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GXD Rules-Based Product Configurator
(Upholstered Furniture  Version)

WHITE PAPERS

Custom Made Furniture
By Charles L. Gaby, CPIM

Understanding Rules-based Configuration
By W. Reid Biberstine

Engineering Control of Customer
Order Entry Environment

Family/Segment/Options/Product Database links.
Established Rules govern clerical Order Entry.
Allows Cross Bounds Rules.
Dependencies/Exclusions may cross Segments/Options.
Copy capability.
Base Price, Quantity, and Description overrides.
Control of Overrides.

Standard Items NOT REQUIRED
Allows use of custom or standard Items.

Optional CAD Interface
Provides view of drawing where required.

Ease and Convenience of Clerical Use
Customer Order Entry Line selectable.
Client overrides.
Client prompts for choices.
Displays only those (rules) allowed
Automatic validation.
Multiple options selectable at once.

Creates a Standard Item/Bill of Material/Routing
Uniquely traceable to Order/Line.
Allows inclusion of common structure/Items.
Allows "take always".
Allows substitutes.
Allows lead time offsets.
Allows Production Departments lead time Offset.

Truck Route Scheduling
MFG Receipt to "LIFO" loading.
Facilitates production coordination.
Provides "first stop" delivery loading.
Allows receipt to truck.
Reduces floor space requirements of Finished Goods.

Customizable External Program Interface
Custom Application Program Interface selectable by configured Item.
Client specific database interface provided.

Upholstery/Apparel Industry…fabric master
Fabric Grade / Color selectable

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Rules Based Product Configurator

Xdata solutions ’Rules-Based Product Configurator is designed with both ease of order entry, accuracy in product selection and timeliness of manufacture. From the beginning we felt Customer Order-Entry must be an easy-to-use system. It is designed for clerical level data-entry that is inherently coupled with intricate Engineering considerations (rules)." 
 (see White Papers (left sidebar below)


We listened, learned, developed and
grew the Rules Based Product Config-
urator
…we have customers that enter
build and ship hundreds of Configured
Items each day.  If you have Assemble
to Order products with various permutat-
ions of the finished goods; a catalog
with bubble numbers, asterisks pointing
to foot notes about requirements, limitat-
ions, exceptions and pricing considerat-
ions, the Rules Based Product configurator will save you time and money. Costly errors such as selling mutually exclusive combinations, are avoidable. Change orders, scheduling delays, and customer complaints are avoided by selecting from compatible combinations only.   This system is designed for Clerical input of Engineering controlled Rules

                                                                                                                    A “configurator” is a tool
                                                                                                                    that can help an ERP
                                                                                                                    system deal effectively
                                                                                                                    with certain variable
                                                                                                                    aspects of manu-
                                                                                                                    facturing and distribu-
                                                                                                                    tion environments. A
                                                                                                                    properly designed
                                                                                                                    configurator can offer
                                                                                                                    tremendous benefits
                                                                                                                    in many different
                                                                                                                    environments.
                                                                                                                    Configurators are very 
                                                                                                                    specialized and
                                                                                                                    sophisticated quotation
                                                                                                                    and/or order-entry

 
                                                                                                                   modules activated
                                                                                                                    only for certain types of
                                                                                                                    orders or products. A “Product Configurator” can instantaneously solvemany different kinds of problems  re-lating to special manufacturing instructions, special pricing limitations, as well as substitutions, additions, deletions, and modifications to products or components.

Rules Based Product Configurator Features:
Engineering Control of Clerical Customer Order Entry (for Configured Products)
Multi- Company
Family/Segment/Option/Product Database links
Established Rules govern clerical Order Entry
Allows Cross Bounds Rules
Dependencies/Exclusions may cross Segments/Options
Copy Capability
Base Price, Quantity, and Description overrides
Control of Overrides
Standard Items NOT REQUIRED colors/instructions may be segments or options
Allows use of custom or standard Items
Optional CAD Interface
Provides view of drawing where required
Ease and Convenience of Clerical Use
Customer Order Entry Line Selectable
Client overrides
Client prompts for choices
Displays only those rules allowed
Automatic validation
Multiple options selectable at once
Item History Traceability
Configured Item uniquely linked to Order/Line
Costed instantly upon selection
Dovetailed to Inventory and Invoicing
History recall
Creates a Standard Item/Bill of Material/Routing
Uniquely traceable to Order/Line
Allows inclusion of common structure/Items
Allows "take aways"
Allows Byproducts/Drop-Offs
Allows substitutes
Allows lead time offsets
Allows Production Departments lead time Offsets
Links to Truck Route Scheduling
Facilitates production coordination
MFG Receipt to "LIFO" loading
Provides "first stop" delivery loading
Allows receipt to truck
Reduces floor space requirements of Finished Goods
Customizable External Program Interface
Custom Application Program Interface selectable by configured Item
Client specific database interface provided
Textile related Industries...fabric master
Fabric Grade/Color selectable
Description and Comment Print Control
Fully integrated with ERP and Supply Chain Management


 

Reference Information:
Laboratory of Information Processing Science -
HELSINKI UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY

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