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PRODUCT CONFIGURATION

Reduce Sales & Quote to Cash Cycles

Optimize Manufacturing Processes

Your business should not stop, when customers ask for more customization.

It should fly.

Product Mapping

Streamlines product customization by defining component relationships, reducing errors, and ensuring precise customer requirements.

Data Management

Enhances data accuracy, decision-making, and collaboration, leading to improved efficiency and customer satisfaction.

Integrations

Automates processes, improves data flow, and reduces errors by linking configuration systems with other business tools, enhancing productivity and customer service.

SEAMLESS MAPPING OF MULTI-VARIANT PRODUCTS

Product Configuration for Industry Needs

We support you with powerful product configuration tools built to extend your ERP functionality. 

As a full-service partner, we can help you to become more efficient by customizing and automating processes to help you achieve your long-term growth goals.  

By developing a structure together with our client, we impart the needed knowledge so that you can manage future maintenance on your own.

We Focus on Your Key Outcomes

LINKED TO YOUR ERP

Our Products Configurators

If your company relies on an SAP ERP, such as S/4HANA or ECC, and you produce variant-rich products, then VCPowerPack is the perfect complement to combine product configuration with optimized pricing and costing, and better master data management.

VCPowerPack: ABAP-based Product Configurator for SAP ERP
Cubicus: SaaS Product Configurator for any ERP
Aicomp Cubicus - SaaS Product Configuration to extend your ERP

You are driving a cloud-only strategy and want to extend your ERP with a product configuration? Cubicus enables any ERP to map and configure variant-rich products for faster CPQ processes, combined with the latest technological approaches.

Master Data Management as Backbone

Because master data is the control information that determines how other data is to be used, it is critical that your master data is managed to the highest level of quality possible. Our intelligent master data management solutions enable you to:

  • Eliminate multiple master data records
  • Automate standard ERP transactions, eliminating errors
  • Effectively maintain customer information records
  • Perform mass maintenance of material configurations
  • Automated migration of legacy data
  • One click to create master data for complex product configurations
  • Quickly and easily perform mass updates to critical records i.e pricing, etc.

CONTINUOUS PROCESSES

Interfaces & Integration

Linking systems is the key to error-free quotation processing and production. You can do this using our bi-directional interfaces to specialized systems, e.g. for CAD, MES, CRM or other systems used within a group of companies.

Computer-Aided Design

CAD integration streamlines packaging design, optimizes production, and enhances control. It collects key data, adapts to job needs, and simplifies design library management. This boosts efficiency, visibility, and decision-making for businesses.

Manufacturing Execution System

MES software enhances modern manufacturing by offering real-time tracking and optimization, providing vital data, and improving decision-making and efficiency. Integrating MES with ERP extends insights, identifies inefficiencies, cuts costs, and enhances planning and tracking accuracy.

Production Planning

Integration with production planning systems is a strategic move that profoundly enhances manufacturing operations. This integration ensures that various facets of production, such as scheduling, resource allocation, and workflow management, operate in a cohesive and harmonized manner.

Transport & Logistics

Integrating transport and logistics optimization software reduces costs and boosts performance. It optimizes packing, saves time and money by considering product dimensions, and plans efficient routes.

Customer Relationship Management

Integrating with CRM systems streamlines the sales process, ensuring precise product configurations. This results in an efficient customer experiences as sales representatives can quickly generate accurate quotes based on customer requirements.

FAQ

How Can You Benefit for Your...

  1. Accelerated Quoting:
    Product configuration software streamlines the quoting process, allowing sales teams to quickly generate accurate quotes for complex, customized products.

  2. Enhanced Customer Experience:
    Offering customers the ability to configure and visualize their desired products increases engagement and satisfaction, promoting a positive experience from the initial sales interaction.

  3. Reduced Errors and Revisions:
    The software’s guided configuration process minimizes errors in quotes and orders, leading to fewer revisions and a smoother QTC cycle.

  4. Cross-Selling and Upselling:
    The software can suggest complementary features or upgrades, aiding in upselling opportunities and driving higher order values.

  5. Consistency in Configurations:
    Maintaining consistent configurations throughout the sales process ensures that the manufactured product matches customer expectations, preventing potential issues later on.

  6. Faster Sales Cycle:
    With automated configuration and quoting, the sales cycle is shortened, as accurate quotes can be generated swiftly, expediting the transition from “Quote” to “Order.”

  7. Real-time Collaboration:
    Sales teams can collaborate with customers in real-time during the configuration process, leading to quicker decision-making and a smoother QTC cycle

  1. Optimized Manufacturing Processes:
    Accurate and standardized configurations from the software minimize rework and ensure the manufacturing process is optimized for each unique product.

  2. Reduced Lead Times:
    Clear and precise configurations enable manufacturers to start production sooner, reducing lead times and improving overall production efficiency.

  3. Inventory Management:
    Integrated configurators help maintain accurate inventory levels by ensuring that only feasible product configurations are offered, preventing stockouts or overstocking.

  4. Resource Allocation:
    Manufacturers can allocate resources more efficiently based on the configured products, enabling better production planning and utilization of materials.

  5. Minimized Waste:
    Accurate configurations reduce the likelihood of producing incorrect or unwanted products, minimizing material waste and associated costs.

  6. Production Scalability:
    As the configurator software accommodates a wide range of product variations, manufacturers can easily scale production to meet changing demands.

  7. Compliance Adherence:
    The software enforces regulatory and compliance requirements during the configuration phase, ensuring that the final product meets necessary standards.

  8. Quality Control:
    Clear configurations help maintain product quality by ensuring that every product adheres to established specifications and standards.

  9. Customization without Complexity:
    Manufacturers can offer customized products without the complexity that manual customization often brings, allowing for greater agility in responding to customer needs.

  10. Data-Driven Insights:
    Data collected from configurations can provide insights into trends, preferences, and popular features, helping manufacturers adapt their offerings and strategies.

  11. Integration with ERP Systems:
    Configurator software can integrate with enterprise resource planning (ERP) systems, allowing for seamless flow of information from sales to production, improving overall coordination.