“When we reached a certain level of customization and intricacy in the manufacturing process, we realized that we did not have the necessary expertise elsewhere in the business. We were essentially at our limits. We didn't have much confidence in approaching certain suppliers and saying, ‘Hey, you know you need …

“For heat, surface, and chemical surface treatment, for example, the fabrication team had been using an existing estimation tool that was completely separate from other activities. A person had to go in and input parts line by line. Now, this process is all automated within aPriori.”