More Variety with Less Cost: Using Software Features to Achieve Product Differentiation - White Paper

Is it possible to increase product variety and lower production costs at the same time? Product differentiation based solely on software modules or features makes this possible. What’s more, these dedicated features don’t need to be unlocked until the systems and machinery are installed on the customer’s premises. This increases flexibility, reduces the number of hardware variants to be manufactured, and transfers the decoupling point in the manufacturing value chain to the customer.