Case Studies

BMC Corporation

Employees: 40

Products: Laboratory fume hoods and shelving

Product Configurator Outputs:

• Sales drawings
• Production drawings to include:
  • Shop drawings
  • Flat pattern drawings
  • Weld drawings
  • Bend drawings
  • Part & assembly drawings
• Bills of material
• Part number creation
• 3D virtual product images
• Virtual 3D models

Benefits:

• Increased market share
• Increased productivity
• Eliminated engineering errors
• Reduced engineering time from hours to minutes
• Order configuration time reduced from hours to minutes
• Reduced overall product lead time
• Improved shop floor morale

ColorTree, Inc.

Employees: 175

Products: Manufacturer and printer of envelopes for direct mail

Product Configurator Outputs:

• Bills of material
• Manufacturing routing reports
• Actual and real-time capable-to-promise date
• Costing & pricing

Benefits:

• Increased profitability and market share
• Increased capacity
• Order volume increased 30%
• Grown 30% past two years
• Increased business while holding headcount constant
• Significant reduction in rework

InterMetro Industries Corporation (an Emerson Electric Company)

Employees: 1000

Products: Manufacturer of hospital, laboratory, and food service furniture, shelving, and equipment

Product Configurator Outputs:

• 3D Virtual models
• Sales & approval drawings
• Downloadable .dwg CAD files
• 3D virtual product images
• Bills of material
• Pricing
• 3D Virtual Room Layouts
• Quotation Documents

Benefits:

• Eliminated internal bottlenecks
• Increased quote generation by 60%
• 20% revenue increase
• Increased quote accuracy to 99%

Kysor//Warren, Inc. (an Enodis Company)

Employees: 500

Products: Manufacturer of frozen and heated food display cases, mechanical refrigeration systems, and remote mechanical and electrical houses.

Product Configurator Outputs:

• Bills of material
• Costing & pricing
• Quotation documents
• Order documents

Benefits:

• Increased order volume without additional staff
• Improved competitiveness
• Reduced quote lead time from 5 days to 1
• Improved BOM accuracy
• Implementation of Lean principles in front office
• Professional looking quotations

Wm. W. Meyer & Sons, Inc.

Employees: 120

Products: Dry bulk material processing equipment, pneumatic conveyors, dust collectors, insulation blowing machines, and vacuum collection systems.

Product Configurator Outputs:

• Bills of Material
• Top level smart part number
• Costing & Pricing
• Quotation documents

Benefits:

• Standardized quotation process
• Reduced quote lead time by 75%
• Eliminated configuration errors
• Eliminated duplicate data entry
• Improved sales forecast accuracy
• Improved visibility of dealer efforts

Smoke Guard, Inc.

Employees: 36

Products: Smoke Guard system for elevators

Product Configurator Outputs:

• Bills of material
• Tabulated approval drawings
• Tabulated installation drawings
• Costing & pricing
• Quotation documents
• Specification documents

Benefits:

• Improved shop drawings quality and accuracy
• Reduced number of drawings
• Unit shipments increased 65%
• Professional looking proposals
• Increased distributor loyalty

Chatsworth Products, Inc.

Employees: 450

Products: Structural support systems and server cabinets for IT infrastructure equipment

Product Configurator Outputs:

• Bills of material
• Sales drawings
• 3D virtual product images
• 2D CAD downloadable files
• Costing & pricing
• Quote documents
• Specification documents

E-Catalog Highlights:

• Category drilldowns
• Global searches and filters
• Request quotes
• Shopping cart functionality
• Locate a Distributor functionality
• "Buy Now" transfers shopping cart to reseller's site

Benefits:

• Drives business to distributors and resellers
• Dramatically increased web traffic (30,000/month)
• Increased cabinet sales volume by 100%
• Eliminated configuration errors
• Gained a competitive edge

Gamber-Johnson (a Leggett & Platt Company)

Employees: 50

Products: Vehicle mounting systems, computer mounts, and mobile docking stations

Product Configurator Outputs:

• Bills of material
• 3D virtual product images
• Virtual 3D models
• Costing & pricing
• Quotation documents
• Specification documents

E-Catalog Highlights:

• Category drilldowns
• Global searches and filters
• Request quotes
• Shopping cart functionality
• Locate a Distributor functionality

Benefits:

• Reduced number of calls to customer service
• Streamlined quotation process
• Increased customer satisfaction
• Eliminated configuration errors
• Reinforced market leadership position