Day 2 – Responding to Market Dynamics
May 10, 2.30 – 5.30 p.m. CEST | 8.30 – 11.30 a.m. EDT
From sustainability and operational efficiency to workforce shortages and supply chain resilience, the common denominator is the digital thread of product configuration data. By prioritizing the management of product complexity, organizations can respond faster to changes in markets, industries, and customer preferences.
Join Day 2 to learn how focusing on simplifying the complexity in the configuration data and variant management can provide transparency across the business and agility to help overcome market and industry challenges and changing requirements.
Hear from industry leaders such as Nederman, Boston Consulting Group (BCG), Sidel, Arbonia and more.
Topics
Operational Efficiency
✓ Reduce engineering costs
✓ Lower production costs
✓ Improve competitiveness
✓ Increase margins
Supply Chain Resilience
✓ Identify alternative configurations
✓ Source similar parts within existing components
✓ Predict shortfalls within existing product portfolio
Sustainability
✓ Create configuration options based on sustainability metrics
✓ Deliver guided selling functions for improved user experience
Meet the Speakers
Norbert Große Entrup
Partner, Complexity Management Expert, Boston Consulting Group (BCG)
Henrik Hulgaard
VP of Product Management, Configit
Philippe König
Chief Digital Officer & Head of Strategy, Arbonia
Vahe Ter Nikogosyan
Chief Digital Officer, Sidel
Søren Bendix
Manager Master Data and Configuration, Nederman
Agenda
May 10, 2.30 – 5.30 p.m. CEST | 8.30 – 11.30 a.m. EDT
| Time (CEST) | Title | Speaker | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| View Day 1 Agenda | 17.20-17.30 | Closing Day 2 | Moderator | View Tech Day Agenda |
| View Day 1 Agenda | 15.55-16.05 | Break | View Tech Day Agenda | |
| View Day 1 Agenda | 15.30-15.55 | How a State-of-the-Art, Cross-Functional Configuration Platform Secures Continued Operational Efficiency and Sales Productivity | Søren Bendix, Manager Master Data and Configuration, Nederman | View Tech Day Agenda |
| View Day 1 Agenda | 16.05-16.30 | How Improving Quoting Processes Leads to Greater Operational Efficiency and Customer Satisfaction | Philippe König Chief Digital Officer & Head of Strategy, Arbonia | View Tech Day Agenda |
| View Day 1 Agenda | 16.55-17.20 | Case: TBC | TBC | View Tech Day Agenda |
| View Day 1 Agenda | 16.30-16.55 | Case: Sidel | Vahe Ter Nikogosyan, Chief Digital Officer, Sidel | View Tech Day Agenda |
| View Day 1 Agenda | 15.05-15.30 | How Efficient Management of Product Configuration Data Enables B2B Manufacturers to Navigate Changing Market Dynamics | Henrik Hulgaard, VP of Product Management, Configit | View Tech Day Agenda |
| View Day 1 Agenda | 14.35-15.05 | Keynote: Mastering Portfolio Uncertainty in Disruptive Times | Norbert Große Entrup, Partner, Complexity Management Expert, Boston Consulting Group (BCG) | View Tech Day Agenda |
| View Day 1 Agenda | 14.30-14.35 | Welcome | Moderator | View Tech Day Agenda |
Norbert Große Entrup, BCG
Keynote: Mastering Portfolio Uncertainty in Disruptive Times
TBC
Henrik Hulgaard, Configit
How Efficient Management of Product Configuration Data Enables B2B Manufacturers to Navigate Changing Market Dynamics
TBC
Philippe König, Arbonia
How Improving Quoting Processes Leads to Greater Operational Efficiency and Customer Satisfaction
Arbonia, a focused building components supplier with two divisions active in the areas of indoor climate (heating, ventilation, and air-conditioning technology) and interior doors made of wood and glass, began their Configuration Lifecycle Management journey from the need to improve internal quoting processes.
Beginning with two brands, Prüm and Garant, Arbonia has started to implement a Configit Quote system, allowing for configuration, pricing and quotation in a web-based application based on master data that is authored and maintained in Configit’s cross-functional modeling environment. With a seamless integration to SAP ERP, this ‘headless’ configuration solution will form the platform for future configuration needs.
In this presentation, Philippe König will discuss the background of this project, as well as the projected benefits of increased operational efficiency, revenue growth and sales excellence through faster, more accurate quotes.
Vahe Ter Nikogosyan, Sidel
Case: Sidel
TBC
Søren Bendix, Nederman
How a State-of-the-Art, Cross-Functional Configuration Platform Secures Continued Operational Efficiency and Sales Productivity
Nederman, an environmental technology company and a global leader in industrial air filtration, began working with Configit in 2005 to accelerate their configuration processes. By using Virtual Tabulation® (VT™) technology, Nederman was able to provide more accurate quotes to their customers and resellers faster.
Today, Nederman is migrating to the latest Configit Ace product as part of their new ERP implementation with the goal of establishing a state-of-the-art, global configuration platform.
In this presentation, Søren Bendix, Manager Master Data & Configuration, will present technological, operational and business benefits Nederman has achieved and their plans to continue the development, building and using all product models in Configit Ace.
Bio
Søren Bendix works as Manager Master Data & Configuration at Nederman and has been in the environmental technology sector with Nederman for more than 20 years now. He has profound knowledge and background in configuration management having worked in this area since 1998.