Horror stories! Why we need teamcenter PDM
Horror stories! Why we need teamcenter PDM
(OP)
Hello all,
I would like some horror stories from past experiences why we need a good PDM/PLM system.
Our group is integrating Teamcenter where we had a simple SVN system before. I have a difficult new user who doesn't think we need all this junk. We are also integrating w/ Agile. He thinks that an excel bom is fine.
Look forward to some good stories.
Jason
I would like some horror stories from past experiences why we need a good PDM/PLM system.
Our group is integrating Teamcenter where we had a simple SVN system before. I have a difficult new user who doesn't think we need all this junk. We are also integrating w/ Agile. He thinks that an excel bom is fine.
Look forward to some good stories.
Jason





RE: Horror stories! Why we need teamcenter PDM
1) Revision control and release
2) Limit checkout for changes to one person
3) Uses a workflow to automate the release procedure
4) Provides a mechanism for tracking incidents that may require a part to be revised
5) Can lock certain files to be read-only so only selected people may make changes (Library/Librarian)
There are some cons to PLM systems, too.
1) Requires a well thought out process for the implementation (Most have a good OOTB basic one)
2) User training is a must
3) Management buy-in to the project is required (These systems are not cheap!)
4) You will always have the 1 or 2 users who resist change
"Wildfires are dangerous, hard to control, and economically catastrophic."
Ben Loosli
RE: Horror stories! Why we need teamcenter PDM
Second reason is that more than one designer can work on an assembly at the same time.
RE: Horror stories! Why we need teamcenter PDM
From my experience you have to have the support from management to put in the resources needed to make it work. It is like every other new process or system, it will not work as expected out of the box, you will always have nay sayers, and there will be other ways of doing it, like an excel sheet for a BOM. You have to think about what you do, where is your time spent, where improvements can be made then make the software work for you.
I think that the companies that organize their data will have a great advantage over those that don't. I do not consider a collection of files in folders organized data.
good luck!