Introducing the Topic We’ve been researching make-to-order (MTO) and engineer-to-order (ETO) approaches for over two decades and we’ve witnessed continued growth in product customization. We’ve also watched configuration approaches and technologies evolve. Two things have been consistent over time: Configured products are compelling for customers Configuring and making products to order is challenging for manufacturers…
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Making To-Order Product Configuration Profitable
How can manufacturers take advantage of the benefits of product customization without suffering from decreased profitability? We gathered responses from 234 companies involved with to-order products and interviewed two leading manufacturers to find out how to improve product configuration. Read on or click here to download the full report with no registration required, courtesy of…
An Update on Configit Configuration Lifecycle Management
I’ve had the chance to speak with Configit over the years and Michelle Boucher and I checked in for an update. Configit started as a spinoff from the IT University of Copenhagen and is a long-time player in the product configuration market. Their product, Configit ACE, is a product configuration engine that manages and executes…
Configuration and To Order Manufacturing – Take Our Survey
How do leading companies manage their “to order” products? Tech-Clarity invites you to join a research study on how manufacturers use configurators to design, bid, and manufacture engineer-to-order (ETO) and configure-to-order (CTO) products. This survey is now closed, please see our active survey page for more survey opportunities.
Viamedici Integrates MDM, PIM, DAM, and CPQ on the Cloud
We had an interesting update from Viamedici, a company we’ve been following that digitalizes product management and product marketing for manufacturers. They offer a multi-domain MDM platform that started in the manufacturing industry and has now expanded to multichannel distributors and retailers. Viamedici quickly achieved a strong footprint in this vertical by acquiring another PIM…