The complexity of products has grown enormously for the last decade. The growing number of manufacturing companies are moving their business models from selling product to selling services (and renting the equipment), modern products are blend of mechanical, electronic, and software components, many products are require maintenance, also products can…
Earlier this week, an insightful article by Prof. Jorg Fischer grabbed my attention. It explored the complexity of BOM (Bill of Materials) types, a topic familiar to many in the fields of manufacturing, engineering, and product management. Terms like EBOM (Engineering BOM), MBOM (Manufacturing BOM), PBOM (Procurement BOM), SBOM (Service…
Andrew Sparrow’s article Top 8 Trends Shaping the Future of MES caught my attention earlier this week. The article speaks about a broad spectrum of topics related to MES systems and technological transformation. I found it interesting. Read the article and draw your opinion. Cloud, IIoT, AI, Cybersecurity, Supply chain…
Manufacturing processes are getting more complex and it leads to an increased level of complexity in the implementation of major enterprise systems – namely ERP, PLM, and MES. To the fairness, I should add CRM, CPQ, and some others to the equation too. But these three are super fundamental for…
In recent years, there has been a growing trend of low code development platforms. These platforms allow business users and even non-technical staff to build applications without having to learn traditional coding languages. While this can be a major benefit for companies looking to speed up the application development process,…
Manufacturing has always been a competitive and complex industry, but it has also been one that is constantly evolving. In order to keep up with the competition, cost pressure, and growing supply chain complexities, manufacturers are turning to digital transformation. This involves using digital technologies to create a “digital thread”…
In order to remain competitive in the manufacturing industry, it is important to continually explore ways to improve efficiency and reduce costs. One way to achieve this is through the implementation of data and process management strategies to streamline data handover and information flow between two major business functions –…
Ten years ago I wrote a blog about The future of CAD without files? My conclusion back in 2011 was the computing and information paradigms are shifting from file-oriented to data (and web) oriented. The initial signs are here. The speed of this movement is questionable. Manufacturing is a slow-changing…
Part Numbers. There is no topic that drives more attention when it comes to discussion about how to organize the work in product development and manufacturing. It is usually a heated discussion and opinions are ranged between using intelligent, semi-intelligent, and dumb (simple) part numbers. In my OpenBOM business, we…
I started my series of articles about PLM and ERP by speaking about PLM vs ERP Tug of War, continued about how PLM and ERP can change the battleground, and finally sharing my thoughts about PLM vs ERP growth opportunities. In these articles, I discovered what separates PLM and ERP…
