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…
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.
Custom-Engineered / ETO Products (survey invitation)
How do leading companies bring custom-engineered products to market? For this survey, “custom-engineered products” are defined as those that require engineering in the quote, proposal, and/or fulfillment processes. They include highly variable products that are designed to customer specifications. These products are known by many names, including engineer-to-order (ETO), custom-engineered, custom, specials, design wins, or…
Customizing Products in 3D (survey invitation)
How do leading companies leverage 3D to configure and sell customized products? Please share your experience, thoughts, and lessons learned in this new customizing products in 3D survey. This survey is now closed, please check back for the resulting eBook. The 25 respondents that will receive a $20 Amazon gift card have not yet been…