Whitepapers
Looking for solutions to product change management challenges? Do you want to improve your product development processes? Arena Solutions offers a collection of free whitepapers on business processes and other related topics to assist you with your purchasing decision.
Featured Whitepaper
New Product Introduction (NPI)
Learn how to radically rethink the way new product introductions are managed in order to accelerate time to market, reduce product cost,
and adhere to compliance regulations.
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Whitepapers
The Arena Guide to Outsourcing
The Arena Guide to Outsourcing describes a new solution for outsourcing that lets you focus on your product development and work seamlessly with outsourced manufacturers and vendors…download nowThe Arena Return on Investment: Benefits of Collaborative Product Development
There’s no need to settle for inefficient, frustrating product change management. This whitepaper outlines three product change management realities you need to understand, five fixes to rescue your change process and one strong solution…download nownew Beyond BOM 101: Next Generation Bill of Materials Management
In the world of hardware development and manufacturing, the bill of materials (BOM) is a critical product information record for both the engineering and manufacturing teams. Learn how automated Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) solutions can help companies effectively manage and communicate product information and succeed in the competitive environment…download nowCollaborative Tools for Product Development: A New Approach
Collaboration is promised as a benefit of many product development tools, but most fall short. This Arena whitepaper, Collaborative Tools for Product Development: A New Approach, defines a vision for collaboration in product development and explains how Arena PLM fulfills it…download nowDocumenting RoHS Compliance: 7 Tips from the Field
With the European Union’s (EU) Restriction of Hazardous Substances (RoHS) Directive set to take effect on July 1, 2006, manufacturers (or “producers”) who ship to Europe must ensure their products are fully RoHS-compliant-that is, that they don’t exceed maximum concentration levels of certain hazardous substances…download nowEstimating Product Costs During Development
Accurate whole-product cost information during development is critical for effective product planning, yet many organizations struggle with outdated tools that fail to provide timely cost estimates. This paper evaluates current solutions for managing cost data and compares them across several quantitative and qualitative criteria…download nowManufacturing Outsourcing: Seven Common Pitfalls
to Avoid
Through our years of experience in working with electronics OEMs and CMs, we have observed seven common pitfalls that impact manufacturing outsourcing success. In this whitepaper, we will offer more insight on these seven common mistakes and steps that can be taken to address them…download now-
New Product Introduction Challenges & Solutions
In today’s competitive global market, innovative products are not enough. Companies must radically rethink the way new product introductions are managed in order to accelerate time to market, reduce product cost, and adhere to increasingly stringent environmental and regulatory requirements. …download now
Product Change Management: Three Challenges, Five Fixes
Arena PLM benefits accrue throughout the product lifecycle: from faster, more efficient project start-up and streamlined hand-off to manufacturing, to quick ramp, extended volume production and profitable end of life. This paper explores in detail the features of Arena PLM that produce ROI, and how these features impact cash flow over a product’s lifetime…download nowTransition to RoHS: The Seven Common Pitfalls to Avoid
When it comes to the RoHS (Restriction of Hazardous Substances) Directive, good things do not come to those who wait. This directive, which severely limits the use of six hazardous substances—most notably, lead (Pb)—in products shipped to the European Union (EU), is set to take effect in July 2006. Similar requirements will take shape in China, Taiwan, Japan, and other countries in the near future…download nownew Turning Great Products Into Great Designs: The Changing World of Mechanical Design
As the provider of an on-demand Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) solution, Arena Solutions has worked with over 300 companies across diverse industries to improve their product development and manufacturing processes. Through seven years of working with customers, Arena understands the daily challenges companies face in effectively turning designs to products. In this paper we hope to shed some light on this very important topic.…download now
Analyst Reports
AberdeenGroup: PLM in Electronics - Turning Products into Profits
AberdeenGroup research shows that electronics companys’ products are becoming increasingly complex, engineers struggle to access accurate product data when they need it most. Despite this difficulty, Best in Class companies hit their business goals at an 86% average or better. This report serves as a guide for electronics companies who wish to achieve similar business performance. …download nowAberdeenGroup: Profitable Product Development for SME
AberdeenGroup research reports that Best in Class companies deliver products to market an average of 22 percent faster than their competition. These Best in Class SMEs are over 50 percent more likely to leverage centralized product data to improve product development performance and profitability …download nowAberdeenGroup: The PLM for Small to Medium-Size Manufacturers Benchmark Report
AberdeenGroup benchmark research shows that many SMEs are responding to the product innovation challenge by proactively focusing on product-related processes by planning for PLM (product lifecycle management) solutions…download nowAberdeenGroup: The Product Innovation Agenda Benchmark Report
AberdeenGroup benchmark research shows that many SMEs are improving product revenue, decreasing product costs, and reducing product development costs by improving product innovation processes…download nowAberdeenGroup: The Roles of ERP
& PLM in the Product Lifecycle
Aberdeen research shows that developing innovative products is a top priority for manu-facturers today. Companies have turned away from cost cutting as their primary approach to improving profitability, and are now embracing a strategy of profitable growth…download now
