New Report Reveals Shocking ROI with CPQ Software
Configure, Price, Quote (CPQ) software has been around for decades. This sometimes-overlooked sales tool has enabled companies that take advantage of it to accurately and quickly generate quotes for orders. Quotes are produced based on the preprogrammed rules...
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Addressing Resistance to Organizational Change
Change can be frightening and stressful for everyone with the largest toll being taken on the employees. Learning a new system or a new way to do things that they might have been doing for years can be...
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Best Ways to Spot the Growing Phishing and Malware Attacks According to DHS, CISA, & NCSC
Cyber security firms around the world are seeing an increase in Covid-19 related scams. The attached document contains...
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Engineering Controls and Configuration Rules – Meeting the Need to Reduce Risk with Configured Products
Recently I was having a discussion with a client who uses CPQ (Configure Price Quote) for the creation of custom products. The conversation was around the requirements for maintaining engineering controls – ECNs (engineering change...
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Additive Manufacturing, Visualization and Configuration – a Synergistic Solution
No doubt you have seen the growth and interest of 3D Printing and additive manufacturing over the recent years, especially as the capabilities of the technology permit not only prototypes to be created but fully...
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Millennials and Markets – New Challenges for Distributors
As a distributor, whether that is industrial products, HVAC, electrical or building products, you have new challenges to face as the next generation of buyer comes to the counter. This next generation of buyer has grown up differently than...
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IBEX 2016 – in 60 seconds… State of the Boat & Marine Industry
I just returned from the 2016 IBEX boat show in Tampa, getting out right before the hurricane, and the winds outside could not compare to the energy and invigoration of the marine suppliers and buyers on the exhibit floor. ...
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Boat Demand is Rising Rapidly – As a Boat Builder Are You Ready?
With the economy on a continued recovery the demand for boats, especially small to mid-sized styles is increasing dramatically according to the recent NMMA U.S. RECREATIONAL BOATING STATISTICAL ABSTRACT. While not yet back to pre-2007 numbers, it’s still significant...
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Manage Boat Production + Customer Requirements + Dealer Network with These Tools
If you took advantage of the Labor Day holiday to spend some time on the water, chances are you saw a lot of boaters. The number of boats on lakes, waterways, and oceans during holiday weekend is incredible. It...
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