http://www.hcltech.com/engineering-rd-services/overview~ More in Engineering& RnD Services There is predominant gap in an investor's expectations and the actual characteristic of a product's value life cycle. In the absence of an intervention, product value declines over time. New and adjacent products have to accommodate the slack which results in a potential fall in market share as the product becomes less competitive. HCL's propositions such as tear down analysis and BOM optimization, extending product life cycle & end-of-life support and GTM for emerging markets are tailored to help you perform better value engineering. 

1. Value Engineering
Product value expectations vis-à-vis reality
There is a predominant gap in the investor’s expectations and the actual characteristic of a product value life cycle.
In the absence of an intervention, product value declines over time. New and adjacent products have to accommodate the
slack which results in a potential fall in market share as the product becomes less competitive.
Investor s
Investor’s expectations Reality – Declining product value
Revenue Growth
Improving
Cost Reduction Margins
time
The challenges with maintaining product competitiveness
1. Competition from low cost producers erodes margins from With multiple engineers contributing to a
OEMs. An extension in the product life cycle due to delay in
technology refresh and the increasing cost of supply chain strong COE and an investment base of
reduces product competitiveness
2. It is difficult to succeed in new markets with different
@10+ M, a high ROI has been constantly
customer needs and different market behavior. There is a risk of
alienation in low cost markets resulting in lack of
delivered.
competitiveness and subsequent loss of market share
3. There is a lack of predictability of ROI on VE investments
4. Inability to improve product performance for new energy,
weight and other performance characteristics
HCL Value Proposition
Tear down analysis and Extending the product life cycle
BOM optimization and end-of-life support GTM for emerging markets
Proposition Proposition Proposition
A comprehensive tear down report containing The proposed product life cycle delays the Homologation
material, weight and assembly details acts as a product decline phase which presents Alternate products/materials
reference document for BOM optimization quantifiable value engineering benefits Accounting usage gaps
Value engineering services: Cost modeling, Obsolescence management and redesign ensures
benchmarking and sourcing competitiveness in the market Business Impact
State of the art tear down and benchmarking
facility/lab to enable faster GTM New market launch - Reduces NPI cycle time by 50%
TCO reduces by 25%
Business Impact
Improve BOM cost by up to 30%
Core components
Materials cost database accelerates VE timelines
VAVE framework | Green solutions | Cost modeling
by 50%
Business Impact Framework | Compliance labs | FCC, CE, UL
certifications
Overall cost saving of up to 25% for a product

2. Value Engineering Framework
Value
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engineering
process Re-investment &
Analysis / Planning Evaluation Execution Savings stage
next run goal setting
(1st run)
Identify product VE ideas Design Savings tracking
for maximum modifications and reporting
savings Re-design
potential strategies Revised BOM
Product target Revised
cost and ROI manufacturing
plans
Transfer
1. The framework splits the execution into smaller measurable projects with predictable ROI and scalability
2. Delivers result based, self funding model which minimizes customer’s investment and risk
3. Driven through phased re-investment strategy for long term benefits
Case Studies
Telecom equipment company
Reduced cost and time-to-market by developing a power amplifier product integrated service which offered
end-to-end product development service benefits.
The cost was reduced by $64 per unit and the development time was also reduced. This led to a reduction in
time to market by 20%.
Medical equipment manufacturer
Reduced cost and development cycle time by reengineering a patient monitoring product by offering
integrated services benefits from concept to design validation. The part count reduced by 10% and the
development cycle time reduced by up to 30%. The cost per unit was reduced by $83.
Network equipment company
Reduced BOM cost by re-engineering a gigabit ethernet switch by offering integrated service benefits with
minor changes to the internals. The components were brought under 10% safe margin and a cost saving of $21
per unit was achieved by eliminating certain parts.
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