Tag: Connected

Should Manufacturers Replace Their CPQ or Extend It with Configuration Lifecycle Management?

Executive Summary Extend Your CPQ with CLM What Is CPQ? Why Are Traditional CPQ Systems Challenged by Complex Products? Why Is Product Configuration Becoming More Complex? Why Should Manufacturers Integrate CPQ with CLM? What Are the Benefits of Integrating CPQ and CLM? How Does Virtual T ... Read more

Why Every Manufacturer Needs Digital Transformation To Grow

Discrete Manufacturing, Transportation and Logistics, and Utilities will lead all industries in IoT spending by 2020, averaging $40B each. Bain predicts B2B IoT segments will generate more than $300B annually by 2020, including approximately $85B in the industrial sector alone. The Internet of ... Read more

The 10 Things Manufacturers Need To Know About PLM Today

By definition, Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) is a series of product development and planning frameworks, processes, and systems designed to guide product ideas from concept, through development, launch, midlife product line extension, and retirement. Today, manufacturers are relying on PLM ... Read more

The Three Biggest Organizational Changes That Remove Purchase Barriers

What if, instead of showing a customer a few products that meet a few needs, you provided a comprehensive solution that met all their needs? This is the essence of the Internet of Things (IoT): thinking beyond a single product purchase to become an integral part of the customer’s life. Take, fo ... Read more