Today’s product complexities driven by pervasive connectivity, increasing software content, and a high degree of customization force OEMs to consider the basic tenets of variability management much earlier in the product lifecycle. These are cases where variability within a product platform is explored and established way before 3D CAD structures are designed or BOM structures with part numbers must be considered. Aras platform provides services and applications to manage product platform variability and maximize reuse of common elements in any design representation, across all design stages, and as part of the PLM platform managed digital thread.
High-tech and electronics (HTE) companies are grappling with the need to efficiently manage diverse customer requirements, intricate product architectures, and the accelerating complexity of software-defined features. To navigate these challenges while maintaining a competitive edge, HTE organizations must embrace sophisticated product variant management strategies, with a focus on the strategic deployment of configurators to support configure-to-order (CTO) strategies.
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Aras Variant Management application helps manage your product platforms and variants on a single, connected Aras PLM platform.