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ABB Ability Solution Suite
Of course this is the one of the best solution available in the market at present. When you have Multiple system in a plant then you need a powerful tool for Computation which Ability does it smoothly.

Verified User
Engineer in Information Technology
Oil & Energy Company, 10,001+ employeesSiemens PLM Teamcenter
Well suited for:
- Enterprise companies who want to enforce a specific workflow to get products from concept to production;
- Companies who have a large workforce that do not talk to each other in person but communicate product data between departments in the form of datapacks.
- Companies and individuals who have very few products of which many are very simple. The cost is just not justified for these.
- Companies without an IT department to manage the Teamcenter software (it is a lot of work and requires a full-time administrator).

Verified User
Professional in Research & Development
Defense & Space Company, 1001-5000 employeesFeature Rating Comparison
Customization
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10.0
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API for custom integration
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Plug-ins
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Security
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10.0
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Single sign-on capability
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Role-based user permissions
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Inventory Management
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Inventory tracking
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Location management
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Manufacturing module
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Order Management
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Pricing
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Order entry
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Cost of goods sold
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End-to-end order visibility
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Order exception Resolution
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Project Execution Management
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Project Planning and Scheduling
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Project Manager Dashboard
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Resource Manager Dashboard
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Task Insight for Project Managers
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Project Manager Mobile Functionality
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Team Member Task Collaboration
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Team Member Mobile Functionality
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Project Candidate Search
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Project Candidate Comparison and Analysis
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10.0
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Defineable Resource Pools
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Defineable Resource Pools
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Talent Profiles
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Real-Time Project Reporting
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Absence Management
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Product Lifecycle Management
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Manufacturing
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Production Process Design
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Supply Chain Business Flows
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Production Management
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Contracted Manufacturing Management
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Configuration Management
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Work Definition
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Work Execution
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10.0
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Advanced Fulfillment
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Manufacturing Costs
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Supply Chain
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Forecasting
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Inventory Planning
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Multi-tier Supply Chain Planning
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Performance Monitoring
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Product Lifecycle Management
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Ideation Management
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Requirements Management
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Proposal Management
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10.0
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Innovation Portfolio Management
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10.0
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Product Master Data Management
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Vendor Portal
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Project Portfolio Management
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10.0
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Pros
ABB Ability Solution Suite
- Computation of data.
- Presentation to right person.
- Ability to perform critical task and sending to users.
- Multiple control system connectivity.

Verified User
Engineer in Information Technology
Oil & Energy Company, 10,001+ employeesSiemens PLM Teamcenter
- Teamcenter tracks & creates revisions pretty well, but that is after much customization we've done to it.
- Quite a bit of search power, although very complicated and challenging to use the search features.
- A database that can be integrated with ERP systems, but that does require much code writing and an SOA system.
- Document security -- not sure if these features are out-of-the-box or customizations, but this capability is highly valuable to protect IP.
Sr. Electrical Engineer
National Oilwell VarcoOil & Energy, 10,001+ employees
Cons
ABB Ability Solution Suite
- May be for smaller PLCs this can't be implemented.
- Cost may an area ABB can look in to.
- Improvement in GUI

Verified User
Engineer in Information Technology
Oil & Energy Company, 10,001+ employeesSiemens PLM Teamcenter
- Within the NX CAD package, there are often various little bugs and glitches that we come across in daily use. We generally submit incident reports to Siemens on these.
- In general, the Teamcenter software package lacks ease of use, general users within the department require frequent intervention and help from higher users for seemingly simple tasks.

Verified User
Engineer in Manufacturing
Airlines/Aviation Company, 51-200 employeesLikelihood to Renew
ABB Ability Solution Suite
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Siemens PLM Teamcenter
Siemens PLM Teamcenter 8.8
Based on 8 answers
Because of our current customer needs, we will most likely maintain use of Siemens PLM products for some time. Aside from the initial software cost, we pay for yearly maintenance. Maintaining our yearly maintenance licensing with Siemens, we receive access to all of the latest software releases, as well as premier technical support

Verified User
Engineer in Manufacturing
Airlines/Aviation Company, 51-200 employeesUsability
ABB Ability Solution Suite
ABB Ability Solution Suite 10.0
Based on 1 answer
One of the best solutions in the market with a user-friendly system. This is very useful when the ABB system (Like we had 800xA) is there, new or existing; all the ABB systems can be integrated using this rather than going to a 3rd party vendor, which may have interface problems.

Verified User
Engineer in Information Technology
Oil & Energy Company, 10,001+ employeesSiemens PLM Teamcenter
Siemens PLM Teamcenter 6.0
Based on 3 answers
As previously mentioned, due to the intense amount of features and modules present in the software, the usability of the software suffers greatly. Many of the features are not used in our context, and many of the modules are not purchased, but the options are still present on the interface leading to a lot of clutter, much of which is never used. The interfaces suffer from a lack of design and tend to feel like a conglomerate of Windows 98 elements.

Verified User
Professional in Research & Development
Defense & Space Company, 1001-5000 employeesSupport Rating
ABB Ability Solution Suite
ABB Ability Solution Suite 10.0
Based on 1 answer
Good support in terms of quality and promptness. When we had problems with some of the commands not getting executed, their online support also provided a good solution to solve the problem. Even mission-critical task we were able to solve during this Pandemic time. The suggestion is to go for the online support 1st in the future, followed by a visit.

Verified User
Engineer in Information Technology
Oil & Energy Company, 10,001+ employeesSiemens PLM Teamcenter
Siemens PLM Teamcenter 10.0
Based on 4 answers
I have never personally dealt with Siemens customer support, but the consultants who did the initial setup of Siemens PLM (Teamcenter) did a really great job in answering all of our support queries in record time. Many of the queries were directed back to Siemens and answers were given via the consultants; this process never took more than 24 hours and usually solved the problems we had.

Verified User
Professional in Research & Development
Defense & Space Company, 1001-5000 employeesAlternatives Considered
ABB Ability Solution Suite
Better suited for the ABB System as Microsoft is a third party for ABB Control System.

Verified User
Engineer in Information Technology
Oil & Energy Company, 10,001+ employeesSiemens PLM Teamcenter
Siemens PLM software is a complete packgage that fully inegrates PLM, CAD, CAE, and CAM. It drove effciency, innovation, and workflows within my organization. Each individual piece of software is either the leader in its own area of functionality or comparable to the competition that I have used previously.
Design Engineer
The Valspar Corporation LtdaPackaging and Containers, 5001-10,000 employees
Scalability
ABB Ability Solution Suite
No score
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Siemens PLM Teamcenter
Siemens PLM Teamcenter 9.0
Based on 1 answer
It's a very robust and mature tool. The only thing that would make it better is the have a version embrace the cloud, which I'm sure is underway, but it's complicated, so it will take more time. But when it's done, look out. It will be near-perfect!
PLM Manager
CAD SocietyMechanical or Industrial Engineering, 201-500 employees
Return on Investment
ABB Ability Solution Suite
- Positive is definitely ROI since manual intervention is minimized and the process is automated.
- Cost wise, ABB has been looked upon considering the small industry.
- Overall, a good solution for a large companies.

Verified User
Engineer in Information Technology
Oil & Energy Company, 10,001+ employeesSiemens PLM Teamcenter
- Decreased time to process ECNs with electronic workflow and notifications
- Ability to track status of ECNs has given us a better overview of the health of our process and resource constraints
- Version control for released items going through revision has reduced risk of manufacturing the wrong revision

Verified User
Program Manager in Information Technology
Transportation/Trucking/Railroad Company, 1001-5000 employeesPricing Details
ABB Ability Solution Suite
General
Free Trial
—Free/Freemium Version
—Premium Consulting/Integration Services
—Entry-level set up fee?
No
Siemens PLM Teamcenter
General
Free Trial
—Free/Freemium Version
—Premium Consulting/Integration Services
—Entry-level set up fee?
No