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Posts tagged with 'Evaluation'

Choose wisely and once - Part 3: Business Benefits

Posted Jun 22, 2009, by Paul Johnston

This is not controversial. But it is surprisingly often neglected, or lost sight of when organizations are considering refreshing their capabilities for systems interconnect tool integrations. The IT professionals involved in evaluating the vendor offerings know what they are looking for, the electrical engineers, the harness designers and wiring specialists have a well polished technical appreciation … Read More

Tags: ROI, RFI, CHS, RFQ, Evaluation

Choose wisely and once - Part 2: A model & it is looking good.

Posted Jun 16, 2009, by Paul Johnston

The first principle I set out in the previous post which was essential for a good decision : “Adequate model of product and process.” “First”  meaning it was one of four that happened to come first. My conclusion was that all are essential and if you are compiling an RFQ and then thinking of running an evaluation project for a cabling and harness design system. You should place about equal importance … Read More

Tags: RFQ, Evaluation, CHS, Process Model, Harness Modeling

Be careful what you ask for. Choose wisely and once - Part 1.

Posted Jun 15, 2009, by Paul Johnston

Requests for Quotation, Requests for Information come the way of the sales force in Mentor Graphics frequently. Prospective customers ask for testimonials, competence, references and proof of functionality. Following on from my last posting here is what I found.  My experience, my analysis of the data. These requirements in total over all documents I reviewed show a very even split.  Hundreds of individual … Read More

Tags: Purchasing, Process Model, Request for Quotation, ROI, RFI, CHS, Evaluation, Interoperability, RFQ, Electrical CAD