The Promise That Became a Headache For years, automakers have promised a new era: the Software-Defined Vehicle (SDV). In this vision, cars would update like smartphones, gaining new functions overnigh...

The Pressure of Today’s Markets Speed has become the decisive factor in business success. Customers no longer accept standard solutions delivered on long timelines. They expect products tailored to th...

“In the midst of chaos, there is also opportunity.” - Sun Tzu Yesterday it was semiconductor shortage, covid, Suez Canal blockage, Russian invasion, green tech regulations, energy crisis. Today tariff...

While writing my previous blog post Upgrading the Configurator in your Current CPQ Solution, I contemplated what a CPQ system really is. Most businesses already have many of the functions offered by a...

Executive Summary Cut HVAC Lead Times by 50% Without Sacrificing Customization or Profitability.

Executive Summary If your HVAC business is based on Engineering-to-Order (ETO), you’re constantly designing and validating custom solutions. That level of customization sounds great—until you realize ...

Companies working with customized products that are engineered-to-order are typically project-oriented – each customer order is seen as a project and the engineering time is seen as a part of the dire...

Executive Summary Manufacturers of residential HVAC products don’t always realize they’re trapped in a complexity spiral. Expanding product variety seems necessary to meet customer demands—but behind ...