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Fall 2020 Update – Units of Measure
Aligni allows you define your own units of measure (UoM) and unit conversions most appropriate to the context of your business. Recently, we have made a number of changes to the storage model and user…
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Spring 2020 Update
Safety Stock Manager Managing safety stock effectively is an important part of a comprehensive strategy to reduce “line down” risk and keep production running smoothly even with demand surges. A new safety stock manager is…
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Two Approaches to Managing Alternate Parts
Question: I have a part (actually multiple parts) that can be made by 2 different manufacturers: in-house and an outside source. Parts from both sources are functionally identical and treated as interchangeable in assemblies. What…
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Fall 2017 Update
As the leaves fall from the trees and the Aligni team gets excited about binging on Halloween candy and season two of Stranger Things, we reflect on the past several months and some of the…
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Tell a Story with Aligni ECM
The essence of product lifecycle management (PLM) is to engage with the life of your product throughout its entire lifecycle – from conceptualization to development, from prototype to production, through maintenance, and ultimately obsolescence. Engineering…
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Builds and Partial Reservations
We’re excited to deploy a new feature that will allow builds to have reservations specified on a per-item basis as opposed to the full-build reservations that are presently enforced. Aligni’s builds help you manage the…
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Spring 2016 Newsletter
Vendor Part Number Improvements We’ve updated the Part Display styles to include a new tag. Use this tag to include the vendor part number on RFQs and purchases. We’ve also added a new super-easy vendor…