Top 5 reasons to upgrade Infor Configure Price Quote (CPQ)

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1 Top 5 reasons to upgrade Infor Configure Price Quote (CPQ) Infor Configure Price Quote (CPQ) is a complete configure-price-quote application that provides discrete manufacturers and distributors with an intuitive, fast, accurate, and complete process to increase sales, decrease costs, and differentiate their brands in the marketplace. With the latest version of Infor CPQ, you get modern software, a beautiful user experience, pre-configured best practices, a secure cloud infrastructure, and automatic updates. NEW USER INTERFACE With a new configurable user interface, Infor CPQ can be tailored specifically for your inside sales team, field sales reps, dealers, and customers so you can be sure your branding is consistent no matter the role or device. And, with the new visual catalogue, your entire sales network now has the ability to create winning proposals and quotes by easily locating and streamlining the itemselection process. TIME-SAVING TOOLS FOR BETTER TCO The latest release of Infor CPQ features Infor OS technology and time-saving tools so you can gain greater insights into how you can use your equipment better, reduce your development and maintenance issues, trim costs, and speed sales helping to lower your total cost of ownership. And, because these new tools help ensure that you always know that a requested configuration can be built, you can reduce the time to market for marketed, sold, manufactured, assembled, distributed, kitted, and configurable products. MOBILE ACCESS The latest release of Infor CPQ gives your sales representatives mobile access to detailed product information and specifications within a guided selling approach. This helps you deliver error-free quotes, so you can reduce rework, scrap, and product returns. Mobile also centralizes the rollout of price changes, new product introductions, and end-of-life closeouts with flexible distribution options by selling channel. As a bonus, your engineers won t have to spend as much time verifying sales quotes, so they can focus on new product innovations, while your sales force can win more business. CONTINUED INVESTMENT IN THE APPLICATION In addition to these developments, Infor also continues to focus on core enhancements to Infor CPQ many of which are a direct result of customer requests. Recent enhancements include new languages and localizations, integrations with additional ERP systems, advanced filter options, and more. REAL-TIME VISUALIZATIONS With Infor CPQ s ability to personalize the customer buying experience, you can improve the power of your brand at the dealer, in the showroom, and in any selling channel. When customers see Infor CPQ s new web-based, real-time visualizations of products and dynamically created sales proposals, warranties, and other sales deliverables, you ll stand out from your competition. 1

2 Infor CPQ ROADMAP V8.1 Globalization 9 languages New Admin platform Infor ERP integrations 8.1c Visual catalog and quote/order level configuration Personalized user experience Cloud-based configurator and 2D design 9.0 Cloud omni-channel sales management Rules-driven business logic Additional Infor ION-enabled integrations STRATEGIC OBJECTIVES Lower Total Cost of Ownership Centralized product rules reduce development and maintenance issues, improving total cost of ownership. This helps ensure that the requested configuration can be built, which reduces the time to market for marketed, sold, manufactured, assembled, distributed, kitted, and configurable products. Support Global Expansion The product user interface is localized in 10 languages. Enable Adoption of High-value Extension Applications Customers can implement packaged integrations to Infor hub solutions, including Infor LN, Infor CloudSuite Industrial (SyteLine ), M3, and XA, to take advantage of CPQ capabilities. Simplify the Upgrade Process Customers can easily and efficiently upgrade through certified integrations to Infor ERP environments. 10x HIGHLIGHTS New ION Integrations to Extension Apps Infor ION integrations provide a more compelling extended suite with a less risky, lower cost way to take advantage of existing ERP, CRM, and e-commerce infrastructure. New, Modern User Experience The reinvented user experience provides a completely modern solution, while delivering more robust functionality through visual 2D and 3D product configuration and simplified rules creation. Mobile Interface The mobile interface provides easy centralized rollout of price changes, new product introductions, and end of life closeouts, with flexible distribution options by selling channel. Expanded Languages and Localizations More languages and localizations help support customer growth imperatives around the world. 2

3 LANGUAGES Dutch Japanese English Portuguese (Brazil) French Simplified Chinese German Spanish Italian Traditional Chinese INDUSTRIES Americas EMEA APAC Aerospace & Defense Automotive Distribution Equipment Fashion High Tech & Electronics Industrial Manufacturing Note: This information represents the current state of product readiness vs. the desired or planned future capabilities in the roadmap. 10x CORE FEATURES SALES Error-free quotes 2D and 3D product visualization Rendered photo-realistic visualizations Generate dynamic proposals and warranties as Microsoft Word documents Calculate costs, discounts, and prices Web-enabled sales interface MANUFACTURING Centralized rules development Dynamic Bill of Material (BOM) and Routing Integration to Infor and non-infor ERP systems SoHo User Experience ENGINEERING Reduce time to market for prototypes CAD models and 2D drawings Manufacturing outputs, such as 3D Print DISTRIBUTION Efficient catalog searching Multi-channel quoting and ordering Kitting and light assembly for solution selling Flexible promotion management capabilities 3

4 10x COMMON COMPONENT ADOPTION INTEGRATIONS Infor LN Infor CloudSuite Industrial (SyteLine) Infor M3 Infor XA E-commerce Oracle EBS Microsoft Dynamics AX NEW LOCALIZATIONS Brazil Italy Germany Chinese Traditional Chinese Simplified French Spanish Portuguese Japanese Dutch MICRO-VERTICALS Specialty Vehicles Heavy Equipment Windows & Doors Furniture & Fixtures Instruments & Controls Medical Devices Metal Fabrication Distribution Fashion Embellishments Discrete Manufacturing 4

5 Infor CPQ: Why Upgrade? CAPABILITIES Old Versions CPQ 8.1 CloudSuite CPQ Product Configurator Configurable UI Multi-language (10) Usability and integration improvements Sales Portal Order level configuration Kitting and split lines Advanced visual catalog search Multi-language (10) Direct of quote/proposal Streamlined administration 2D Design Automation Modeling and international improvements Document Automation Modeling and international improvements 3D Design Automation/CAD Management Yes No In Progress (February 2016) Follow us : Copyright 2018 Infor. All rights reserved. The word and design marks set forth herein are trademarks and/or registered trademarks of Infor and/or related affiliates and subsidiaries. All other trademarks listed herein are the property of their respective owners Avenue of the Americas, New York, NY INFDTP en-US