CASE STUDY building8 Intermetro factory2 Manufacturing/ Technology network http://www.metro.com/ map2 St. Louis, MO AT A GLANCE CHALLENGES • Lack of project visibility created unnecessary risk in project scope, schedules, and budget • Inconsistent NPD processes resulted in inefficiencies • Inability to accurately predict new product launches eroded confidence, impacted resource planning, and affected revenue BENEFITS • Increased R&D projects following NPD process rigor from 15 to 80%, plan to reach 100%. • Improved visibility of capitalized R&D costs from 52% to over 95%, saving more than $500,000 • Reduced average planning span for NPD projects from 11 months to just under 3 months • Increased ability to map labor costs to projects from less than 50% to more than

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