Cost Navigator

From costs to clarity — economic intelligence for complex systems.

Costs do not arise in the end — they arise in every decision. Cost Navigator makes these decisions visible, controllable and comprehensible.
It combines development, purchasing and management into a system that balances value, impact and responsibility.
We work where costs arise — not where they are just counted. And build structures that make economic clarity a management principle.

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WHY COST NAVIGATOR

In industrial organizations, cost control fails not because of Excel, but because of a lack of connection between technology, purchasing, and management.
Cost Navigator closes this gap. It combines design-to-cost, complexity management, and governance into an integrated system—transparent, sustainable, and scalable.
So that costs are not only reduced, but managed.

OUR APPROACH — FROM DEVELOPMENT TO SERIES

01

Structuring & designing (design-to-cost)

Define target costs and control them parametrically

Making variant and platform logic transparent

Link parts lists and cost architecture

02

Reduce & optimize (complexity & cost down)

Building variant trees, building blocks, and family formation

Realize elimination, bundling, and TCO leverage

Implement cross-functional cost reduction sprints with suppliers

03

Lead & secure (governance & implementation)

Establish KPI rhythm for costs, maturity, and risk

Connecting cost cockpit across development, purchasing, and series production

Transfer measures to the P&L effect and into the operating system

“We're not just reducing costs — we're changing decisions. ”

Typical fields of application & use cases

Cost optimization in series production

to the case

Who is it for?

For decision makers who...

... want to actively influence product costs

... Technology and purchasing must be managed jointly

... not just analyzing complexity, but wanting to reduce it

Typical roles

VP & Director Engineering

Head of Procurement

Program Management

CFO interface

Our offer — from quick check to system implementation

Cost Navigator Quick Check

Orientation & biggest lever in 2-3 weeks
Result: 360° analysis, quick wins and prioritized measures.

25.000€

Cost Acceleration Sprint

We visualize cost drivers and potential variants.
ROI-based prioritization – fast, transparent, actionable.

75.000€

Full Cost & Complexity Program

Implementation of workshops and cost-saving measures up to SOP.
For sustainable cost leadership throughout the product life cycle

ab 150.000€

The playbook behind

Cost Navigator is based on real development and series programs (including engines | industry).

Design-to-Cost, Variant Architecture, VA/VE, Should-Cost & Supplier Sprints resulted in a playbook that translates methods into governance rhythms. With audit trail from measure to effect.

Available as a standalone system or integrated with Project OS & Ramp Up OS.

Don't you just want to save money, but also want to make smarter decisions?
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Hanno Pieles

COO