{"id":6368,"date":"2021-10-10T14:50:44","date_gmt":"2021-10-10T12:50:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/192.168.242.20\/services\/workshops-kalkulieren-mit-der-expertise-von-4cost\/"},"modified":"2026-09-06T13:16:24","modified_gmt":"2026-09-06T11:16:24","slug":"workshops-calculate-with-the-expertise-of-4cost","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.4cost.de\/en\/services\/workshops-calculate-with-the-expertise-of-4cost\/","title":{"rendered":"Workshops | Calculate with the expertise of 4cost"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-1 fusion-flex-container nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"--awb-border-color:#f2b700;--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-margin-bottom:30px;--awb-margin-bottom-medium:0px;--awb-margin-bottom-small:0px;--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row fusion-flex-align-items-flex-start fusion-flex-content-wrap\" style=\"max-width:1352px;margin-left: calc(-4% \/ 2 );margin-right: calc(-4% \/ 2 );\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-0 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:100%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:1.92%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:0px;--awb-spacing-left-large:1.92%;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-spacing-right-medium:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:1.92%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-title title fusion-title-1 fusion-sep-none fusion-title-text fusion-title-size-two\" style=\"--awb-margin-top:0px;--awb-margin-top-small:0px;--awb-margin-right-small:0px;--awb-margin-bottom-small:10px;--awb-margin-left-small:0px;--awb-margin-top-medium:0px;\"><h2 class=\"fusion-title-heading title-heading-left fusion-responsive-typography-calculated\" style=\"margin:0;--fontSize:28;line-height:1.2;\">Calculate with the expertise of 4cost<\/h2><\/div><div class=\"fusion-title title fusion-title-2 fusion-sep-none fusion-title-text fusion-title-size-three\" style=\"--awb-margin-top-small:10px;--awb-margin-right-small:0px;--awb-margin-bottom-small:10px;--awb-margin-left-small:0px;\"><h3 class=\"fusion-title-heading title-heading-left fusion-responsive-typography-calculated\" style=\"margin:0;--fontSize:20;line-height:1.3;\">Benefit from the know-how of our experienced value engineers when it comes to this:<\/h3><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-1 fusion_builder_column_1_2 1_2 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:50%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:3.84%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:0px;--awb-spacing-left-large:3.84%;--awb-width-medium:50%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-spacing-right-medium:3.84%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:3.84%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><ul style=\"--awb-line-height:28.9px;--awb-icon-width:28.9px;--awb-icon-height:28.9px;--awb-icon-margin:11.9px;--awb-content-margin:40.8px;\" class=\"fusion-checklist fusion-checklist-1 fusion-checklist-default type-icons\"><li class=\"fusion-li-item\" style=\"\"><span class=\"icon-wrapper circle-no\"><i class=\"fusion-li-icon fa-check fas\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/span><div class=\"fusion-li-item-content\">\n<p>Carry out cost analyses for existing products<\/p>\n<\/div><\/li><li class=\"fusion-li-item\" style=\"\"><span class=\"icon-wrapper circle-no\"><i class=\"fusion-li-icon fa-check fas\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/span><div class=\"fusion-li-item-content\">\n<p>Calculate new products<\/p>\n<\/div><\/li><li class=\"fusion-li-item\" style=\"\"><span class=\"icon-wrapper circle-no\"><i class=\"fusion-li-icon fa-check fas\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/span><div class=\"fusion-li-item-content\">\n<p>Identify cost drivers for specific components<\/p>\n<\/div><\/li><li class=\"fusion-li-item\" style=\"\"><span class=\"icon-wrapper circle-no\"><i class=\"fusion-li-icon fa-check fas\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/span><div class=\"fusion-li-item-content\">\n<p>Identify optimisation potentials (design-to-cost)<\/p>\n<\/div><\/li><li class=\"fusion-li-item\" style=\"\"><span class=\"icon-wrapper circle-no\"><i class=\"fusion-li-icon fa-check fas\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/span><div class=\"fusion-li-item-content\">\n<p>Map variants based on different product features, manufacturing processes and materials and evaluate them in terms of costs<\/p>\n<\/div><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-2 fusion_builder_column_1_2 1_2 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:50%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:3.84%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:0px;--awb-spacing-left-large:3.84%;--awb-width-medium:50%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-spacing-right-medium:3.84%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:3.84%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><ul style=\"--awb-line-height:28.9px;--awb-icon-width:28.9px;--awb-icon-height:28.9px;--awb-icon-margin:11.9px;--awb-content-margin:40.8px;\" class=\"fusion-checklist fusion-checklist-2 fusion-checklist-default type-icons\"><li class=\"fusion-li-item\" style=\"\"><span class=\"icon-wrapper circle-no\"><i class=\"fusion-li-icon fa-check fas\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/span><div class=\"fusion-li-item-content\">\n<p>Identify costs for specific or new technologies<\/p>\n<\/div><\/li><li class=\"fusion-li-item\" style=\"\"><span class=\"icon-wrapper circle-no\"><i class=\"fusion-li-icon fa-check fas\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/span><div class=\"fusion-li-item-content\">\n<p>Create a common understanding of costs for components, assemblies and systems<\/p>\n<\/div><\/li><li class=\"fusion-li-item\" style=\"\"><span class=\"icon-wrapper circle-no\"><i class=\"fusion-li-icon fa-check fas\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/span><div class=\"fusion-li-item-content\">\n<p>Set target prices for suppliers (should costing, target costing)<\/p>\n<\/div><\/li><li class=\"fusion-li-item\" style=\"\"><span class=\"icon-wrapper circle-no\"><i class=\"fusion-li-icon fa-check fas\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/span><div class=\"fusion-li-item-content\">\n<p>Validate purchase prices<\/p>\n<\/div><\/li><li class=\"fusion-li-item\" style=\"\"><span class=\"icon-wrapper circle-no\"><i class=\"fusion-li-icon fa-check fas\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/span><div class=\"fusion-li-item-content\">\n<p>Develop argumentation strategies for negotiating with suppliers<\/p>\n<\/div><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-2 fusion-flex-container nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-padding-top:0px;--awb-padding-bottom:0px;--awb-padding-top-medium:20px;--awb-padding-bottom-medium:0px;--awb-padding-top-small:20px;--awb-padding-bottom-small:0px;--awb-margin-bottom:25px;--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row 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style=\"--awb-caption-title-font-family:var(--h2_typography-font-family);--awb-caption-title-font-weight:var(--h2_typography-font-weight);--awb-caption-title-font-style:var(--h2_typography-font-style);--awb-caption-title-size:var(--h2_typography-font-size);--awb-caption-title-transform:var(--h2_typography-text-transform);--awb-caption-title-line-height:var(--h2_typography-line-height);--awb-caption-title-letter-spacing:var(--h2_typography-letter-spacing);\"><span class=\" fusion-imageframe imageframe-none imageframe-1 hover-type-none\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"660\" alt=\"Count on us\" title=\"Count on us\" src=\"https:\/\/www.4cost.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/4cost_Workshop_1000x660_optimized.jpg\" class=\"img-responsive wp-image-5629\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.4cost.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/4cost_Workshop_1000x660_optimized-200x132.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.4cost.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/4cost_Workshop_1000x660_optimized-400x264.jpg 400w, 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style=\"--awb-padding-top:20px;--awb-padding-right:20px;--awb-padding-bottom:20px;--awb-padding-left:20px;--awb-bg-color:#f2b700;--awb-bg-color-hover:#f2b700;--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:50%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:0px;--awb-margin-bottom-large:0px;--awb-spacing-left-large:0px;--awb-width-medium:50%;--awb-order-medium:2;--awb-spacing-right-medium:0px;--awb-spacing-left-medium:0px;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-order-small:2;--awb-spacing-right-small:0px;--awb-spacing-left-small:0px;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-center fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-title title fusion-title-3 fusion-sep-none fusion-title-text fusion-title-size-two\" style=\"--awb-text-color:#ffffff;--awb-margin-top:0px;--awb-margin-top-small:0px;--awb-margin-right-small:0px;--awb-margin-bottom-small:10px;--awb-margin-left-small:0px;--awb-margin-top-medium:0px;\"><h2 class=\"fusion-title-heading title-heading-left fusion-responsive-typography-calculated\" style=\"margin:0;--fontSize:28;line-height:1.2;\">Count on us<\/h2><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-1\" style=\"--awb-text-color:#ffffff;\"><p>Our cost experts are happy to support you in the areas of development, design, production, project management, software programming, assembly, testing and integration as well as life cycle cost management (LCC).<\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"md-text-align-center sm-text-align-center\"><a class=\"fusion-button button-flat button-large button-custom fusion-button-default button-1 fusion-button-default-span fusion-button-default-type\" style=\"--button_accent_color:#ffffff;--button_accent_hover_color:#ffffff;--button_border_hover_color:#ffffff;--button_gradient_top_color:#193e6f;--button_gradient_bottom_color:#193e6f;--button_gradient_top_color_hover:#193e6f;--button_gradient_bottom_color_hover:#193e6f;\" target=\"_self\" href=\"\/en\/contact\/\"><span class=\"fusion-button-text awb-button__text awb-button__text--default\">Request a workshop<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-3 fusion-flex-container nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling awb-cv-auto\" style=\"--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-margin-bottom:25px;--awb-margin-bottom-medium:35px;--awb-margin-bottom-small:35px;--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row fusion-flex-align-items-flex-start fusion-flex-content-wrap\" style=\"max-width:1352px;margin-left: calc(-4% \/ 2 );margin-right: calc(-4% \/ 2 );\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-5 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-flex-column\" 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Following an intensive testing and implementation phase, nearly all cost estimates at MTG are now carried out using 4cost-aces.\", name: \"Michael Rudius, Head of Operations, MTG Marinetechnik GmbH\" },\n    { text: \"With 4cost-aces, we can now perform calculations even in areas where we previously had to rely on approximate values\u2014such as for project management, documentation, software, and maintenance costs.\", name: \"Michael Rudius, Head of Operations, MTG Marinetechnik GmbH\" },\n    { text: \"Thanks to 4cost-aces, we can plan and implement our projects more efficiently. The software has established itself as an indispensable tool in our development process and contributes significantly to the success of our projects.\", name: \"Hannes B\u00fcttner, Head of Projects & Value Analysis, BAUER Maschinen GmbH\" },\n    { text: \"The calculations using parametrics are incredibly fast compared to the bottom-up approach, which allows us to react quickly to new requirements and designs. 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Cost calculations that would otherwise take us several weeks to complete are done within a few days with 4cost-aces.\", name: \"Hanno Pieles, Director Business Unit Performance, newboxes\" },\n    { text: \"The simplicity and speed of creating and comparing different technical, location and quantity scenarios in 4cost-aces is impressive.\", name: \"Andreas M\u00fcller, Senior Operations and Procurement Manager, AutoFlight Europe\" },\n    { text: \"Thanks to the workshop with 4cost, we received meaningful and transparent results in a short time, which allows us to take measures at an early stage to secure the profitability of our products.\", name: \"Andreas M\u00fcller, Senior Operations and Procurement Manager, AutoFlight Europe\" },\n    { text: \"The early breakdown of product and project costs with 4cost-aces not only offers us a high level of cost transparency, but in particular shows us optimisation potential for development and design. On the one hand, we are thus able to forecast future manufacturing costs in the case of design changes and on the other hand, to independently check manufacturing costs of already existing designs.\", name: \"Martin Klotz, Product Cost Engineer, Liebherr-Werk Biberach GmbH\" },\n    { text: \"The comparison of providers revealed that 4cost achieved the highest score. We were particularly convinced by the fact that 4cost\u2019s solutions can be used for all commodities, regardless of technology. Equally decisive was the enormous speed with which cost estimates are possible despite limited information.\", name: \"Christian Ahrens, Team leader of the Value Engineering department, Rheinmetall Landsysteme GmbH\" },\n    { text: \"A major advantage of the 4cost software is the seamless interlocking of the two costing approaches, top-down and bottom-up. 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In order to establish this, we not only made use of 4cost's software solutions, but also using their expertise in value engineering.\", name: \"Senior staff member, Purchasing department, Rolls-Royce\" },\n    { text: \"The 4cost-aces interface is user-friendly and logically structured, especially when compared to other cost estimation tools. This makes it easier to use the tool even for occasional users.\", name: \"Thomas Fiedler, Head of Cost Architecture A30X, Future Projects & Costing Performance, Airbus Germany\" },\n    { text: \"We decided on 4cost because we see a significant added value for our calculation and value analysis in a consistent approach from quick cost estimates to detailed calculations. 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