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If you manufacture configure-to-order products, you want to streamline the selling and production of your configured items. From quoting to design-specifics, you need to be able to create the products your clients want in a fast and cost-effective way. That’s why you need to look into Product Configuration Management (PCM) tools.
Product Configuration Management
What a PCM tool does is make product configuration a highly intuitive and easily shared experience. Configuration management tools such as Infor PCM give you a dynamic user interface that can be personalized to present the right product view, language, and pricing based on a combination of user role, device type, and task.
Product configuration involves a wide range of configuration-specific outputs including images, models, and documents. With an integrated configuration management tool you can generate accurate 2D and 3D visuals using your favorite CAD program to reduce order errors and speed up manufacturing. A configuration management tool also allows you to communicate more effectively and reduce sales cycle time by delivering personalized proposals, submittals, and other sales documents.
For example, with a configuration management tool such as Infor PCM you can:
- Accelerate pricing, quoting, and ordering—Speed up key processes by dynamically generating prices, quotes and order.
- Eliminate errors—Provide accurate information to customers, dealers, and manufacturing.
- Differentiate your brand from the competition—Make it easier for buyers to buy from you, and sellers easier to sell for you.
- Increase sales—Empower every sales person, customer service rep, dealer, and distributor to become a product expert.
- Decrease costs—Reduce the need for engineering support in sales and other processes.
By using a product configuration management tool to streamline your selling and production processes, you can increase revenue and reduce costs all while having a compelling user experience across all devices and locations.
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