It’s time to ask yourself: is Excel holding your organization back? Over the last few years, I’ve been talking to many organizations of different sizes – small and large about data management, enterprise systems such as PLM and ERP and about what can become the next step of enterprise PLM…
Old habits die hard. Although technology has made leaps and bounds in recent years, many manufacturing companies are still using the same processes that were implemented decades ago. Mainstream product lifecycle management systems were designed 20-30 years ago. and they are not capable to support modern business models, organizing business…
Bad habits die hard. When you become accustomed to something, it is hard to break out. And the longer you do it, the harder it is to change. Think about trying to quit smoking. If you did it for many years, you will have a hard time stopping doing it….
When it comes to engineering and manufacturing companies, Excel is usually quoted as one of the most widely used tools. I said it many times. If I will go back to my articles written a decade ago, I can find these – Why do I like my PLM Excel Spreadsheet?…
Message on twitter from Jos Voskuil caught me by surprise earlier today. Jos commented on my OpenBOM blog about Onshape, OpenBOM and drawing BOM (full transparency – I co-founder and CEO of OpenBOM developing cloud-based Bill of Materials management service). I found Jos’ comment fascinating. It made me think about innovation…
Excel is the world’s number 1 tool for PLM and BoM management. Excel is beloved by engineers for its simplicity, flexibility and ability to absorb any type of data. Excel ownership and control is easy to get – just save Excel file on your disk and you have full control of…
We love to speak about latest gadget features and disruptive technologies. Earlier this month, CNet posted about “telepresence robot” is currently holding a place for a woman in Sydney who will be one of the first in the world to own Apple’s latest smartphone. Wow… it sounds great, but here…
The usage of Excel in manufacturing is overwhelming. You might think that Excels and spreadsheets are only used by smaller manufacturing companies and startups. Think again. There is a good chance you can meet spreadsheets in a company like Apple. GigaOM article – 5 lessons I learned at Apple how…
The debates about PLM and Excel are heating up. The discussion started in earlier blog posts by Lionel Grealou and Jos Voskuil. In addition to that you can read some of my posts from last week related to PLM and Excel – PLM: Need for speed and PLM vs. Spreadsheets: Bullfight and Prohibition. I’m glad…
My SmarTeam colleague and long time blogging buddy Jos Voskuil challenged readers with an unusual PLM dilemma. You should pick between usability and business benefits. Ouch… painful choice, right? Navigate to the following post How to measure collaboration? to read more. The challenge proposed by Jos was the outcome of our PLM vs….
