Because of fluctuating raw material supplies and buyers’ demand for product customization, manufacturers of equipment designed for process manufacturing industries should adopt configure-price-quote technology to provide higher levels of product customization and winning price strategies, writes Usha B. Trivedi of Hitech CADD Services. Pictured above: CPQ displays of pressure tanks designed for process manufacturers.
The manufacturer and distributor of industrial valves and instruments used in operating industrial and residential facilities has launched MyEmerson as an online product and services portal for engineers.
Voice-activated tools combined with online configure-price-quote technology offer the potential to bring a new level of customer experience to the ordering of complex products. It’s the next frontier in B2B commerce.
SAP will pay $2.4 billion for a company commonly known as CallidusCloud, a provider of online configure-price-quote and other sales and marketing applications.
Apttus, an 11-year-old provider of e-commerce, configure-price-quote and related technology applications to some 600 companies, now has $329 million in total funding.