Entries with Keyword arena-blog
Should You Use Intelligent Part Numbering?
Consultant Scott Moisan wants to make one thing clear: he doesn’t expect you to agree with everything he says. He just hopes you’ll listen to why he strongly prefers non-intelligent part numbering schemes over intelligent part number…
Arena API: Connecting Key Enterprise Applicat ...
Your business requires operating across sites, groups, time zones and processes to seamlessly go from design to shipping product to customers while communicating with suppliers and vendors next door and around the world. The critical business systems that support your business must not…
3 Tips for Reducing Single Source Component R ...
Designing with a single source part—meaning a part that is only available from a single vendor or distributor—is one of the riskiest moves an engineer can make. With all your eggs in one basket, what happens if the supplier raises prices, begins limiting component quantities or goes out of business…
How to Choose the Best Part Numbering Scheme
Utilizing a part numbering scheme is a standardized and efficient way to identify and track parts in your manufacturing processes.Manufacturers of complicated electronic products must manage, track and store hundreds (if not thousands) of parts in their…
Engineering Change Order (ECO) Management 101
An engineering change order (ECO) does a lot of things—it describes a change, identifies the impact of the change and ensures that the right people have reviewed and approved the change. To avoid potential design, manufacturing and inventory errors or miscommunications with your teammates and suppliers, your ECOs need…
4 Questions to Ask Before Importing Your PLM ...
In the Pulitzer-Prize winning book Grapes of Wrath, author John Steinbeck chronicles the heart-wrenching struggles of a family of farmers that migrates from the wasteland of an Oklahoma dust…
How Apical Instruments Streamlined and Improv ...
In an industry as highly regulated as medical devices, having all information about the design and production process of each product in one place is more than a nice-to-have. Using a single system to manage the product, quality, and design controls is key to delivering a safe and effective product on time. […]
3 Keys to Product Development and Supply Chai ...
If you’ve ever wished for better methods of managing your product’s lifecycle other than manual processes and silos of data, you’re not alone. My clients frequently express this concern to me. That’s why I’m glad I found Cloud PLM (product lifecycle management) years ago and have been able to help […]