Sharing data is one of the most important and critical elements of the product development process. Design and manufacturing is teamwork and keeping everyone o the same page are absolutely important to ensure the process is flowing, designers are sharing data with planners and procurement team, support and customers have access to product information, people…
Collaboration is a key to success in modern manufacturing. Companies are hiring the best talents globally and working with the best contractors and suppliers in the world. Manufacturing facilities are often located close to consumers and supply chain networks are global too. Excel and email are bad collaboration tools. To support such a level of…
Many years ago, I wrote an article about my love and hate relationships with BOM and PLM Excels – Why Do I like My PLM Excel Spreadsheets. But, there are many bad consequences of Excel usage. What happened if you use Excel or other Spreadsheets – PLM Excel Spreadsheets: From Odes to Woes. A spreadsheet…
Editing data is hard, especially when it comes to complex data entry in Bill of Materials. That’s the reason why most PLM systems are very hard to operate. You need to make many clicks to perform some actions. No surprise why many in many companies, engineers, manufacturing planners, procurement managers, and many others are still…
Flexibility is one of the most fundamental elements of the OpenBOM platform. We understand that engineers, prototyping teams, and manufacturing companies can have different needs and requirements in the way they define the data. OpenBOM is super flexible. It is like Excel where you can define any columns- OpenBOM allows you to do the same…
Modern manufacturing companies are facing increased challenges such as cost competition, product complexity, supply chain risks, and many others. Engineering and manufacturing companies are facing increased product complexity, aggressive timelines, and budget constraints. To compete in a modern manufacturing marketplace, companies need to maximize their resources and find non-traditional cost-saving opportunities outside of historically known…
If you never heard about Digital Twin and Digital Thread, don’t worry… you’re not alone. Although these concepts were around for a long time, they are not very well know to a broader group of people outside of PLM insiders and large OEMs. But, for the last few years, I can see both concepts are…
These three topics are usually complex and can be confusing, especially for non-sophisticated users. In my blog today, I want to share the basics of what concepts such as product structure, item, reference, instance and give you some examples from OpenBOM. I will talk about what we do today and we’re planning to do in…
Production planning, procurement, and purchasing are age-old problems. But these days, these problems have new solutions, thanks to all the digital technologies we are developing. At OpenBOM we are dedicated to solving problems of purchasing and procurement by providing a product-driven solution. The planning (Order) BOM is a foundation of the purchasing process. We re-assure…
Every manufacturing company is buying parts and outsource some work to contractors and suppliers. Although the process is pretty straightforward, it is not as simple as it might sound. Let’s be honest, the procurement doesn’t sound fancy as a design process, but if it is not done, your shop, team, or company will be delaying…