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Automate specification, engineering and manufacturing of complex multi-component and multiple-instanced systems and products, error-free and 80% faster.

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Acquire Profitable Business and Deliver On Time!

 Accelerate New Product Introduction Cycle Time By 50%

 Reduce Direct Material Costs By 5%

 Increase Visibility of Company & Program KPI's Increase Margins

 Reduce Costs By 5% Within Existing Supply Base

 Decrease RFQ Cycle Time By 30%

 Improve Timely Program Launch Execution By 80%

 Maintain existing/quoted margins throughout product lifecycle & numerous changes

 Improve cost estimating accuracy by 60-80%

 Eliminate pursuit of unprofitable opportunities

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CS PPLM: Program and Product Lifecycle Management
Extending the Capabilities of Product Lifecycle Management (PLM)

 Enterprise Visibility Into Programs
 Workflow Definition
 Centralized Data Source
 Low Implementation Costs
 Automated APQP
 Familiar User Interface
 Program Data Management
 Increase Accuracy In RFQ
 Knowledge Repository
 Data Reuse
 ECR/ECN Process Automation
 Open Issues
 New Business Forecasting
 Global Capabilities


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Configuration Solutions provides innovative, business-ready Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) solutions designed to meet the needs of Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs) and Tier X's in Automotive and repetitive manufacturing industries.

Focusing On The Product Development Process
From "Concept to Customer"

CS-PPLM provides best in class Program Management, Engineering Change, Financial Analysis and Vendor Integration tools to support your business processes.

CS-PPLM is based on an open and flexible Excellinet™ platform that provides a single location for all members of the business development, engineering, manufacturing and operations team to share essential information for designing, manufacturing and launching products.

The system is designed to manage all product content information such as Bill of Materials, component attributes, design drawings, datasheets, and vendor (Manufacturer & Supplier) information. It facilitates and automates requesting, tracking and executing changes on product information and supplies electronic processing of new part requests and Engineering Change Orders (ECOs), improving communication and eliminating redundant data entry, all within a secure environment.

Seamless Integration Into Your Organization's Existing Environment

Our PPLM software integrates seamlessly into an organization's existing environment offering bi-directional interfaces with design (CAD/CAE) and manufacturing (ERP/MRP). The CS-PPLM system delivers significant cost-savings, improved product innovation and quality, and decreased time-to-market for customers in the program management intensive industries.

Here Is What Differentiates CS-PPLM - Why CS-PPLM?
PPLM is the glue for the concept to customer business processes

Uniquely built from the ground up for the process oriented business, CS-PPLM™ utilizes the Excellinet™ Technology to leverage your companies Tribal Knowledge and expertise to automate your PLM processes. CS-PPLM™ provides the framework companies need to improve their bottom line. Extend your capabilities today and understand the true value of your information.

Achieve Business Results With CS-PPLM…

  • Accelerate New Product Introduction Cycle Time By 50%

  • Reduce Direct Material Costs By 5%

  • Increase Visibility of Company & Program KPI's

  • Increase Margins

  • Product Governance and Compliance (ISO/TS)

  • Increase Cash Flow Through Automated Invoice Initiation
Findings from the latest Aberdeen report, "Profiting from PLM: Successful Strategies for Implementing PLM," indicate that manufacturers who employ a "PLM Program" approach to product lifecycle management (PLM) implementations achieve double the ROI and 2.5 times higher ROI on subsequent PLM extensions.

Aberdeen, a Harte-Hanks Company (NYSE: HHS), found that Best-in-Class averaged 28% improvement on product margins, on average 5.6 times greater improvement than other companies. These companies averaged 67% ROI on initial PLM projects, and 85% ROI for subsequent PLM enhancements -- more than twice the ROI seen by other companies.

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Automate your concept to customer product development process to accomplish your business goals AND exceed your customers' expectations.
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