Implementing a product configurator in your small manufacturing business can be one of the most challenging activities you will ever face. If you think setting up an ERP system is hard, it’s a cake walk compared to a configurator.
Many companies who are getting ready to implement a product configurator often ask me, “What is the best way to prepare for implementing our D365 product configurator?”
The Product Configurator or CPQ software is a technology category that exists as a peripheral to ERP systems. If you’re not already familiar with them, you may want to read my article, What is a Product Configurator?
If you are a reading this article, then you know enough to search for the term “Product Configurator.” What I am trying to answer in this article is what is a product configurator, what exactly you can do with one (also known as a CPQ), when you would want one, and where you simply can’t get from here to there even if you wanted to.