Consolidated Product Data

With a single version of the truth, the confusion and errors caused by duplicate product data are prevented. By offering a single repository of shared product data, BlueStar PDM/PLM provides the data platform needed for closer corporate-wide collaboration.

Time Savings

Companies using BlueStar PDM/PLM are able to achieve substantial time savings, including but not limited to:

Saving time locating existing parts, designs and the pertaining documentation.

Saving time verifying data and confirming that documentation is up-to-date.

Saving time spent on the unnecessary re-design of already-existing items.

Saving time creating new items in Microsoft Dynamics AX and updating item quantities.

Saving time distributing paper-based ECOs and information between departments.

Savings time determining the relationships of items.

Saving time tracking the history of items and revisions.

Saving time spent on duplicate work.

Designers are able to access ERP information regarding the parts used in designs, so that the parts used will not impede lead times.

By preventing data inconsistencies, BlueStar PDM/PLM also prevents errors and time consuming rework.

Increased Reuse of Data & Documentation

By empowering users to quickly locate and identify existing parts, designs and documents, the incentive for re-inventing these is reduced. This prevents duplicate work and increases productivity.

Compliance

As many manufacturers are subject to stringent regulatory requirements, the tracking and logging capabilities of BlueStar PDM/PLM enable users to comply with regulatory requirements such as full traceability on all changes, as well as revisions and logging of all product related activities. Likewise, the system prevents changes from being applied to approved items.

Secure Data

BlueStar PDM/PLM enables manufacturers to protect the trade secrets and core competencies stored in their product data through a flexible access rights and activity logging system which controls who can access what data and generates reports of who has interacted with which items at what time. With complete flexibility and overview of events, even the strictest security policy can be enforced to safeguard sensitive information.