Glossary

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This glossary is here to help you navigate the key terms and concepts of variant management. Whether you're new to variant management or looking to deepen your understanding, this resource provides clear definitions.

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A

• Additive configuration

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B

• Boolean algebra

• Branching

C

• Characteristics

• Complexity

• Configuration

• Configuration Management

• Configure To Order (CTO)

• Constraint

• CPQ - Configure Price Quote

D

• Design Automation

• Domain Engineering

E

• Engineer To Order (ETO)

F

• Features and Feature Model

I

• Interface

M

• Maximum parts list / 150% bill of material (BOM)

• Modularisation

O

• One piece flow

P

• Parametric Configuration

• Problem Space

• Procedural variant rule

• Product architecture

• Product Lifecycle Management (PLM)

• Product line and Product Line Engineering (PLE)

• Product structure

S

• Sales Automation

• SAP KMAT

• SAP LO-VC / AVC

• SAT Solver

• Solution Space

• Subtractive Configuration / Superset Configuration

• SysML

V

• Variability

• Variant management

• Variant space

• Variant table

• Variation point