CPQ solutions enable manufacturers to automate and optimize the sales and quoting processes for customized products. DriveWorks technology enables manufacturers to build and manage their own scalable CPQ solution tailored to the needs of their business. Businesses building and managing their own DriveWorks CPQ solution have achieved 50% faster sales onboarding, 95% faster quoting and a 75% increase in productivity.
This blog post will explore the benefits of building and managing your CPQ solution with DriveWorks and how it can lead to cost savings, comprehensive product expertise and easier updates. We’ll also discuss the advantages for non-technical team members, the provision of KPIs and data management, and the resources available to help you get started and manage your CPQ solution.
Lower Cost
One of the many benefits of building your own CPQ solution with DriveWorks is the potential for cost savings. Traditional CPQ solutions built by external vendors often come with high upfront costs and ongoing fees for updates and modifications. By taking control of the CPQ development process, you can avoid these expenses and allocate your budget more effectively.
DriveWorks provides a scalable platform that allows you to start small and expand your solution over time, ensuring you only pay for what you need, when you need it.
You Know Your Products Best
No one understands your products better than you do. By building your own CPQ solution, you leverage your in-depth knowledge of your product line, ensuring accuracy and relevance in your configurations. DriveWorks’ templates and features are designed to be intuitive, allowing you to incorporate your product expertise into the system seamlessly.
This personalized approach not only enhances the accuracy of quotes but also ensures that the configurations meet your customers’ specific needs and expectations.
Easy to Update and Add to
For manufacturers of custom products, the ability to quickly update and expand your CPQ solution is crucial. With DriveWorks, making updates and adding new products or features is straightforward. Unlike third-party solutions, where changes can be time-consuming and expensive, DriveWorks empowers you to make modifications in-house.
This flexibility allows you to respond promptly to market changes, new product launches, or customer feedback, keeping your CPQ solution up-to-date and aligned with your business goals.
Empowering Non-Technical Team Members
DriveWorks isn’t just for technical users; it’s designed to be accessible to non-technical team members as well. With DriveWorks rules-based technology, different workflows and permissions can be set up to enable non-technical staff to use and administer the no-code solution efficiently.
For example, sales team members can add products to a catalog and managers can view and manage KPIs and usage data without needing advanced technical skills.
The Power of Data
The data generated by your CPQ solution is invaluable. DriveWorks enables you to analyze efficiency, manage pricing strategies, make comparisons, calculate discounts, and identify top-performing salespeople and best-selling items.
This data-driven approach helps you make informed decisions, optimize operations, and improve overall business performance.
Resources to Help You
To help companies get started and build on their CPQ solution, DriveWorks provides a wealth of resources, including comprehensive templates & documentation, tutorials, and support. These resources are designed to reduce potential barriers and provide guidance throughout the implementation process.
In addition, reporting tools, diagnostics, and examples of successful implementations, enable you to build and develop a CPQ solution that works for your teams, your products and your business.
Custom Workflows and Permissions
With a DriveWorks CPQ solution you’re in control of what happens, when it happens and who can make it happen.
You have complete control over the process a new order goes through from initial enquiry all the way through to manufacturing. Customized workflow and permissions enable you to manage who can specify new products, who can approve orders, when documents and files should be created and who they should be shared with.
Simple No-Code Setup and Management
ERHARDT Markisenbau
ERHARDT manufactures high-quality, customized products for sun protection, outdoor living, and terrace roofs. Their products are manufactured to the highest standards at their headquarters in Germany and distributed worldwide
DriveWorks Design Automation and CPQ for Manufacturing has enabled ERHARDT to keep pace with increasing demand while maintaining their reputation for high-quality products.
ERHARDT uses DriveWorks Administrator to build the user interface for their online configurator and add product rules for their ordering system, all without needing programming knowledge. The no-code solution allows the team at ERHARDT to make changes to DriveWorks CPQ as required, without the need for complex coding. New users can easily learn to use DriveWorks Administrator, ensuring that the DriveWorks implementation can always be maintained.
“We do not need any programming knowledge to use DriveWorks, we can implement and change DriveWorks CPQ as we need it”
Paul Fronert, CAD Automation at ERHARDT Markisenbau GmbH.
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