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7 Considerations for Moving from an Engineering Configurator to a Sales Configurator for Guided Selling

Your products, as they exist in your PLM and ERP systems, are essentially a set of parts and assemblies. Used within an engineering configurator, these parts and assemblies are represented as selectable options so that choices can be made that result in a final, buildable product. Read more

Enhancing Customer Choice through Sustainable Product Configuration

When we think of the “cost” of a product, we immediately think in financial terms. That’s because cost has primarily been associated with money for as long as any of us can remember. But that reality is now changing. A new measure of cost is emerging that is becoming more important for buyers a ... Read more

A Phased Approach to Implementing Configuration Lifecycle Management for Sales

As a provider of Configuration Lifecycle Management (CLM) solutions, we often meet customers who are keen to realize the benefits of a reliable, single-source-of-truth for product configuration information, but are unsure how to get started. It can be difficult to visualize what is involved, th ... Read more

The Road to Sustainable Manufacturing

In November 2018, Configit participated in the United Nations Forum on Business and Human Rights in Geneva, Switzerland.  Since then, we have continued our commitment to uphold the Ten Principles and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) of the UN Global Compact in the area of human rights, ... Read more

Realizing the Vision of CLM-Enabled Digital Transformation

Global manufacturers are in the midst of digital transformation and, over the last 30 years, have successfully digitized many processes from engineering to manufacturing, sales and service. However, digital transformation challenges and opportunities still remain, one of which is the need for e ... Read more

Customer-Centric Digital Transformation with CLM

In the next 40 years, the farmers of the world will have to grow more food than humanity has ever grown in the past thousand years. – Steffen Honold, Digital Product Manager CPQ, Global, AGCO COVID-19 has accelerated the adoption of digital solutions and the digital transformation of indu ... Read more

Configuration Lifecycle Management as a Platform for Cross-Functional Collaboration and Digital Transformation

Configuration Lifecycle Management (CLM) is an efficient and scalable solution for providing reliable, up-to-date product configuration information that can enhance engineering, manufacturing, sales and service solutions. But the real value of CLM is in providing a platform for cross-functional ... Read more

Cost Center to Profit Center

In the post-pandemic global economy, CIOs profile as strategic collaborators continues to rise. And with that often comes larger budgets and bigger KPIs. Add to this the increased focus on the transformative powers of a digital transformation, IT leaders can feel the pressure from both the top- ... Read more

From Vertical Application-Specific Integration to Knowledge-Based Integration with CLM

One of the striking aspects of the COVID-19 lockdown has been the acceleration of digital transformation in all companies. The work-at-home rules in place across the globe forced companies to take a leap of faith and look past whatever reservations they might have had with automation and widesc ... Read more

Managing the Transition to Software-Defined Everything

Over the last decade, we have seen products become more intelligent and connected to the Internet, even products that would previously have been considered “mechanical.” Automobiles, household appliances, industrial appliances and other products that few would consider “soft,” today increasingl ... Read more