It's Not Just About Parts

Developing complex products, manufacturing and maintaining them through their life requires managing evolving product configurations embodying information developed by multiple groups inside the organization and in the supply chain.

The challenge of managing complex configurations can lead to costly errors and delays.

Configuration Management with Aras PLM

Manage All Configurations

Configuration Management provides a comprehensive methodology for managing the configuration (hierarchical set of information) of a product or system throughout its life.

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Key Features

  • Provides configuration identification, control, status accounting and verification
  • Tracks baselines at different stages of the product lifecycle, e.g. as-designed, as-built, as-maintained
  • Utilizes graphical online business process workflows with email notifications and reminders
  • Reflects CMII- and CMPIC-certified best practices for configuration and change management

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Benefits

  • Provides improved visibility of the product configuration across functions, disciplines through the lifecycle
  • Avoids unnecessary costs and delays
  • Frees up valuable engineering resources
  • Helps ensure product quality
  • Reduces errors, delays, scrap and rework

Availability

PLM and PDM capabilities are powered by Aras® Applications which are available on either an Open or Subscription basis.

Configured Item Types
 Application Open Subscription
Parts, Documents
 Product Engineering
Quality Plans
 Quality Management System
Technical Publications
 Technical Documentation
Requirements Requirements Management
CAD Documents
 CAD Connector or PDM Integration
Software ALM Integration

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Related Capabilities

ALM Integration

Creates complete system view of multidisciplinary products by linking embedded software deliverables into enterprise processes while source code is managed in ALM.

Bill of Materials

Manage complex MBOM and EBOM structures with Aras across mechanical, electronics, and software to assure consistency and control through the product lifecycle.

Change Management

Change management with Aras streamlines change requests, assessments, and orders and ensures visibility across disciplines and in the extended supply chain, reducing errors and avoiding delays.

Component Engineering

Simplifies selection, approval, sourcing, and compliance for externally sourced electronic components.

Documents

Provides document management including version and change control for files in multiple formats in a secure, searchable repository.

Manufacturing Process Planning

Provides an integrated approach to managing manufacturing data and processes in PLM, bridging the gap between engineering and manufacturing with a digital thread.

Parts

Ensure consistency of information by automatically managing relationships between part items and relevant CAD models, drawings.

PDM/PLM Integration

While Aras provides full PDM capabilities, integration with other PDM environments which manage CAD, parts, BOMs and documents is also available.

Projects

Providing visibility into projects and programs, enabling enterprise organizations to plan and manage resources, mediate risk and maximize profitability.

Quality

The Aras® Quality Management System application provides businesses with advanced product quality planning (APQP) tools to manage risk, improve quality, and attain environmental, regulatory, safety, medical, and other forms of compliance.

Requirements

Enables the creation of a single, multi-discipline requirements hierarchy, critical for designing complex products which combine hardware and software.

Systems Engineering

Provides management of the lifecycle of complex multi-disciplinary products from requirements, through development, manufacture and support.

Technical Publications

Enables cross-discipline authoring, visualization, sharing and publishing of topics-based, modular documentation within a secure, managed environment.
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