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einy (Forum Supporter)
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11/11/20 5:52 p.m.

Pretty sure that marketing people don’t “crush the cost”, I think they attempt to stimulate demand for the product, promote it, and foster sales.  Look to planning, purchasing, and accounting instead regardless of the employer’s name. 

alfadriver (Forum Supporter)
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11/11/20 6:01 p.m.
einy (Forum Supporter) said:

Pretty sure that marketing people don’t “crush the cost”, I think they attempt to stimulate demand for the product, promote it, and foster sales.  Look to planning, purchasing, and accounting instead regardless of the employer’s name. 

Yes, they do.  That's where the cost pressure comes from.  They set a fixed price that the vehicle has to be made.  And then heads roll if you don't make it.  Planning, purchasing, and accounting all work toward marketing's projections.  They are also the idiots that made us stop making cars.  

But even if you don't believe that, it's not the engineers that are at fault.

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