Welcome to Enabling Automation! The seventh episode of season 3 is "Reducing cost and improving function in new products". Join our season 3 host, Simon Drexler, as he discusses with special guests, Tara Behnam and Slavko Saric.

Listen to all episodes on the following platforms:

- Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/4NIfOCoF4QcVX2mLSoZ2L2?si=ejQ6-4XoQXujI5ZJn_zkWA

- Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/reducing-cost-and-improving-function-in-new-products/id1703651289?i=1000679366843

- Overcast: https://overcast.fm/+BBYs3oS5Q8

- Amazon Music: https://music.amazon.ca/podcasts/63e2da85-de40-447e-aaaf-6fca18358cec/episodes/a657b8e7-6224-44be-81c9-17f7c1780122/enabling-automation-reducing-cost-and-improving-function-in-new-products

- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hnuYPCDaID8&list=PL1amIhdccgLUh7TbNYEANqxd1WIXb4uDd&index=3 

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In this monthly podcast series, join industry leaders from across ATS as they share and discuss the latest industry trends, new innovations, and more! ATS is an industry-leading automation solutions provider to many of the world's most successful companies.

Timestamps

00:04 – Introduction

02:26 – Where should you start when thinking about applying technology to your automation process?

04:58 – How do you apply technology to something that you cannot scale slowly?

09:25 – How do you plan when you don’t have all the information?

12:05 – Focusing on the planning phases

13:34 – Learning cycles and best practices

15:37 – Example of avoiding pitfalls by investing in planning

20:04 – Total cost of ownership

22:42 – Modular design and product standardization

26:12 – Customer focus and customer value

29:08 – Closing

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