How Can SMB Manufacturers Deal With Data Overwhelm?

Welcome to our sixth edition of Our Take, where Lifecycle Insights analysts will share insights into solutions and tech-led initiatives impacting engineering, design, and manufacturing.

Why should SMBs use DELMIAWorks?

From setup to usage, quality to finance, or plant layout to programming, SMBs are offered an ERP solution that scales alongside companies as they grow.?Typically, small businesses and startups utilize file sharing, spreadsheets, and basic accounting software to manage operations but can quickly become overwhelmed as businesses experience growth.

Data accumulates rapidly, especially in a manufacturing environment, and processes become increasingly complex as supply chains grow. The demands of a new plant require extensive oversight and management. SMBs begin to experience disruptions to workflows and even critical sales or finance data when traditional systems fail to perform at the same level as a dedicated ERP solution.??

At Dassault Systèmes' 3DEXPERIENCE World 2024 , our analyst Emma Feldman spoke with multiple professionals about the inner workings and capabilities of DELMIAWorks.

With DELMIAWorks, one database and application provide manufacturers with the capabilities to monitor, trace, visualize, and communicate manufacturing and operational data to typically siloed cross-functional departments. Utilizing a “single source of truth” alongside the entire supply chain unifies operations and streamlines processes, saving SMBs time and money during phases of growth or disruption.??

What’s Our Take?

While many long-standing manufacturers and businesses have had the resources to purchase or create robust ERP solutions for their brownfield sites and applications, I believe that modern-day SMBs have an excellent opportunity to integrate these same capabilities early on in their process.

This early adoption will save SMBs the headache of transitioning between platforms or wasting extra time and money on extended “go-live” periods or training.

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Why Successful Manufacturing Organizations Are Investing in Systems Lifecycle Management

To gain insight into how systems engineering approaches, including model-based systems engineering (MBSE) and product lifecycle management (PLM) solutions, have helped organizations better manage more complex product development, Lifecycle Insights compiled a report, Systems Lifecycle Management: Developing Systems On Time And Budget Through Integrated MBSE and PLM.

This report discusses how complexity is driving systems engineering adoption, explores MBSE across engineering domains and for downstream architecture collaboration, and highlights MBSE for detailed design and simulation traceability. Ultimately, the report concludes that companies that invest in Systems Lifecycle Management (SysLM) can create a single digital thread that optimizes the design and development process. By implementing MBSE and PLM integration alongside one another, organizations realize greater benefits by designing high-quality products, meeting tight deadlines, and staying within budget.

Read the full article here.