Everyone likes Excel MS Excel has become a must-have tool to create, edit, organize and present data, in a tabular or chart format. In the manufacturing industry, Bills of Material (BoMs) are the most critical piece of information used ...
Overcoming Change Challenges Facing the Manufacturing Industry
2015-07-18Leadership, Manufacturing, PLM, Change, ValueChange is becoming a way of life across the manufacturing industry. Even very traditional sectors can no longer afford to stay still. The stimuli are both internal and external. 1) Change typically comes from outside Change is often imp...
Effective NPD Life-Cycle Process – the DNA of Product Creation
2015-07-16PLM, Lean, NPI, Product DevelopmentIn the Engineering and Manufacturing industry, New Product Development (NPD) typically follows an end-to-end process of bringing new products to market, consolidating and aligning product portfolio with business strategy. All products an...
There is typically a sequence of phases that a customer goes through when deciding to buy something. As a fundamental rule, the sales cycle must be described from the customer’s perspective. The first phase of the sales cycle may be eith...
5 Success Factors for Establishing and Maintaining Effective BOM
2015-07-09Data, PLM, BOM, TraceabilityUndoubtedly, Bills of Materials (BOMs) are the lifeblood of manufacturing organizations. They represent core product information that constitutes the backbone of Product Development and Manufacturing, as well as finance, procurement, mar...
10 Business Benefits from Effective Simulation Life-Cycle Management
2015-07-02CAx, PLM, Integration, KnowledgeBroadly speaking, Computer Assisted Engineering (CAE) is the process of solving engineering problems through the use of sophisticated, interactive graphical software. It includes the series of disciplines which aim at digitally testing a...