For small to medium-sized manufacturing enterprises, there comes a point where inventory and purchasing management via spreadsheets shifts from being beneficial to cumbersome. Astute supply chain managers recognize this as the cue to transition to specialized…

For many, PDM, PLM and MRP software suites may seem like competing systems. It’s not hard to come to that conclusion, either. Afterall, there’s a lot of functionality overlap between them. The fact is these systems,…

There’s a reason getting the right parts at the right time, place, and price is a profession all its own. It’s about managing large amounts of data just as it is about managing relationships. That takes…

Relying on spreadsheets to manage inventory and production needs seems like a quick and easy solution in the beginning. Afterall, spreadsheets are low-cost, reliable commodity tools that are broadly familiar to nearly anyone working with computers….

Relying on spreadsheets to manage inventory and production needs seems like a quick and easy solution in the beginning. Afterall, spreadsheets are low-cost, reliable commodity tools that are broadly familiar to nearly anyone working with computers….

Getting to production intent is never a straightforward process. Changes to a product’s design can happen for a variety of reasons along the way. Parts may have to change to satisfy performance requirements. They may need…