In this video, I explain the basics of the OpenBOM purchasing process. Check out our website to learn more about RFQ and Purchasing. OpenBOM helps to connect design and purchasing and streamline the process of ordering based on accurate product information. There are 3 main inputs in the purchasing process (1) Design; (2) Catalog and…
In this video, I talk about how to overcome the resistance to change. The change is one of the hardest things, so when you want to do it, some good practices are needed. At OpenBOM, we learned how to help the moving stage buy stage when changing the way you organize product information and manage…
Think escaping Excel BOM management is mission impossible? Think twice, because in this video, I’m going to show you how easy to do it in OpenBOM. In my demo today, I will show you how to grab a BOM from your Google Sheet, split it into 2 pieces, import item information to create the OpenBOM…
In this video, I’m talking about CAD integrations transformation. Traditional CAD integrations are focusing on how to manage files on PDM vaults to get control of storing files, managing versions, and access by engineers. At OpenBOM we created a set of very unique CAD integrations focusing on extracting data from CAD files in a granular…
CAD systems and files are one of the most sources of information you can get data to start creating Bill of Materials, to build a database of items, find information about suppliers, and many other things. Therefore, at OpenBOM we strategically position ourselves to build the best in class CAD integrations capable to extract all…
In this video, I talk about how to stop using Excel and move to OpenBOM. In fact, most of engineers and companies I meet are convinced that Excel is not good, but they scary of making a change. Excel (or spreadsheet) looks like something they familiar with even it is very bad and leads to…
This is part 3 of my video blog about how OpenBOM can help to Engineers. Today, I will talk about how OpenBOM can help you to generate and share files attached to BOMs. In the previous videos, I explained how OpenBOM can create BOM automatically from the CAD system and keep it in sync. Also…
In this video, I talk more about how OpenBOM can help engineers by organizing calculations, rollups, and managing item data in central catalogs. In the previous blog, I explained how OpenBOM allows you to create a BOM from every CAD software using unique plug-ins optimized to extract the Bill of Materials and share it downstream…
Everything starts with a design. If you design a new product or change an existing product, it will be a moment when you will need to create a Bill of Materials and send it to production planning or procurement. There are many ways to do so, but to create Excel would be a straightforward way…
To say customers are important is probably to say nothing. What is extremely important is to understand customers, to understand how they think, what they feel, how they react and what they really need. It takes time, effort, and persistence. Over the course of the last four years, I talked to thousands of manufacturing companies,…