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Seamless variant control from R&D to Aftermarket

In the early stages of R&D, failing to consider all requirements of product derivatives can lead to the development of duplicate functions and unnecessary variants. This results in increased complexity and costs. Additionally, in the Aftermarket phase, managing the specific wiring and topology for each variant can be cumbersome and error-prone.

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Help your team avoid extra variants by analyzing and integrating all derivative requirements early in the R&D process – with our advanced variant management system. It also provides a variant-specific wiring and topology viewer for the Aftermarket phase. This ensures efficient management of product variations, reduces redundancy, and improves accuracy and efficiency in both development and Aftermarket support.
Variant Management
Variant Management in R&D
Variant Management in R&D
R&D
In R&D, overlooking derivative requirements can lead to duplicate functions and unnecessary variants, increasing complexity and costs. Our approach integrates data analysis early, preventing redundancy and streamlining development to reduce complexity and minimize costs.
Variant specific Wiring & Topology Viewer
Variant specific Wiring & Topology Viewer
Aftermarket
Managing different vehicle variants in Aftermarket is challenging due to wiring and topology differences. Technicians often struggle to identify layouts, increasing repair times and errors. Our variant-specific Wiring and Topology Viewer provides tailored diagrams for each vehicle, enabling quick and accurate issue resolution, reducing repair times and minimizing errors.
Variant Management
Variant Management in R&D
Variant Management in R&D
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Variant Management
In R&D, overlooking derivative requirements can lead to duplicate functions and unnecessary variants, increasing complexity and costs. Our approach integrates data analysis early, preventing redundancy and streamlining development to reduce complexity and minimize costs.
Variant specific Wiring & Topology Viewer
Variant specific Wiring & Topology Viewer
All Domains
Variant Management
Managing different vehicle variants in Aftermarket is challenging due to wiring and topology differences. Technicians often struggle to identify layouts, increasing repair times and errors. Our variant-specific Wiring and Topology Viewer provides tailored diagrams for each vehicle, enabling quick and accurate issue resolution, reducing repair times and minimizing errors.
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