DFM Consulting

System Design Technology Evaluation Value Modeling Cost Estimation Seminar Testimonials

For ten years, DFM Consulting has led the world in value modeling for industrial and defense systems. We specialize in system design value models and technology evaluation value models. Our core mission is the development and implementation of design processes for large systems, such as aerospace platforms. We serve part of that mission by supporting the Value-Driven Design Committee. Applications of value-driven design and other of our processes can reduce the cost of new aerospace and weapon systems by tens of percent. A key breakthrough enabling the application of advanced design processes such as distributed optimization is the ability of design engineers to forecast manufacturing cost. DFM Consulting has taken information-based cost estimation from theory to practical application. Contact us about support and training in any of these areas.

DFM Consulting can help your organization today in the following areas:

• Methods to guide design teams to reduce manufacturing cost and increase system performance
• Trade factors and optimization objectives based on rigorous market analysis
• Technology evaluation processes that are objective, repeatable and transparent
• Incentives for prime contracts and subcontracts to reduce cost and increase performance
• Quantitative management of technical risk, including risk assessment
• Cost models that predict the manufacturing and design cost of products and components based on design features
• Targeting and tracking methods to improve communication and coordination within product development teams
• Evaluation and rationalization of Research and Development Strategies

DFM Consulting is dedicated to breaking down barriers between Marketing and Engineering. When you uncover a new marketing opportunity, DFM can help express the customer needs in engineering terms that will guide the product design. If your product design is underway, DFM can forge lines of communication between engineers, subcontractors, revenue sharing partners and customers to keep the design on track with customer values. Our methods are cutting edge, and our customers are market leaders.