Redefining CPQ: How Campfire’s Common Cost Model Sets a New Standard for Profitability at Scale.

The CPQ Challenge, Reimagined.

In the complex world of manufacturing, cost modeling within CPQ systems has long been an obstacle to speed, consistency, and scalability. Each customer’s costing process used to mean starting from zero – leading to custom builds, inconsistent data, and delays.

Campfire Interactive has engineered a smarter way forward.

With our revolutionary Common Cost Model (CCM), we’re reshaping the foundation of Configure, Price, Quote (CPQ) technology – bringing unmatched efficiency, scalability, and profitability to Tier 1 automotive suppliers and beyond.

The Problem: Too Much Custom, Not Enough Scale.

Legacy CPQ solutions are often hampered by one-off cost modeling. Each implementation reflects the customer's own unique methods, which creates:

• Redundant work at every implementation
• Hard-to-maintain systems
• Support bottlenecks requiring deep expertise

What's missing is a standardized, intelligent engine that adapts to the business, without being rebuilt every time.

The Breakthrough: One Engine – The Common Cost Model.

At the heart of Campfire's innovation is the Common Cost Model – a powerful, unified engine that runs consistently across all customers and commodities. What makes it different?

• Fixed Core, Flexible Inputs: The model stays the same across all implementations. Only the inputs vary by commodity or customer.
• Scalable by Design: No need to rebuild for each use case—just plug in the data.
• Stability Without Sacrifice: Customization happens at the input level, not in the core model logic.

This architecture future-proofs your CPQ environment while enabling rapid deployment and frictionless scaling. One engine, limitless configurations.

Engineering Precision: Flexible BOM Structures.

CCM supports a robust dual Bill of Materials (BOM) structures to accommodate every costing angle:

1. Program-Level BOM: Captures overarching costs like capital investment and upfront payments, allocating them seamlessly across configurations.
2. Finished Good BOM: Drills deep into the details-from raw materials to tooling and purchased parts

Together, these structures give your business a full-stack financial view, from top-line programs to component-level detail.

Smarter Profit Decisions: Cost vs. Price, Reimagined.

We’ve integrated dual input variables – one set for internal costing and another for customer pricing. This empowers estimators to evaluate cost versus price side-by-side, enabling data-driven profitability decisions at the speed of business.

Why It Matters: Real-World Impact.

Campfire’s Common Cost Model isn’t theory – it’s driving real transformation. Manufacturers benefit from:

• Accelerated Implementations – Reuse a proven engine and go live faster.
• Streamlined Support – Troubleshoot issues without deep custom knowledge.
• Scalable Growth – Add new commodities or customers with ease.
• Next-level Demos – Show prospects full financial transparency, instantly.
• Consistency at Scale – One framework. Infinite possibilities.

What's Next: Evolving Usability for the Future.

We're not stopping here. Campfire is already evolving the CCM experience with future enhancements, including:

• Intelligent process-type filtering.
• Decentralized and flexible data management.
• Consolidated, intuitive data entry.
• Advanced solver capabilities for rapid insights.

These updates are focused on making the CPQ experience more intuitive, intelligent, and impactful.

The Bottom Line: The Future of CPQ is Here.

Campfire’s Common Cost Model doesn’t just simplify costing – it unlocks a new era of CPQ innovation.

We’ve built an engine where stability meets flexibility, and complexity is replaced with clarity. If your business is ready to scale smarter, act faster, and drive greater profitability, the Common Cost Model is your competitive advantage.

It’s not just a new cost model – it’s a new standard.

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