BIAMP Configurables with Experlogix About Biamp Founded 40

BIAMP – Configurables with Experlogix

About Biamp • Founded 40 years ago; About 300 employees • Commercial audio and video systems – Paging, distance conferencing, networked media systems, echo cancellation • HQ and Manufacturing in Beaverton/Tigard

Configurables at Biamp • What configurable do we produce – Server Chassis with card options • Set of engineering/manufacturing rules – Units with power plugs • Business value of a configurator – Guarantee operability and quality of our products – Ensure we can build it (at the time of the order) – Enable other business needs • Sell and track extended warranty to our units • Sell dependent product

AX at Biamp • AX 2012 R 2 CU 7 since April 2016 • Implemented Experlogix as part of the AX go-live – Before we customized the sales order for AX 2009

About Experlogix • Dynamics ISV • Own design center (create rules, formulas, part) • Communicate to and from AX using AIF through a web application • Integrate with quotes, orders, BOMs, Projects • Integrate with other products (CRM, NAV, etc. ) and web portals

Our Experlogix plans • Current – Manage our engineering and manufacturing rules – Tie chassis and cards together for manufacturing • Near Future – Configurable BOMs – CRM integration for quotes • Future – Portal integration

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Experlogix Pros/Cons • Pros – Easy setup and maintenance – Highly Flexible to design complex business needs – Great support • Cons – AIF handling out of the box processes – Adapted for few complex configurables but not for many simple configurables – Error description for the end users