Configure-to-Order (CTO)
Quote in minutes what used to take days.
Sell only what you can build.
Your customers and dealers configure a one-of-a-kind product through a guided, visual flow. Every choice is validated and re-priced live — so a quote takes minutes, and an impossible order never leaves the room.
Configure · Cabinetry
Aspen Shaker Kitchen · 14 LF run
Cabinet finish
Countertop
Island
Total price
What actually changes
Not “more configuration options.” A different business: faster quotes, cleaner orders, happier dealers.
3 days → 3 minutes
A spec request becomes a signed, accurate quote in a single sitting — no engineering ticket, no callback.
0 impossible orders
Every selection is checked against live engineering rules, so an un-buildable configuration never reaches the plant.
1 model, end to end
The configurator a customer touches and the BOM your factory builds come from the exact same definition.
Guided selling
A buying experience, not a parts form
Walk every customer down a clean, step-by-step path — options grouped the way people actually decide, with packages, dependencies, and upsells surfaced at the right moment. No 400-row option sheet, no tribal knowledge required to quote.
- Step-by-step groups with packages and smart defaults
- Live, itemized pricing that updates on every click
- Upgrade prompts and package pricing surfaced in context
- Resume, duplicate, and revise saved configurations
Configure · Cabinetry
Aspen Shaker Kitchen · 14 LF run
Cabinet finish
Countertop
Island
Total price
Guardrails
The order is correct before it’s an order
Behind the friendly UI, the rule & constraint engine is checking every combination. Conflicting options disable themselves; required companions get added; region- and code-driven constraints apply automatically. Reps stop quoting things the plant has to reject.
- Incompatible choices blocked the instant they’d conflict
- Required add-ons included automatically (e.g. coastal glazing)
- Region, code, and attribute-driven constraints applied live
- Every block is explainable — reps see why, not just “no”
A quote a customer trusts is one the factory has already agreed to build.
Constraint propagation
v7 · frozen Every fire is explainable, versioned, and frozen per quote.
One source of truth
Sales speed without an engineering disconnect
The moment a configuration is confirmed, Manufacts resolves a complete, costed, manufacturable bill of materials from the same model — no re-keying into a separate system, no translation errors between what was sold and what gets built.
- Confirmed configuration → resolved BOM + price, automatically
- Sales, engineering, and the shop floor read one definition
- Quotes stay reproducible even as the catalog evolves
1 Buyer configures
The Cascade · 3 Bed / 2 Bath
2 Product updates live
3 BOM resolves
How it works
From first click to confirmed, buildable order
- 1
Model once
Engineering defines options, packages, rules, and parametric drivers a single time — in the same system that owns the BOM.
- 2
Configure visually
Dealers and customers make choices in a guided flow, seeing price and validity update on every selection.
- 3
Validate live
The constraint engine enforces compatibility, required companions, and code rules as they go.
- 4
Resolve & quote
A complete, costed, manufacturable BOM resolves from the same model — ready to quote and build.
Configure-to-Order
Configure-to-Order means a product is assembled to a customer’s chosen specification from a pre-engineered set of options — no net-new engineering per order. It’s the sweet spot between rigid make-to-stock catalogs and slow, bespoke engineer-to-order. Manufacts makes CTO fast and safe, and gracefully hands the true one-offs to ETO.
Learn the full spectrumUnder the hood
Everything the configurator does
Step-by-step option groups
Organize choices into logical stages with descriptions, imagery, and help text.
Packages & bundles
Group choices into sellable packages with their own pricing and rules.
Real-time pricing
Option, package, and parametric price deltas roll into a live total.
Constraint validation
Compatibility, requirement, and exclusion rules enforced as you select.
Saved configurations
Persisted with status, timeline, full price breakdown, and revision history.
Dealer & admin parity
A dealer CPQ portal and admin control share one product model.
Resolved BOM hand-off
Confirmed configurations resolve into a complete, costed BOM automatically.
Explainable decisions
Every applied rule and price delta is traceable for the rep and the customer.
Works hand-in-hand with
Every capability shares one model — so the parts connect on their own.
Pricing & Quoting
Quote every option, package, and parametric upgrade to the cent — the instant a customer picks it.
3D Showroom & Walkthrough
Let buyers walk through the exact home they configured — before a single board is cut.
Dealer Network Portal
Give every dealer a self-serve quoting engine that can never sell what you can’t build.
See your hardest-to-quote product configured live.
Bring the SKU your team dreads quoting. We’ll model it and show a customer-ready, factory-safe configure-to-order flow in 30 minutes.
No rip-and-replace — Manufacts runs alongside your ERP and CAD. Prefer email? hello@manufacts.ai