3 Elements of OpenBOM Digital Thread Management
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…
How Multi-Tenant SaaS PLM Can Unlock The Value Of Data Sharing In Manufacturing
Data is the new oil, which can provide a huge value in modern business. If you look around these days, you will see multiple examples of how businesses are creating tons of value of data and data sharing. Yet, in manufacturing, data sharing is still in the infancy. World Economic Forum publication Share to Gain:…
WEBINAR: OpenBOM Reference-Instance Model and a Single Source of Truth
This week’s webinar is about my favorite topic - the core data model of OpenBOM called Reference-Instance Model, which allows managing product data and product structure in the most simple, yet powerful and reliable way. There are 5 lessons in this webinar: Lesson #1 - Let’s make a BOM of parts? (two skateboards, 4 and…
Engineering-Centric vs Supply Chain-Centric PLM Dilemma
One size doesn’t fit all. TechClarity Ebook educates are about Engineering vs Supply Chain centric PLM systems. Engineering-centric companies may value deeper capabilities like CAD integration from traditional solutions hosted on the cloud. Supply chain-centric companies likely favor agility and collaboration from newer cloud-native solutions. Today’s supply chain volatility and supplier-centric collaboration processes turn the…
VIDEO: OpenBOM Data Model “Hello World”
If you ever studied programming language, you’re familiar with this “Hello World!” program. It is usually the simplest program you can think about to produce something that it works - literally printing “Hello World!”. When I first learned C programming language, I remembered my Hello World program. #include <stdio.h> int main() printf("Hello, World!"); } In…
VIDEO: OpenBOM Data Model Explained
Flexibility is the key to efficient product data management. Therefore at OpenBOM, we developed the most robust and flexible data model to support product information. Watch the video to learn more about OpenBOM data model In this video, I explain 2 fundamental elements of OpenBOM: - Items - Bill of Materials. An item can…
VIDEO: OpenBOM PLM – Single Version of Truth
Product information is a foundation of design, planning, and manufacturing. How to manage it efficiently? You can easily export data from CAD to Excel, but you will spend a lot of time making updates, especially if you will add more data such as cost, suppliers, planning, and other pieces of information. Data sharing is another…
Is OpenBOM safer than Excel to manage Bill of Materials?
These days more and more software is available as a service (SaaS). And many engineers and companies are asking the question of how safe these solutions are comparing to conventional systems installed on your company servers or Excel spreadsheets located on your desktop of company servers. The concern about cloud software (SaaS) is much lower…