A recent industry survey conducted by CIMdata Inc., one of the world’s leading PLM research & consulting companies, based in Ann Arbor, Michigan, reveals that the benefits of ERP and PLM integration are significant. They include:

75% reduction in the time consumption, cost, and errors associated with re-keying data entry from one system to the other.

75% reduction in BOM error cost as BOMs are created once and then managed consistently in both PLM and ERP.

15% reduction in inventory costs as the result of designers and engineers knowing what parts are already on hand and incorporating them into new versions or products – improved part reuse.

8% reduction in scrap of materials that cannot be used in production and which were either already in inventory or ordered before procurement was aware of pending changes.

For more information on the survey go to www.cimdata.com and query the report
“PLM and ERP Integration: Business Efficiency and Value”.

Available from our factsheets page is the new CIMdata whitepaper on BlueStar.