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'Mass customization' is the buzzword of the current decade. Customers demand products with lower prices, higher quality and
faster delivery; yet they also want products customized to match their unique needs. A product configurator that enables manufacturers
to efficiently deliver customized products by (...)
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'Mass customization' is the buzzword of the current decade. Customers demand products with lower prices, higher quality
and faster delivery; yet t...
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2003-08-21
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Abstract:
'Mass customization' is the buzzword of the current decade. Customers demand products with lower prices, higher quality and
faster delivery; yet they also want products customized to match their unique needs. A product configurator that enables manufacturers
to efficiently deliver customized products by (...)
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product configurators configurable product:
'Mass customization' is the buzzword of the current decade. Customers demand products with lower prices, higher quality
and faster delivery; yet t...
Published:
2003-08-21
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Quote-to-order systems include quotation management and pricing configuration solutions. Pricing configuration engines automate
pricing and quoting processes for manufacturers with complex requirements. Their benefits include quotes that are quick and
accurate, leading to increased customer satisfaction. (...)
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product configurators configurable product:
Quote-to-order systems include quotation management and pricing configuration solutions. Pricing configuration engines automate
pricing and quotin...
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2007-11-16
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product configurators configurable product:
... speaking, Web-based product configurators empower user ...
track of constantly changing product specifications due ... contracts for configurable
product and service ...
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2009-10-23
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... whose products empower organizations to accelerate new configurable product
and service ... But the “next generation” of product configurators must
empower ...
Published:
2010-11-17
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Configurability Strategy a Competitive Advantage. Download Free IT Research Reports on the Configurability Strategy. To gain
a competitive advantage, manufacturing companies that sell complex products are implementing a configurability strategy that
provides more options using fewer resources. Learn about (...)
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product configurators configurable product:
Configurability Strategy a Competitive Advantage. Download Free IT Research Reports on the Configurability Strategy. To gain
a competitive advantag...
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2010-03-11
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... valid product portfolios (eg, new product introductions [NPI ...
which are easily supported by sales configurators. ... application that will handle configurable
items. ...
Published:
2011-08-03
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Facts you should know about Configuration Project.Download our whitepapers for abosluthly free! Companies producing and selling
complex and configured products can achieve a major competitive edge by successfully implementing product configurator software
as a core element of a configurability strategy. T (...)
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product configurators configurable product:
Facts you should know about Configuration Project.Download our whitepapers for abosluthly free! Companies producing and selling
complex and configu...
Published:
2010-03-11
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In the industrial automation industry, an overlooked, fatal flaw of sales configurator solutions is their inability to simultaneously
configure part numbers and products. A greater concern is their inability to "decipher" product specifications from part numbers—that
is, in reverse. (...)
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In the industrial automation industry, an overlooked, fatal flaw of sales configurator solutions is their inability to simultaneously
configure pa...
Published:
2007-06-20
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Modern quote-to-order suites provide customers and suppliers access to design, planning, and material data. This enables
users to proactively understand various aspects of a project, as well as reduce planning time, document activities, and promote
communication throughout the engagement cycle. (...)
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product configurators configurable product:
Modern quote-to-order suites provide customers and suppliers access to design, planning, and material data. This enables users
to proactively unde...
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2007-11-14
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product configurators configurable product:
... of support (ie, Infor Optima PLM) are generally highly configurable over time via ...
and information exchanges, six sigma and lean PLM, and product configurators. ...
Published:
2011-03-22
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It seems counterintuitive, but the process of selling, designing, and producing what appear to be "simple" products becomes
surprisingly complex when manufacturers introduce high levels of customization. How can manufacturers of configured products
address this complexity to streamline their processes, r (...)
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product configurators configurable product:
It seems counterintuitive, but the process of selling, designing, and producing what appear to be "simple" products
becomes surprisingly complex w...
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2003-09-09
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Improving competitiveness by streamlining the sales process with Cameleon. Find Out Software and Other Solutions for Your
Decision Linked to the sales process with Cameleon. ThyssenKrupp manufactures and configures custom elevators. To shorten
sales cycles, reduce costs, and simplify ordering for agencies (...)
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... Software that simplify the sale of complex and configurable products and ...
to generate estimates: validation of the configuration by product experts, manual ...
Published:
2010-03-11
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BigMachines differentiates itself in the quote-to-order (Q2O) sphere due to its solutions’ lean end-to-end, inquiry-to-order
focus. Although there are other vendors offering Q2O as a service, BigMachines product is arguably more flexible, as high
tech manufacturers may be noting. (...)
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product configurators configurable product:
BigMachines differentiates itself in the quote-to-order (Q2O) sphere due to its solutions’ lean end-to-end, inquiry-to-order
focus. Although there...
Published:
2008-08-22
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Abstract:
Applications are more often outsourced than infrastructure, and this is increasingly done through software as a service (SaaS).
Vendors such as WebEx, Webcom, MCA Solutions, and Ariba are delivering applications as SaaS. (...)
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Applications are more often outsourced than infrastructure, and this is increasingly done through software as a service (SaaS).
Vendors such as We...
Published:
2006-03-17
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Abstract:
Modern quote-to-order suites provide customers and suppliers access to design, planning, and material data. This enables
users to proactively understand various aspects of a project, as well as reduce planning time, document activities, and promote
communication throughout the engagement cycle. (...)
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product configurators configurable product:
Modern quote-to-order suites provide customers and suppliers access to design, planning, and material data. This enables users
to proactively unde...
Published:
2007-11-14
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Abstract:
Quote-to-order (Q2O) systems can address the increasing demand for personalized and customized products. Complex product
specification, quoting, and ordering processes—as well as the software applications catering to those processes—can benefit
from the use of the Web, collaboration tools, and lean t (...)
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product configurators configurable product:
Quote-to-order (Q2O) systems can address the increasing demand for personalized and customized products. Complex product specification,
quoting, a...
Published:
2008-08-18
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A sales configurator needs to be able to "decipher" products' specifications from a rule-based, constructed catalog number.
Part number users should query vendors to determine whether their enterprise solutions cater to the needs of industrial automation
manufacturers. (...)
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product configurators configurable product:
A sales configurator needs to be able to "decipher" products' specifications from a rule-based, constructed
catalog number. Part number users shou...
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2007-06-22
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Business Agility for Communication Services Providers: a Few Simple Steps are a Great Way to Start. Download Free Technology
Study White Papers In Relation to Business Agility for Communication Services Providers. In today’s market, customers have
no patience for companies that let their size and comple (...)
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Business Agility for Communication Services Providers: a Few Simple Steps are a Great Way to Start. Download Free Technology
Study White Papers In ...
Published:
2010-03-11
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... There is plenty of forethought required in devising product lines, variants, rules ...
between) and what percentage of your products and services are configurable? ...
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2011-11-22