IAC fastened on cost savings

摘要

An interior products supplier recently clamped down on commodity craziness by eliminating more than 2000 fasteners from its design bins. The purging process concluded with 39 different connecting devices being deemed cost- and performance-appropriate."Thirty-nine was not a predetermined number. The number reflects the results of an extensive consolidation effort to highlight best-in-class fasteners in various categories," said Maurice Sessel, Vice President of Product Engineering for International Automotive Components Group North America (IAC), formerly the Interior Systems Division of Lear.