Configure Price Quote, or CPQ is software that focuses on customers who market, design, sell, make, and deliver configured products. Configured products are offered in a variety of features and options and could be fulfilled in many ways:

CPQ is more than just a Configurator, or features and options – It’s about enabling each department to contribute to product knowledge in a way that is consistent, and usable by many channels. Here are some examples:

• Marketing may determine certain options, restrictions, or messaging by geography.

• Engineering may design products for different use scenarios and to different standards by target markets.

• Sales may define prices, discounts, or incentives on products and key options by market, season, or other dimensions.

• Manufacturing may choose plants, or components depending on the most efficient way to manufacture and deliver the products.

• Logistics may pick the optimal sourcing warehouse or shipping methods based upon selected features, or options.