Ingersoll-Rand Productivity Solutions to Implement BigMachines On-demand Configurator & Quoting Solution
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Chicago, IL and Munich, Germany - October 11, 2005 - BigMachines, Inc., a provider of web-based configuration and quoting software for manufacturers of complex products, announced today that Ingersoll-Rand Productivity Solutions, a global leader in providing assembly tools and equipment solutions, chose BigMachines' on-demand Lean Front End (SM) for its hosted configuration & quoting solution. BigMachines web-based LFE will allow Ingersoll-Rand to increase productivity, improve its sales process, and make it easier for its distributors to do business with them by automating the entire quoting process online and accelerating quote turnaround.
Located in Rochester Hills, MI, Ingersoll-Rand Productivity Solutions, offers a wide range of high-quality, innovative assembly solutions for various industries. Designing and manufacturing a product to meet a customer's specific business needs is typically a manual, time-consuming part of the sales process involving heavy reliance on internal engineering resources, taking many hours and steps to complete. To address the challenge of this complex selling process, Ingersoll-Rand Assembly Solutions selected BigMachines whose web-based configuration technology automatically maps the right set of products to customer requirements. With the Lean Front-End (LFE) solution providing guided selling experience, Ingersoll-Rand will be able to leverage the experience and knowledge of its best sales persons and engineers so their entire internal sales force as well as its channel partners can perform efficiently. As a result, Ingersoll-Rand hopes to be able to better meet customer needs and control costs.
Ingersoll-Rand 's decision to go with BigMachines was based on speed of implementation and its track record in delivering robust guided selling experience for complex products. On top of the productivity benefits, Ingersoll-Rand is looking forward to growing its business more rapidly and gaining more control through transparent view of all quoting and ordering activity in the distribution channels. By implementing BigMachines' technology it hopes to further streamline information flow and continue providing superior levels of customer service.
Godard Abel, CEO of BigMachines, stated, "We are excited to add a strong industrial brand such as Ingersoll-Rand to our customer list." Abel added, "We know Ingersoll-Rand Assembly Solutions prides itself on providing a quality adaptation of products to meet customer specifications with superior customer service. We are confident that the Lean Front-End will enable them to manage their relationships with customers and distributors in the most effective and efficient manner."
About Ingersoll-Rand
Headquarters in Rochester Hills, MI, Ingersoll-Rand prides in offering the most extensive line of assembly products and services in the industry. Product lines include Fastening Solutions, Ergonomic Handling and Lifting Solutions, Drilling Solutions, Dispensing Solutions, and Engine Starting Solutions. The Company's products are sold and serviced by a network of distributors around the world. For more information please visit www.irtools.com
About BigMachines, Inc. and BigMachines AG
BigMachines, Inc. founded in 1999 (www.bigmachines.com) provides on-demand configurator and quoting software to help companies streamline their selling processes from customer inquiry-to-order. BigMachines Lean Front-EndSM (LFE) solution digitizes complex selling processes and captures an organization's tribal knowledge to provide online product selection, configurator, quoting, and ordering capabilities for new products and services. BigMachines LFE provides in-depth sales reporting capabilities and easily integrates to existing ERP, CRM, and CAD systems.
