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.
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
Structuring & designing (design-to-cost)
Define target costs and control them parametrically
Making variant and platform logic transparent
Link parts lists and cost architecture
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
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
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.
Cost Acceleration Sprint
We visualize cost drivers and potential variants.
ROI-based prioritization – fast, transparent, actionable.
Full Cost & Complexity Program
Implementation of workshops and cost-saving measures up to SOP.
For sustainable cost leadership throughout the product life cycle
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.
