PLM Webinars

During this webinar, you will learn how PLM and ERP has helped Hammerhead:

• Prevent product change errors
• Meet cost target and delivery dates for new product introductions
• Improve planning and material scheduling
• Strengthen relationships with customers and partners

Get an inside look into how Arena PLM enables:

• Real-time visibility into up-to-date product data
• Pre-configured, automated workflows
• Secure access for suppliers and partners
• Fewer change-related errors
• Faster ECO cycle times

Learn how Arena PLM has helped Ruckus Wireless:

• Keep its global product team on the same page
• Streamline change & certification management
• Reduce configuration & documentation errors
• Scale quickly with minimal cost

In this co-hosted webinar with Metafore, a PLM consulting firm, you will learn:

• Differences between on-demand and traditional on-premise PLM
• Benefits of the on-demand PLM model
• Data security in on-demand PLM
• Set-up, deployment and maintenance of on-demand PLM

Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) is a critical tool for any company developing products today. Attend this webinar to learn how:

• PLM is used in design and manufacturing
• PLM streamlines key business processes like BOM management, change management and communication with outsourced manufacturers
• PLM differs from—and complements—other enterprise software like ERP and PDM

With accelerated product introductions and rapid engineering change, product change management is a bigger challenge than ever before. In this webinar, Arena Solutions and Symphony Consulting will discuss:

• Incorporating contract manufacturers and component suppliers into your change management practices
• The link between effective change management and an effective supply chain
• Solutions you can employ to address this important business need

Presented at SolidWorks World 2008 by Eric Larkin, Arena’s CTO, this on-demand webcast discusses the many challenges of product design in today’s global, multifaceted manufacturing industry. Examining the issues surrounding documentation, communication and outsourced supplier relationships, Eric provides an overview of the significance of these issues in remaining competitive, as well as insight into software solutions to tackle these challenges and maintain one’s dominance in the marketplace.

Continuing our examination of manufacturing outsourcing, we discuss the results of a study conducted by Arena on outsourcing challenges faced by suppliers. During this webinar we cover top challenges faced by suppliers resulting in hard-dollar losses; main causes for new product introduction (NPI) delays; and effective tactics for building an effective and efficient outsourcing relationship.

Arena Solutions and Symphony Consulting present findings and analysis from an outsourcing study and discuss seven common tips to avoid in a manufacturing outsourcing strategy. During this webinar, you'll learn how to gain greater control of your current manufacturing outsourcing efforts.