DESIGN AND ENGINEERING AUTOMATION
ETO Automation allows companies to reduce errors and the time used manually to modify heavy-engineered models and elevates the quality of the design outputs. Creating processes and rules to catch engineering knowledge, a configurator delivers a 3D model, created based on specific parameters settled by the client's needs. Any modification needed is quickly made changing the parameters and consequently generating a new 3D model.
Product Portfolio Management
Automating the engineering can be a game changing improvement for engineering business, however it is not all products/systems that are equally a good candidate for this or are mature enough, and the value and benefit is different. We will help in building a priority and business case for each product or systems.
Modularisation
We say there are two types of modularisation. In product modularisation where you optimise the product to use the same modules and reduce complexity in the product and cross product modularisation, to use the same models cross many products. In all our automation projects we use modularisation when and where it brings value
Product Re-design
Normally companies do not have a master model containing all variants or in some cases not even a 3D model. Scandinavian Digital creates the Master 3D CAD model on behalf of our clients. It is build it fully modularised, standardised and following the SD’s methodologies ensuring that the products are fully ready for the digitalised journey .
Product Breakdown
As an enabler we break down the product together with one or more of the functions in a company sales, engineers and manufacturing and identify possibilities, to standardise, modularise or automate. What makes the best sense and brings the biggest value.
Standardisation
If you need repeatability – if you need to be able to configurate and automate, then you need to agree on the customer requirements for your products. What is allowed and what is not allowed. This means that we need to know the rules, options and the constrains of what should be possible. This is a standardisation process for sales and products. We do the same for engineering, procurement and manufacturing. This is one of the most important element in gaining business value – repeatability is the goal.
CPQ
The software configures the exact product the customer needs to order and gives an exact price and possible discounts for it and rapidly generates quotes for the orders.
THE SIX VALUE AREAS - CONFIGURE, PRICE AND QUOTE ?
Sales Configurator
Asking the right questions, in a user friendly interface and get real time updated information on what is possible and what is not possible. Get default values in areas that the sales person can not answer to ensure always the best possible solution.
Guided Selling
Guided selling is guiding the customer to select the right products, systems or combination of products. For example: Instead of asking what car you would like to buy, then we ask, how many kilometers are you driving per year, do you like to drive faster, etc. Then we guide by asking the right question and finding the correct car for the customer.
Document Generation
Based on the sales configurator, getting all documents created automatically. For example Proposal documents, Pricing sheet, Technical Specification, Bill of Material, Price/cost overview or any other document needed for a commercial reason. All engineering and manufacturing documents could also be included with use of Engineering and Design Automation
Price & Cost Management
Based on the Sales Configurator, it is possible to have full transparency on the price and cost. It could be based on the selection that has been made, it could be based on the Bill of Material or even on engineering calculations or a combination of both.
MANAGEMENT CONSULTING
Scandinavian Digital is an engineering company with very strong knowledge in digital transformation, strategy, change management, processes improvement and have great experience in handling and driving the implementation of these services.
Digital Transformation
Changing the company using design and engineering automation is a game change for a lot of companies. You will reduce your engineering hours with more than 80%, you will have to change the mind-set from being a fire-fighting organisation to a more data-centric organisation. This is a big change for a lot of organisations and this is where Scandinavian Digital will help you on this journey.
Integration & Process Optimisation
CPQ, Design & Engineering Automation, New master models and fast output requires that this is solid integrated into all other processes.
CRM: With product configuration you can see the details of who received detailed variants. Integrating this into you CRM could give very strong transparency of your sales and also enable a much better forecasting
PLM/PDM: Integration into your engineering tools ensuring that both the masters and the result of your orders are integrated so you can see the details of your customers installed base.
ERP: When you have created a 100% correct model with detailed Bill of Material, this should be integrated into your ERP system
Other E-commerce, Self Service, MDM solutions and many more. We have experience and strong understanding of the technical needs and also the business processes that needs to be supported.
Digital Strategy
CPQ, Design & Engineering Automation, New master models and fast output requires that this is solid integrated into all other processes. This is embedded into the client’s current or existing system. landscape, we help companies to define a short and a long term strategy.
Change Management
Focusing on improvement and success for its clients, Scandinavian Digital creates a plan to support transition in the organization by preparing, training and supporting the team and its collaborators to thrive through transformation. Being ready for tech implementation and possible change of roles is very important. Without this process, changes tend not to be successful and the expected outcomes take longer to be reached or will not be a possibility.
Project/Program Management
Projects and Programs are at the center of core activities for many companies. And the management for these endeavors is crucial to improve organizational performance as well to align practices and processes, for example, adapting to change, collaboration, team autonomy and consequently deliver of true value to customers. Scandinavian Digital ensure that the client’s objectives will be feasible by establishing a scope, deadlines, and a budget to optimize the projects and the allocation of essential inputs.
Agile Engineering
Agile way of working has been a big success in software development for many years. Ensuring that you can implement a major project and get value fast with a low risk. Scandinavian Digital has built our own method to utilise Agile Engineering with physical products.
Over time SD has anchored its project management methodology around Agile principles. We have learned that in order for true change to happen in organisations with a long legacy in specialised engineering, 3 pillars need to build on a solid foundation of direction and be guided by a leading landscape visible to everyone.
Cross-functional TEAMS need to be built with respect for the existing history. A TAKT will need to installed as the drum-beat that will sound the repetitive rhythm of regular events, i.e. separate sessions for planning, execution and reflective learning. Rapid and early prototyping will result in constant TEST for evaluation of work and refinement. At Scandinavian Digital we have learned that unless the right LEADERSHIP can direct the combined work in the right direction and remove roadblocks that prevent FLOW self-managing teams tend to result in pure chaos that will be very difficult to combine on a larger scale.
We are true believers of VISUAL MANAGEMENT in the absolute literary sense. Project team members and other stakeholders need to be aware at all times of what it happening, where we are going and the status of issues and successes. Seeing is believing and at Scandinavian Digital we prefer to bring all details forward in the light, rather than store them away.