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Product Configuration

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…

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  • eBooks

Jim Brown - February 21, 2025 - Filed Under: eBooks, Survey Results, Published Research - Tagged With: Design Automation, configurability, Configured Products, ETO, To-Order Products, MTO, Modular Products, Modular Design, Configurator Software, Engineer to Order, CTO, CPQ, Configure to Order, Product Customization, Tailored Products, Configurator, Product Configuration, Product Configurator

Tips for Designing IoT Products: Use Model-Driven IoT Code – Guest Post on PTC Blog

Michelle Boucher shares tips for designing IoT products and systems by using model-driven IoT code in this PTC guest post. As a result of reading this post, you will have a better understanding of how this can be a helpful step for those looking to incorporate the Internet of Things (IoT) technology in their products. Many products…

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  • In the News

Michelle Boucher - February 28, 2017 - Filed Under: In the News, Insights & Activity - Tagged With: New Product Development, Embedded Software, Modular Design, IoT, Internet of Things, MBSE, Model-Based, PLM, systems engieering, PTC, Blog, ALM

3 Ways Model-Based Systems Engineering (MBSE) Will Help You – Guest Post on PTC Blog

Michelle Boucher describes 3 ways model-based systems engineering (MBSE) can help product development teams in this PTC guest post. While developing today’s complex systems can be extremely challenging, model-based systems engineering (MBSE) can make it easier. MBSE uses a system model as a visual reference to support the development process. This guest post explains how a system model improves…

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  • In the News

Michelle Boucher - August 11, 2016 - Filed Under: In the News, Insights & Activity - Tagged With: PLE, MBSE, Model-Based, systems engieering, Product Line Engineering, PLM, PTC, Blog, ALM, New Product Development, Modular Design

Webcast Driving a Competitive Edge Through Customization

Jim Brown joins Mark Rogers of Price HVAC and Rick Smith of Siemens PLM to discuss how to improve ETO processes and performance. Jim will share findings from a recent survey on what strategies, best practices, and enabling technologies top performing manufacturers use to gain higher profits from their customized products. Register now (free of charge, registration required)…

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  • Webinars

Jim Brown - January 20, 2016 - Filed Under: Webinars, Presentations & Videos - Tagged With: Differentiate, Simulation, Metrics, Strategy, Customization, Technology, Top Performers, Price, Modular Design, Best Practices, Engineer to Order, Webcast, Rulestream, Webinar, Configure, Statistics, CPQ, Configurator, Quote, Survey, Design Automation, Customized Products, Siemens PLM, ETO

The Bald Truth on Platform Design in Tech4PD Episode 5

As you have seen in the Tech4PD year in review, the consequences for losing a debate on engineering software can be severe. This time somebody shaves their head! Tough loss, that one! In this episode Chad and I discuss Platform Design and related design automation topics. Our debate is which technology should take the lead…

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  • Insights

Jim Brown - January 17, 2013 - Filed Under: Clarity on PLM, Insights, Insights & Activity - Tagged With: Modular Design, Platform Design, Dueling Analysts, Engineer to Order, Rules-based Design, Make to Order, PLM, CAD, Configuration, ETO, MTO

IndustryWeek: Product Design Strategies Take Manufacturers to the Top

An article by Travis Hessman of IndustryWeek related to the recent industrial equipment survey report Best Practices for Developing Industrial Equipment by Jim Brown of Tech-Clarity. Quotes Jim and his research extensively and includes some insightful remarks from Ed Martin of Autodesk as well.  

  • In the News

Jim Brown - August 29, 2012 - Filed Under: In the News, Insights & Activity - Tagged With: Platform Design, PLM, Rule-based Design, Survey, Design Industrial Equipment, Product Development, Simulation, Best Practices, IndustryWeek, Top Performers, Machinery, Modular Design, Configurators

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