See, also Cost reduction - It's More Than Just Parts and Labor

Design vs. Supply chain:

Green product lifecycle; excellent Tutorial and graph:

ABC - Activity Based Costing

COST OF QUALITY CATEGORIES

NEW PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT BODY OF KNOWLEDGE

Total Cost of Ownership discussion

Is a focus on collaborative product development warranted from a cost commitment perspective?

Supply Chain Management

An excellent discussion of product cost management by Douglas T. Hicks, CPA, CMC

Integrated Cost Reduction by Ron Nussle, Jr.

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