Specialization has increased the demand for customized heavy equipment. It requires configure-to-order (CTO) and engineer-to-order (ETO) business models to meet these unique requirements cost-effectively and at scale. Heavy equipment manufacturers implement product lifecycle management (PLM) systems to provide their diverse and widely dispersed organizations with access to a single source of product and process knowledge. Once a PLM system is in place, equipment manufacturers can better manage complexity with a single, consistent definition of variability across the product lifecycle. This white paper identifies the best-practice capabilities that a PLM system should provide to manage variability in the development process and facilitate the delivery of CTO and ETO products.
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Abstract
What you get from this white paper
Benefits:
- Gain instant PLM access for all stakeholders, anytime, anywhere
- Reduce the cost of ownership with predictable operational expenses and minimal IT infrastructure
- Accelerate product development, leverage existing knowledge to support design re-use, manage change, and speed cycle time
- Streamline product development and manufacturing processes with internal and external stakeholders
- Create a multi-domain BOM to visualize your entire product