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Data-Driven ECM: Learn How You Can Improve Your ECM Process with Data and Statistics
Introduction: Why Data and Statistics Are Important in ECM A well-functioning ECM process has the potential to contribute a wide range of positive effects for manufacturing companies. When product and process changes
Planning in ECM: Why every change should have its own project
Introduction Process and product changes are a given in manufacturing companies. A material may need updating, a design may need adjustment, or new regulations may enforce changes in documentation. Changes
Engineering Change Management (ECM) in D365FO
Discover how to extend the capabilities of ECM in D365FO beyond product revisions and engineering approvals.
While the Engineering Change Management module in D365FO provides strong tools for handling product data, approvals, and compliance, achieving true Enterprise Change Management (ECM) requires a holistic approach.
Take your ECM Process to the Next Level (webinar recording)
How to take your ECM process from Engineering to Enterprise Change Management In today’s business environment, manufacturing companies are challenged on the traditional approach to engineering changes that lie in Engineering Change
Why engineers should stop revisioning
Our managing director wrote this post on the critical practice of revisioning drawings and 3D models in CAD and PDM systems. This traditional approach, dating back to hand-drawn revisions, often overlooks the impact on ERP and warehouse systems, emphasizing the necessity for new material numbers to ensure compatibility and process integrity.
Introducing new part numbers for design changes – FFF Rule
When engineers modify a design, they must decide between updating the original design or assigning a new part number, based on interchangeability. The Form-Fit-Function rule helps determine if designs can be swapped without issues.
Utilizing microservices to compare BOMs
In this blog post, our student programmer, Christian, describes one of the tasks he is working on at the moment.
Transfer of Process Plans to Routings
Recently, we were tasked to build a solution for a client that made it possible to transfer MPMLink Process Plans to SAP ECC Routing through an API. Due to policy
PLM vs PDM – What is the difference?
When dealing with technical systems or parts of an industry, designations and abbreviations can be many, and they can be difficult to tell apart and even to quite understand. In this article, we will help you understand the terms Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) and Product Data Management (PDM) and we will highlight the differences between the two.
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