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BOMs and ECOs - are they still spanners in your works?
How centrally controlled product data can:-
Reduce your ECO implementation time by at least 50%.
Dramatically reduce miscommunication of critical data.
Dramatically reduce scrap.
Let’s face it - we are all working within a tightly compressed, 24/7/365 world. Whether we are in business-to-consumer or business-to-business markets, demands can change instantly, and new competition emerges constantly, often with newer and more innovative products.
In the electronics industry, time-to-market was measured in months not so long ago. Now it is a matter of weeks, and any design flaws, manufacturing errors, or product-development inefficiencies such as production waste and design re-work, are exposed quickly.
The problem very often is fragmented BOMs (Bills of Material) and ECOs (Engineering Change Orders) that take forever to implement and that are easily missed because of disparate databases.
If every team has its own BOM with its own naming and numbering mechanisms, data will become isolated from other teams, and vital information will be missed by affected stakeholders.
So what’s the solution?
The key to stay ahead and eliminate said inefficiencies is centrally controlled product data.
CXInsight is a PLM (Product Lifecycle Management) solution tailor made for small and medium sized businesses in the electronics industry.
It provides a central project room where you can maintain control over your master BOM.
And because it is targeted at the electronics industry, CXInsight's configurable BOM import wizard imports any CAD BOMs into the project room to allow total collaboration between all stakeholders. The BOM is part of the ‘Release to Production' facility to ensure the correct product information is delivered to manufacturing.
CXInsight allows you to create complete ECOs with all product information, associated outputs and reference materials needed to implement and approve. Change orders can be reviewed simultaneously, reducing ECO implementation times, ultimately helping you to get your products to market faster and stay competitive.
We make it easy and affordable for you to get control over your data, BOMs, engineering and manufacturing change processes.
Contact us now to have a chat about your specific needs.
