ERP and PDM
ERP and PDM
(OP)
I read a post from DSI on the thread "Design Tables and How to Customize them" started by Scott Baugh. I didn't want to get that thread off on some tangent, so I started this one.
My company has purchased WTC ProductCenter for our PDM solution (not implemented yet), but we are being forced to maintain several bits of information in multiple locations due to our seperate ERP system.
Part Numbers
Raw Materials
Nomenclature
BoM Data
Process/Routings
Ect...
I was wondering what ERP systems are out there that are also Partners with SolidWorks? Or, if none exist, how are you or your company dealing with this issue if you also have to maintain multiple bits of the same info.
My company has purchased WTC ProductCenter for our PDM solution (not implemented yet), but we are being forced to maintain several bits of information in multiple locations due to our seperate ERP system.
Part Numbers
Raw Materials
Nomenclature
BoM Data
Process/Routings
Ect...
I was wondering what ERP systems are out there that are also Partners with SolidWorks? Or, if none exist, how are you or your company dealing with this issue if you also have to maintain multiple bits of the same info.
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RE: ERP and PDM
Unfortunatly, the ERP system that is being implemented is not partnered with SolidWorks. They are an engineer to order manufacturer, so the data is actually driven from the design. They are not going to incorporate the design calculations into the ERP system because there are way too many exceptions that would cause problems. So, we have decided to keep the design automation separate. There is a separate database that stores the input data and calculated results for each design. I am going to develop several applications that will transfer the data from the model (SolidWorks and AutoCAD) into the ERP database.
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RE: ERP and PDM
Are you planing to export model data to your ERP system? If so, it would be interesting to know what software you use, as the little research that I have done leads me to belive that our ERP system cannot import any data (though it will export some).
If my company could tie SWX data to the ERP system, it would save many man-hours for everyone. = )
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RE: ERP and PDM
As far as populating an ERP system, there are many ways that this can be accomplished. Even though this system has an application to import data, you will, most likely, have root access to your database. Unfortunately, this will probably require some custom database programming. If you are trying to accomplish this, your first goal would be to find import abilities and database compatibility. If you can figure out this format, the rest is pretty easy.
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RE: ERP and PDM
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