Part 6

Starting Up Without a Wipe Out:
4 tips to sharing your product data without losing control.

When unexpected things happen and your product data isn't well documented, you may miss more than just your ship date. Download this whitepaper to learn how to better control your product data and watch a short video on how Arena helps you collaborate without losing control.

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This whitepaper tells the story of how one company’s lack of control over their product data cost them time, money and jeopardized their future. Learn how to keep your product data from being wiped out when unexpected events happen. Download the whitepaper now

Free Video: Arena Supplier Collaboration

This video explains how Arena users can share their product information with suppliers and include them in the change process. Learn how Arena helps eliminate risks that cause wrong builds and scrap and rework. Watch now

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Part 5

Everything Goes Boom:
3 tips for a complete AND correct BOM.

Using ad hoc product change processes like e-mail and verbally communicating changes can cause havoc for a company. If a change doesn’t get properly documented or communicated the wrong part may end up in the final product causing unhappy customers and lost revenue. Download this whitepaper to learn how to prevent this from happening to you and watch a short video on how Arena helps with bill of material (BOM) management.

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This whitepaper tells the story of how one company’s poor communication processes and product documentation caused them to ship a product that didn’t work. Prevent this from happening to you - download the paper and get 3 tips to a complete and correct bill of material (BOM). Download the whitepaper now

Free Video: Arena Complete Product BOM

Watch this short video (1:22 min) to see how companies can manage their complete product record including mechanical and electrical designs as well as packaging with Arena. Learn how Arena can help you prevent purchasing mistakes, wrong builds and scrap and rework. Watch now

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Part 4

Whose BOM is it Anyway?
3 Tips for Taking Control of your Bill of Materials.

Many companies still rely on systems like Excel to manage their product BOMs, however the inability to redline changes, or successfully maintain a single version of your BOM can leave you in a risky situation. You can end up with a final BOM where the wrong parts are ordered, the product is stalled, and a lot of time and money is wasted.

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This whitepaper tells the story of how one company’s uncontrolled BOM left them with a pile of scrap and a delayed launch. Learn how to take control of your bill of materials and prevent something like this from happening to you. Download the whitepaper now

Free Video: Arena BOM Views and Redlining

A brief demonstration of how Arena users can benefit from having multiple department work on the same BOM concurrently and use the redline view to easily compare changes between recent revisions. Watch now

The next step: Visit our Demo Center to learn more about how Arena solves Change Management challenges…

Part 3

Bait and Switch:
3 tips for communicating the right product information to your suppliers every time.

Relying on email and Excel for part definition and communicating product information out to suppliers is a highly error-prone method that can result in failed products, missed delivery dates, and blown cost targets. Download this paper to read about the consequences of lax part specification and learn how Arena can help.

Read the story

This whitepaper tells the story of how one company’s use of Excel to manage parts in their BOM resulted in their hit product suffering high return rates after they ramped up production at a second contract manufacturer. Download the whitepaper now

Free Video: Item Specification in Arena

A brief demonstration of how Arena users can manage part definition to lower cost of goods sold and prevent costly manufacturing errors such as scrap and rework. Watch now

The next step: Visit our Demo Center to learn more about how Arena solves Change Management challenges…

Part 2

Lost in the Woods:
The 3 things you should do to prevent revision control failures

Relying on ineffective methods to manage and communicate product revisions can put your product at risk. If you don’t know who has the latest version of your BOM, or which version was sent to your contract manufacturer, you can’t be certain the final product will be correct, and you could be left with scrap and rework. Download this whitepaper to read about the effects of poor revision control on one company’s product launch, then watch the video to learn how Arena can help prevent this from happening to your company.

Read the story

This whitepaper tells the story of one company’s struggle with revision control and communication that ended with their new product missing a costly, high-profile launch. We will walk you through the root causes, and the 3 things you need to do to prevent it. Download the whitepaper now

Free Video: Revision Control in Arena

Watch this short video (1:17 min) on how Arena customers solve the challenges of managing and communicating revisions both internally and to the supply chain. Presented by George Lewis, Director of Solution Consulting at Arena. Watch now

The next step: Visit our Demo Center to learn more about how Arena solves Change Management challenges…

Part 1

Up in Smoke:
The 3 things you need to know about managing product changes

Error-prone email and paper-based change control can have disastrous effects on delivering a product to market on time and on budget. Download this whitepaper to read about the consequences of poor change control experienced by one company, then watch the video to learn how Arena can help prevent this from happening to your company.

Read the story

This whitepaper tells the story of one company’s struggle with paper-based processes that ended with their hit product being recalled, what caused it, and how to prevent it. Download the whitepaper now

Free Video: Change Management in Arena

Watch this short video (1:30 min) on how Arena customers solve change management challenges, presented by George Lewis, Director of Solution Consulting at Arena. Watch now

The next step: Visit our Demo Center to learn more about how Arena solves Change Management challenges…

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