Product Change Management

Often small to medium-sized businesses make do with the tools they have to manage their product data. Paper, spreadsheets and email are often used throughout the product development and engineering change management processes. These tools can wreak hav…

Turn Disruptive Changes Into High Tech’s Next Big Thing

New advancements in battery technology are having a disruptive impact on product design in the dynamic consumer electronics sector.

It’s a domino effect. When a change to a component occurs there’s a rapid engineering effort to incorporate, source and purchase the component. Manufacturing line/tooling, cut-ins, as well as the production floor are impacted and then there’s dealing with scrap and rework, marketing and servicing.

Companies without the vision and solution to respond to change and adopt new technologies quickly could lose in this competitive fast-paced high tech market.

Discover how Arena PLM helps product companies shift product direction quickly to turn today’s disruptive changes into tomorrow’s “Next Big Thing”.

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Putting the Cure in Procurement

As manufacturers shift sourcing decisions to their supply chain partners, procurement teams need to adapt with new tools to better control costs, manage multiple supplier partners and reduce supply chain risks.

Fortunately, Arena’s new procurement-focused paper “Enhance Part Pricing Visibility, Improve Supplier Relationships” describes how product lifecycle management (PLM) systems are transforming procurement processes to support how highly outsourced companies work today.

Inside you’ll discover the powerful benefits of PLM-based procurement tools that factor in risk management and leverage the knowledge within your PLM system.

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