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Users

Unlimited Supplier User Access

Standard Storage

Product Record

Item Management
Create and maintain one central repository for complete item specifications while tracking revision and usage history.

BOM Management
Manage complex bills of material (BOMs) across design and manufacturing teams as well as the extended global supply chain.

Supplier Management
Track all supplier relationships in a single location, independent of associations with product data.

Manufacturer Management
Keep track of full specifications of the manufacturer’s component, including part numbers, part names, and custom attributes.

Vendor Management
Capture key information on costing, specifications, and lead time.

Cost Management
Capture and analyze material cost early on in the development cycle.

File Management
Manage any type of file associated to your items with complete lifecycle and revision control.

Advanced File Management
Turn Arena PLM into a comprehensive document management system with full vaulting capabilities.

Product Management

Partner Collaboration
Share BOM items with suppliers regardless of source relationships.

Request Mgmt
Manage electronic change requests like ECRs, CARs or SCARs within a central environment.

Change Mgmt
Formalize the approval process and increase collaboration efficiencies with configurable workflows.

Product Analytics

Process Compliance (e.g., FDA, ISO Compliance)
Manage standard operating procedures and product documentation in the context of a complete Master Device Record.

Product Compliance Mgmt (e.g., RoHS, UL)
Establish compliance rationale against multiple reporting standards, manage item-level compliance documentation, and get instant visibility to compliance status.

Advanced Reporting
Create instant reports on items, costing, purchasing and change orders to track product development and new product introduction processes.

Project Collaboration
Execute and analyze complex product-related projects across departmental and organizational boundaries.

Customization

Item Types
Standardize item definition using a custom classification scheme with common, inheritable attributes that uniquely describe items by category / commodity grouping.

Intelligent Part Numbering
Leverage your item classification scheme to assign structured part numbers that reflect the taxonomy of your choice.

File Types
Track unlimited types of documents and assign inheritable attributes that users can select or override when logging a file into Arena PLM.

Request / Change Types
Establish the types of requests (e.g., ECR, CAR, SCAR) and change orders (e.g., ECO, MCO, DCO) required to support your business. Utilize intelligent numbering and tailor the information captured for each order type using user-defined, searchable attributes.

Review Board Routings
Configure approval workflow processes across multiple product lifecycle stages, and determine the level of flexibility users have in adjusting routing steps and reviewers / participants for individual order types.

Layout and Forms Mgmt
Use advanced drag-and-drop tools to modify the look and feel of your custom object views and forms.

Integration

Import/Export
Easily import and export your data using multiple formats, including .csv and Industry Standard IPC-2570 Supply Chain Communication (PDX) Standard.

Managed Integrations
Manage data across multiple systems utilizing check-book style reconciliation.

Integration API Adapters
Integrate with existing enterprise requirements planning, product data management, and design automation packages to extend the benefits of product lifecycle management.

Integrated VoIP
Detect the presence of co-workers, supplier and contract manufacturer users and instantly voice conference or text chat with one or more users.

Integrated Reference Content
Improve component selection and automatically scrub BOMs using integrated reference content from Avnet Prómiere and IHS.

Security

Data Integrity and Loss Protection
Shield data from corruption and loss via Arena's high-grade production networking system that utilizes multiple firewalls, redundant systems, co-located facilities, and industry leading backup and recovery practices.

Financial Service Grade Confidentiality
Protect the theft or inadvertant disclosure of intellectual property by leveraging Arena's proven network security architecture and active countermeasures designed to safeguard customer data both within the Arena network and in transit between the user and Arena PLM.

Full Failover Protection w/ 99.5% Uptime Guarantee
Minimize the probability of service interruption and minimize the time to restore service in the event of an interruption by leveraging Arena's extensive production network, performance management tools, and demonstrated IT expertise.

IP-based Access Control
Control and monitor access to your workspace by granting access to predefined IP addresses.

Training and Support

Training
Access a suite of in-person and web based training programs to ensure you and your suppliers maximize the value of your solution.

Support
Technical experts are available to support your needs.