Configurator-based Guided Selling and Quoting for Building Product Manufacturers

Streamline the selling process for configurable building-related products

BuyDesign® provides a powerful product configurator and comprehensive guided selling solution that is ideal for manufacturers of a wide range of building-related products.

If you supply products to the residential, commercial, or industrial construction industry, there's a good chance they need to be sized to fit a particular space, opening, or enclosure. They may also need to meet functional specifications or performance characteristics related to load, air quality, design pressure, sound levels, etc. And you probably offer a variety of options in terms of styles, colors, materials, and hardware.

If this sounds like your products, BuyDesign may represent an important competitive advantage for your company. BuyDesign is an ideal solution for streamlining the sales of just about any building-related product line that is made-to-order or assembled-to-order based on customer-specified features, options, and dimensions.

The list of highly customized products in the building industry is long and growing all the time.

• Windows and doors...
• Kitchen and bathroom cabinets...
• HVAC systems and components
• Office furniture systems
• Lab furniture systems
• Structural and architectural elements
• Custom millwork and stairways
• Plumbing fixtures
• Window treatments
• Lighting systems
• Public seating
• Retail store fixtures and displays
• Patio rooms
• More.

As a manufacturer of building products, you know it's a challenge to:

• Make it easy for architects to 'spec-in' your products
• Make it easy for your dealers and customers to select, configure, quote, and order your products while preventing costly errors
• Quickly produce all of the configuration-specific drawings and documents the customer needs to verify and install the product
• Rapidly create the detail drawings and information manufacturing needs to produce the product
• Manage and synchronize all of the inter-related information required to properly define and control the customizability of your products - designs, pricing, descriptions, images, etc.

If you sell through multiple levels of sales reps, dealers, and distributors, you know how important collaboration on quotes and bids can be. And if you see opportunity in offering your customers self-service quoting and ordering over the Internet, you know how critical the guided selection, configuration, and visualization process is to your success.

BuyDesign addresses all of these issues in an integrated solution you can configure to meet your specific needs, and then start immediately to streamline every aspect of your operations, from product design, through sales, production, and customer service.

BuyDesign for Building Manufacturers

BuyDesign provides building product manufacturers with:

• Instant access to product information for dealers and sales reps
• Configuration of single and combination units
• 3D & 2D visualization
• Bid documents with thumbnail images
• Rapid order placement
• Generation of detail drawings and manufacturing instructions
• An AutoCAD electronic catalog for architects and designers
• Web-based catalog and ‘build your own’ product visualization tools for end customers

BuyDesign also offers:

• Online and/or distributed deployment options
• Easy integration with your existing business systems
• Fast implementation

about BuyDesign.