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…
As the manufacturing landscape continues to evolve, two of the most influential tools – PLM and ERP – are becoming increasingly intertwined. Both technologies have their own distinct uses when it comes to product development and management, but their combination can offer game-changing benefits for manufacturers. Digital transformation continues to…
If you’re like most manufacturers, you’re probably looking for ways to digitally transform your business. After all, the industrial sector is one of the last bastions of manual labor in an increasingly automated world. But where do you start? And more importantly, how can you be sure that any new…
The manufacturing industry is one of the last groups of businesses that are going to adopt SaaS and cloud technologies. Although cloud adoption started already a decade ago, unlike CRM, Marketing and Sales/Advertising, engineers and IT were very careful to bring cloud / SaaS to business. In my view, it…
Back in the old days of enterprise software, the discussion about best of breed vs single vendor was very popular. I remember companies were asking endlessly if they need to go with a single vendor provider or choose the best combination of software for everything. I can see this dilemma…
Last month, I published a series of articles about PLM and ERP exploring the war between both systems for data ownership, different strategies of PLM and ERP vendors, and how I can see some future strategies in the development of integrations between PLM and ERP systems. Also, I was exploring…
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…
Unless you lived under a rock for the last year, you should know about the Siemens and SAP partnership. I posted a few articles speaking about what Siemens and SAP planning to do and how it can possibly impact the industry – who will be winning or losing and what…
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…
I’d like to continue the series of articles about different aspects of PLM and ERP software, vendors, and business. In my previous two articles, I was sharing my thoughts about PLM vs ERP development trajectories. PLM and ERP enterprise software suites are powerful platforms with a large set of technologies…
