insight’s data collection and analytics tools enable retailers to isolate consumer fraud, and understand product failure mode trends. Retailers can now squeeze more profit from this critical revenue stream.
The current economic climate has driven manufacturers to reduce head count across the board. Combined with move to outsource manufacturing, there are fewer engineers available to ensure that contract manufacturers (CMs) and component suppliers comply with product test requirements. On the flip side, CMs and component suppliers are tempted to improve their slim margins by skipping testing steps, and use lower cost components that may fail quicker. SigmaSure provides real-time visibility to test and diagnostic data from the incoming component supplier, throughout the CMs manufacturing process. This 24x7 production visibility enables you to ensure that your suppliers comply with the specified test procedures. Just as important though, your product’s manufacturing data and combined with SigmaQuest analytics can be used to drive down manufacturing costs, and prevent product returns.
Electronic medical device companies manage extremely complex, life-saving products within a highly regulated industry. SigmaSure’s data collection and analytics tools enable you to capture product lifecycle component genealogy, and test data. The can use the test data to optimize product cost, improve safety, and mitigate liability risk.
Military, defense and aerospace contractors and suppliers have to manage large and complex, mission-critical products, that have long development times within a highly regulated industry. SigmaSure’s data collection and analytics tools enables you to capture a specific product’s build genealogy (parts by lot number or serial number), and lifetime test history to ensure that product meet the stringent standards (performance and traceability) set forth by defense agencies.
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