Launch a Redesign-to-Cost project on a range of IFF transponders

Our client designs and manufactures IFF transponders use for aircraft, helicopter, UAV and naval markets.

IAC Partners was tasked to set up a cost reduction approach to support our client operational teams identify 24% savings on the transponder.

More over, IAC Partners was mandated to conduct a should-cost of the CBU412 (control unit).

Our client wishes to conduct a “Commando” approach with the identification and securing of potential gains within 3 months. Our approach consists of 6 steps:

• Cleaning of data and construction of an economic reference for the project
• Construction of a functional cost allocation and construction of target savings per functions, in line with the global target.
• Organization of multi-disciplinary workshops to research technical solutions per function
• Construction of a database of ideas ranked by implementation scenario
• Construction of the portfolio of “initiative cards” signed by the customer pilots, detailing for each idea the associated level of savings and NRC, and action plan for implantation
• Preparation of the supplier workshop

• Product versioning leading to a decrease in the cost price of approximately 30% on both products