The aim of our product design work is to help you increase your sales, reduce your costs and minimise your risks.
Increase your sales revenue
The majority of companies that focus on the design of their products are commercially successful. The most well known examples (Apple, Dyson, Audi) combine technical innovation and external design to create very successful products, whilst other companies focus on ease of use or cost. The key to success in combining two or more of these approaches is to create a formula that works for your product. We can help you increase your sales revenue in a number of ways:
- Make your products more competitive in terms of appearance, ease of use, features or cost. See example.
- Explore ways in which you can diversify – use your technology and expertise to develop new products or create new markets. See example.
- Innovate. Create a new market sector or a radically different product that generates its own demand. See example.
For more information on how we can help you increase your sales, download our Briefing paper three – six ways to increase your sales
Reduce your production costs
Cost reduction is never far from anyone’s mind, and particularly so at the moment. Many of our projects are based on value engineering or efficiency savings, and we have a strong track record of generating significant savings for our clients.
The most significant savings are often achieved by matching production processes to market volumes and materials. We have considerable experience of this approach, particularly for the low volume/high value sector. See example.
For more information on how to reduce your costs, download our Briefing paper two – five ways to reduce costs
Minimise your development risks
One of the most significant costs in product development is that of failure. We can help you minimise product development risks by using well documented methods and design management tools. All our methods are based on well-established British Standards and involve no jargon or mystique. They simply work.
The key to our methods is having the right information with the right people at the right time. This helps you avoid costly technical errors, makes sure that all the critical issues are considered at the right time and improves the chances of meeting important deadlines.
We would be happy to explain how our approach to risk reduction works in more detail. Please call 01235 833785 for more information or download our Briefing paper four – five ways to minimise your risks