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The TRIMIT Configurator is the built-in product configuration capability in TRIMIT ERP, which runs on Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central. It enables furniture and interior companies to manage configurable products such as sofas, chairs, tables, and cabinets from a single master product. Based on the selected options, TRIMIT can generate or identify the correct configured item, calculate variant-based prices, and derive the relevant bill of materials (BOM), materials, sub-assemblies, production operations, and setup times. It is a core part of TRIMIT’s item structure and configuration functionality, not a separate add-on.

In TRIMIT, a variant is a single product choice such as a fabric, colour, size or leg type, while a configuration is the complete combination of all the choices a customer or sales rep has made. TRIMIT manages the individual choices through Variant Dimensions (VarDim) and uses them to build one complete, sellable and producible configuration — including price, material consumption, BOM and production operations.

• Variant: a single choice — for example fabric = beige bouclé, legs = oak, size = 3-seat.

• VarDim type: the choice category or dimension — for example fabric, colour, size, legs, depth, armrests or back type.

• Configuration: the full combination — a 3-seat sofa in beige bouclé with oak legs and a left-facing chaise.

• Master: the generic product model — for example the “Nordic Lounge” sofa.

• Configured item / order line: the specific product configuration the customer has ordered, either as a generated item or as a configuration captured on the sales order line.

TRIMIT helps furniture manufacturers prevent SKU explosion by managing configurable products from a single Master instead of creating every possible SKU in advance. A sofa available in 40 fabrics, 6 sizes and 5 leg types already represents 1,200 theoretical combinations — and adding seat depths, armrest types and comfort levels can quickly push that number beyond 14,000.

Instead of maintaining thousands of predefined SKUs, TRIMIT keeps the product logic, pricing rules and production rules centrally. The specific configuration is then created or calculated only when it is needed for sales or production.

• Product logic in one place: one Master, variant options in VarDim, pricing logic, material rules and a rule-based Master BOM.
  
• Generated on demand: TRIMIT can create or calculate the required item, price, material consumption and BOM when the specific configuration is sold or produced.
  
• Item-based vs. order-specific choices: some choices, such as size or module, can be part of the item number, while others, such as fabric, contrast stitching or custom dimensions, can remain as configuration values on the sales order line.

Yes. TRIMIT supports make-to-stock (MTS), make-to-order (MTO), configure-to-order (CTO) and assemble-to-order (ATO), and — importantly — mixed structures within the same product. A configurable sofa can be produced make-to-order while standard components such as foam, frames, legs and fittings are planned and stocked make-to-stock. TRIMIT MRP then calculates what must be purchased, produced or transferred for each order.

• Make-to-stock: standard legs, foam blocks, wood components and fittings.

• Make-to-order: customer-specific sofas, special dimensions, unique fabric/module combinations.

• Configure-to-order: the product is configured in sales and the production requirements is calculated from the choices.

• Assemble-to-order: order-based assembly of components such as seat and legs.

The TRIMIT configurator feeds production through a rule-based Master BOM. When a customer or sales rep selects a configuration, TRIMIT uses the chosen variants and dimensions together with TRIMIT Formulas to calculate the BOM for that exact item. Choices such as fabric, colour, dimensions, leg type or finish are translated into:

• the correct materials and sub-assemblies

• material quantities, dimensions and measurements

• production operations, setup and run times

• purchasing and production needs

• cost price and sales price

TRIMIT handles multi-step furniture production through multi-level BOM structures that combine raw materials, sub-assemblies, operations and setup times. This lets TRIMIT model separate workshops as part of one configurable production flow, for example:

• Woodworking: frames, wood components, milling, drilling, sanding.

• Foam & cutting: foam blocks, cutting seat and back shapes.

• Sewing & textile: fabric or leather, cutting, sewing, cover production.

• Metal: legs, fittings, lacquering or polishing.

• Upholstery & final assembly: covering, mounting foam and textile, fitting legs and cushions, inspection and packing.

TRIMIT Production also supports production collection orders, collective production orders, shop-floor registration, picking and warehouse processes, and MRP.

TRIMIT includes CPQ (Configure, Price, Quote) capabilities for furniture companies: configurable products, rule-based pricing, and quote and order creation. What sets TRIMIT apart from standalone CPQ tools is that the configuration does not stop at the quote — it is connected directly to ERP, inventory, purchasing, BOM and production in Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central, so the same configuration drives both the sale and the manufacturing.

Yes. TRIMIT configuration runs in TRIMIT E-commerce, including the B2B Webshop and Sales Agent, enabling guided selling of configurable furniture. Customers, dealers or sales reps select options such as fabric, colour, size, legs, modules and dimensions, and TRIMIT updates price and availability in real time. In visual configuration scenarios, the product image updates to reflect the chosen options.

Yes. Orders submitted online in the B2B Webshop or Sales Agent can be created as quotes or sales orders in Business Central, depending on your setup. This supports different furniture workflows — for example reviewing and approving larger dealer or project orders before confirmation, or moving straight to order processing for standard reorders.

TRIMIT performs availability checks when an order is submitted in the B2B Webshop and Sales Agent, helping prevent orders against unavailable stock for specific configurations or components. Because furniture often combines stocked components with made-to-order items, availability can reflect both what is on hand and what can be produced or purchased to a date, depending on your setup.

Yes. TRIMIT includes built-in Product Data Management (PDM) on Masters (the generic product model), so product information, materials, dimensions, images, documents and certificates are maintained in one place. For furniture and interior companies this keeps configurable products consistent across sales, e-commerce and production, and makes it easier to publish accurate, up-to-date product data to dealers and webshops.

TRIMIT lets you maintain fabrics, wood types, foams, metals, fittings and other components as shared master data and reuse them across many products, instead of rebuilding the same information for every model. This reduces duplicate maintenance, keeps data consistent when you update materials or suppliers, and means a material or price change can flow through to every product that uses it.

TRIMIT MRP plans across multiple locations and creates purchase, production and transfer orders to balance supply and demand. For furniture companies this matters when you build stock of standard components, produce made-to-order items, and move inventory between production sites, warehouses and showrooms — coordinated inside Business Central rather than managed manually.

Yes. TRIMIT Container Management supports container setup, nesting, tracking and tracing, posting and updating orders. For furniture and interior businesses that import finished goods or components — often from overseas suppliers — this gives structured control and clearer visibility from supplier to warehouse, and helps consolidate shipments and follow up on arrivals.

TRIMIT includes an External API designed to integrate Business Central + TRIMIT with other systems. In practice, integrations are delivered on a project basis, with formats and workflows defined per partner. A short scoping step confirms data domains and triggers before implementation.

Common integration scenarios:

• Product, price and availability data to webshops or dealer/partner systems

• Order intake and order updates (and returns data flows where relevant)

• Exchanging product and sales information with customers, retailers or freight forwarders (often via EDI)

Yes. TRIMIT on Business Central supports multi-company and multi-market operations, including multiple languages, currencies and VAT setups, and market-specific assortments and price structures. For furniture groups this means running consistent core processes while adapting what is sold — and at what price — in each market.

TRIMIT supports market- and customer-specific pricing and campaigns on top of Business Central through price list–based pricing and TRIMIT campaign logic. This lets furniture companies manage different price structures, dealer terms, project pricing and seasonal campaigns across markets, while keeping pricing governance inside Business Central. Configured options and surcharges — for example a premium fabric or a custom size — can be priced automatically through the configurator.

TRIMIT includes sustainability functionality that lets you track and calculate environmental impact, generate sustainability reports, and manage certificates and documents on products and their variants. The data is maintained in Business Central and can be shown and filtered in the B2B Webshop and Sales Agent, so dealers can find ranges by sustainability attributes. The exact data fields and standards you capture depend on your setup.

TRIMIT BI provides pre-built reports powered by Microsoft Power BI, so furniture companies can analyse sales, purchasing, inventory and production using their TRIMIT and Business Central data without building reports from scratch. Because the data comes from one integrated system, reporting stays consistent across sales, operations and finance.

TRIMIT is delivered through our own offices in Denmark, Germany, Norway, Switzerland and the Netherlands (DK/DE/NO/CH/NL), and through certified partners in selected markets. It is implemented on Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central and delivered as a cloud solution for easier maintenance, updates and scalability. For availability and the delivery model in your country, talk to your local TRIMIT team.