Arena PLM + QMS for AWS GovCloud
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Arena Makes PLM Changes Easy, With Great Access Control and Search
What do you like best about the product?
Prior to using Arena we used to use 3DX a lot for PLM and Arena is so much better. You can make changes without up-reving a part. It's not just an engineering exclusive app, everyone in the company has access to it. It's easier for suppliers to pull the latest version of everything and we can control what they see. Watermarks on any printed files so we can track who accessed it and when. We can search items via any keyword whether it is featured in the title, description or any other attribute. It also simplifies the approval process, you can track who hasn't approved yet and nudged them and also you have particular stakeholders who force approve in case of an emergency.
What do you dislike about the product?
Not being able to see CAD models is a little annoying. I wish there was a small 3d viewer just to visualize the part and make sure we're looking at the correct one.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
Transparency. Now everyone at all levels of the company can look up parts easily can look up parts and BOMs and status of changes.
Less email communications with suppliers. They don't need to confirm revs with us just retrieve whichever is the latest one in Arena.
The part numbering system is a lot more standardized thanks to the Arena part number format.
Less email communications with suppliers. They don't need to confirm revs with us just retrieve whichever is the latest one in Arena.
The part numbering system is a lot more standardized thanks to the Arena part number format.
File Storage Is Solid, but There’s Room to Improve
What do you like best about the product?
file storage and rev control is pretty convienent.
What do you dislike about the product?
the costing function is difficult to use
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
collaboration of teams in different locations
Arena user review
What do you like best about the product?
User friendly, Easy for first time users, not seen any problems since 4 years of end user usage.
What do you dislike about the product?
Custom size customization option for widgets
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
Easy document storage & sharing across the Organization
Easy Document Control with Clear Revisions, Approvals, and BOM Downloads
What do you like best about the product?
It’s easy to maintain documents with clear revision control, and approvals are straightforward to manage based on the hierarchy. It’s also easy to download the BOM for analysis.
What do you dislike about the product?
I’m not able to copy items between the request (DRW) and change (DCO). I have to add those items manually each time, which is a tedious task. It would be great if we could copy the items from change to request, or vice versa.
Also, modifying the Bill of Materials for assembly items in the BOM tab is getting difficult. It would be much easier if we could replace items, reorder them, and edit quantities for all items within a single tab.
Also, modifying the Bill of Materials for assembly items in the BOM tab is getting difficult. It would be much easier if we could replace items, reorder them, and edit quantities for all items within a single tab.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
Change management, tracking, and BOM management are easier. Document control is also simpler across different file types, including PDFs, DXFs, and spreadsheets (forms).
Intuitive Arena UI Makes Finding Parts Fast and Easy
What do you like best about the product?
Intuitive interface. Arena's graphical user interface makes it easier to find the parts and requests I am looking for. There are no codes and numbers to be remembered to access specific parts
What do you dislike about the product?
The search needs to improve. There should be options to query multiple parts at a time by pasting a list.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
Arena helps keep track of changes that are being made across the organization to avoid conflicts and reworks. There should be more communication features that can aid in deciding priority of conflicting changes. Maybe a pop-up for the people in-charge to add a note for conflicts and prioritize accordingly
Simple, Reliable PLM for Daily Documentation and Change Management
What do you like best about the product?
Arena PLM is very easy to use and works well for daily tasks like documentation control, BOM management, requests, and engineering changes. It keeps files and items organized in one place, making tracking and updates simple. Customer support has also been very helpful whenever needed.
What do you dislike about the product?
You cannot open two workspaces at the same time, which slows down switching between projects. The login session time is also short, causing occasional interruptions.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
It centralizes and organizes files, BOMs, and change processes, improving control and making daily engineering work more efficient.
Frustrating Search, Insecure Login, and Consistency Challenges
What do you like best about the product?
I use Arena PLM & QMS at work to keep track of product parts, suppliers, documentation, ECOs, and changes. It's treated as the source of truth for all production release parts and machines, and a go-to source for the latest released documentation.
What do you dislike about the product?
I despise the search feature. There is no 'fuzzy' search and knowing the exact naming or part number is necessary to find the correct document. Also, when creating a part it's hard to keep a consistent structure across multiple people in the organization and sometimes duplicate information exists. Maybe this is an SSO issue but my Arena is most often logged out and I need to keep entering my email address every time I access the site whereas all my other Okta apps are fine and login automatically.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
I use Arena PLM & QMS to track product parts, suppliers, and documentation. It serves as the source of truth for production release parts and the latest released documentation.
Easy Document & Workflow Management in Arena PLM, with Helpful ECO Tracking
What do you like best about the product?
Easy to maintan documents and workflow in arena PLM. ECOs and their cycle status can be helpful for tracking
What do you dislike about the product?
the user interference and search functionality could be improved
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
helps in frahmented product data, document versions and manual change management
Centralized Approvals and Phase Gates Make Compliance Tracking Easy
What do you like best about the product?
How project requests, changes and items are in different fields. Able to get approvals and phase gate approvals from a single place and able to track all the progress anytime for compliance side
What do you dislike about the product?
Need added features to track from production side of this? Need to use additional software like BAAN & SAP to track implementation side of projects. Ability to link such ERP systems or an inbuilt ERP system for such tracking would help tremendously.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
Having history of all the revisions of changes and able to back track them. See all the plans, reports & documentations for each revision and able to track that history
Comprehensive, User-Friendly PLM Tool That Covers It All
What do you like best about the product?
A comprehensive PLM tool covering various aspects and a user-friendly interface.
What do you dislike about the product?
If there are multiple workspaces within one organization, both do not open simultaneously.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
I use Arena for product data management and change management cycles for product sustenance.
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