Rules Based Product Configurator

Laboratory of Information Processing Science - HELSINKI UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY

We listened, learned, developed and grew the Rules Based Product Configurator…we have customers that enter build and ship hundreds of Configured Items each day.  If you have Assemble to Order products with various permutations of the finished goods; a catalog with bubble numbers, asterisks pointing to foot notes about requirements, limitations, exceptions and pricing considerations, 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. 

 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

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