Configure to Order: A Strategic Choice, Not Just an Engineering Decision
By carefully considering pros and cons and leveraging CAD models and a comprehensive 150% BOM, businesses can successfully implement a configure-to-order strategy and capitalize on its strategic advantages.
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Hereby the new release of our 28 pages counting brochure. In this brochure, all five segments are described, as well as the service we provide. Below is a sneak preview of the brochure. If you would like a digital or a hard copy, please let us know by providing your contact details.
Lees meerHow modular product design changes after-sales
Think about this: You are the CEO of a successful OEM that makes complicated systems combining structural elements with moving parts, electrical, pneumatic, and maybe even hydraulic systems, and sensors and control systems – a mechatronic system. Even though your order books are full, you can’t sleep because service costs are increasing, there aren’t enough […]
Lees meerWhy modular design is important for a green future
Companies in low-volume/high-mix markets must find a better balance between innovation, cost-efficiency, and sustainability as the business world changes quickly. Focussing on sustainability can feel like a luxury you can’t afford if your business isn’t set up modularly. You already have a lot on your plate trying to meet goals and stay on budget for […]
Lees meerAchieving Operational Excellence with Modular5®
In a recent article, Modular5® shared how Operational Excellence helps cover the cost of implementing a modular design. Our clients benefit from decreasing product costs by starting continuous improvement initiatives. These gains are subsequently repurposed to design the modular portfolio. You can read that article here. A common question we get is how to start […]
Lees meerScaling Modular Product Design: How to Grow Beyond a Successful Pilot
Many businesses face challenges transitioning from a successful pilot to full-scale modular product design across the enterprise. After experiencing the benefits of modularisation with one product, firms frequently wonder, “How do we replicate this success across the board?” As Modular5, we understand this difficulty well and have assisted numerous firms in low-volume, high-mix markets in […]
Lees meerHow the Modular5® framework is self-funding
What if the change your company makes could pay for itself? The Modular5® framework enables it. We use the best parts of lean manufacturing, Six Sigma, the theory of constraints, and other operational excellence systems to make your operations run more smoothly. The money you save will fund the cost of setting up a modular […]
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