The production costs of an individual part are primarily determined by the production technology used in producing the part. The costs of a production technology however are highly determined by the geographical area in which the production process is actually taking place. As the globalisation process goes on it is clear that apart from using the right technology it becomes more and more important to use the right suppliers on the right locations.

Knowing this is important, but using this knowledge to create competitiveness in series production requires a special approach in different stages of the product lifecycle. In our opinion this is an essential skill for any professional system supplier.