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CAS Merlin CPQ / Multi-Criteria Configuration Services

CAS Merlin CPQ provides CSSBoost multi-criteria configuration services. It supports the collaborative configuration of products, services and value chains, using rules, feasibility checks, optimisation and sustainability-oriented guidance to recommend valid and improved configurations.

Tool Owner
CAS
Target Users
Value-chain stakeholders, Engineering teams, Waste-management actors, Customers, Sales/reseller teams, IT, Production teams, Product experts and collaborators involved in configuration decisions
REST-based Merlin Standard API
Merlin Quote API
Merlin Webhooks
API key and username/password authentication
, CRM
ERP
PLM
Active Directory and SharePoint integration.
Overview
Tool Owner
CAS
Category
Simulation & Planning
Tool Type
Simulation
Key Features
1

Calculation engine and rule engine for valid combinations under operational or legal constraints.

2

Central knowledge base and rule management for complex products, services or value-chain configurations.

3

No-code modeller for product/service modelling and rule testing.

4

Guided configuration for customers or less experienced users.

5

Optimisation across multiple criteria, including technical, commercial and sustainability criteria.

6

Sustainability optimisation / GreenConfiguration functions.

7

Quote API and Webhooks for external integration.

Input Data Requirements

Stakeholder needs and preferences, configuration rules, product/service structures, legal/physical/economic constraints, configuration parameters, price/condition data, customer data, quote status, PLM/ERP/CRM inputs, lifecycle/LCA data and DPP-related information.

CAS Merlin CPQ / Multi-Criteria Configuration Services