A Well Designed Business Model
Wednesday, December 3, 2008
Hilti, a manufacturer of construction tools, noticed that when tools break contractors can't finish their jobs on time. Hilti realized that contractors don't bring in money by owning tools, they make money by using tools to get their job done as efficiently as possible.
So Hilti developed a business model where contractors pay a fixed monthly fee for a fleet of tools. Hilti replaces or repairs any broken tools and upgrades all the tools when the usage period is over. Contractors can select the type and quantity of tools they need.
As a result, contractors have a streamlined cost structure for tools and are more productive because of consistent high tool quality. Additionally, Hilti has incentive to build a more sustainable, long lasting, high performance product.
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Actually, this builds on in my opinion one of the most important roles of design, which is addressing a need. In this case, the need is to get work done, rather than owning a tool. Keeping in mind that most products will not be used all of the time, and thus can be shared between users, this offers a great opportunity to reduce cost of use, which will result in a bigger amount of users. You will not buy a professional drill if all you need to do is put up some shelves, but if you pay just for the amount of time you're using it, it becomes a different story.
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