(Source: www.bsdinsight.com)
QAD Configurator provides complete rules-based product configuration, supporting configuration from quoting and order entry all the way through production planning, shop floor control, serialization, order fulfillment and after-sale service and support.
The need to be agile in delivering complex products is growing in many markets, and manufacturers have a challenge in addressing customer demand. Customers want mass customization. This customer demand conflicts with the need for companies to keep inventory low. It is nearly impossible to predict demand at the final product level of detail, and doing so may result in a needless buildup of never-used finished goods inventory.
Configurator helps in this entire process. By allowing companies to forecast and manufacture at the modular level, it can reduce inventory and lead-times. By allowing customers to define the exact product they want, it can improve customer satisfaction, decrease costs and reduce delivery times. It helps to control rework and eliminate errors by simplifying the manufacturer’s product technology and ensuring that requirements are consistent through the entire cycle from quote to delivery.
Configurator streamlines and improves the customer sales experience for configured items by providing tools to simplify configuring complex products during order entry without the need for technical knowledge of the product or system. Configurator captures engineering knowledge and guides salespeople through the configuration process, saving them time and effort, while ensuring that manufacturing can build the resulting configuration.
Product designs are repeatable, and sales data is available for analysis of common product choices, enabling companies to put scarce resources where they can be the most profitable.
Rules translate possible configurations into actual items, product structures and routings, enabling approved order to pass seamlessly to manufacturing. Configurator maintains complete manufacturing history, including serialization. Shipments optionally update customer service records, tracking the actual delivered configuration for future service activities.
Configurator operates seamlessly with forecasting and planning, allowing companies to forecast and manufacture at the modular level, reducing inventory and lead times. Requirements for options and accessories become visible.
No comments:
Post a Comment