Each of these systems have their own data, represented in their own way, requiring costly and sometimes complicated integrations. However, each system maintains its own “truth,” which can lead to inconsistencies from one system to the next.

Manufacturers of complex products are well aware of these challenges. Keeping up with consumer trends and increased customer demand for mass customization, as well as the changing technology landscape, places significant burdens on their already stretched enterprise systems.

Implementing a Configuration Lifecycle Management (CLM) approach ensures consistent product configuration data across all functions – from engineering and sales to manufacturing and service. In other words, from end-to-end. CLM establishes a single source of truth on the thousands of potential product configurations that can be manufactured, sold and delivered to customers.

By enabling organizations to better plan, design, manufacture and service their configurable products, through the use of the same, error-free data, manufacturers are able to adapt to new market trends, customer demands and business models faster than the competition, providing them with a compelling competitive advantage.

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