Arena PLM and QMS

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Arena PLM and QMS
Score 8.4 out of 10
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Arena, a PTC business, helps companies to design, produce, and deliver innovative products with a unified cloud-based PLM and QMS platform. Arena understands modern product companies rely on distributed teams and global supply chains to develop products, ensure regulatory compliance (FDA, ISO, ITAR, EAR, and environmental compliance), and respond to customer demands. Arena states that they have more than 1,400 global high-tech electronics and medical device customers.…N/A
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Arena PLM and QMS
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Arena PLM and QMS
Free Trial
Yes
Free/Freemium Version
No
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
Yes
Entry-level Setup FeeRequired
Additional DetailsArena's cloud-based PLM and QMS solutions include role-based subscriptions to meet diverse team needs with the necessary security to protect product information. Their fixed-fee QuickStartâ„¢ implementations supports rapid deployment.
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Our company used Microsoft SharePoint along with a paper-based system for document control and quality processes before we implemented Arena. This system often had failings with incorrect versions of documents being used, printed out papers with signatures getting misplaced, …
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Agile seems easier to use than Arena.
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Poorly -- not intuitive, difficult to update
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We selected Arena because one of our suppliers uses it. I would say you are equal.
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Arena PLM and QMS works as any other document control resource, but is simple enough to pick up and use efficiently
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Arena seemed the easiest to use and the one that can best be configured to our own ways of working and set up in a way that integrates well with our company
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I was not involved with SAP when it was evaluated but feedback from others SAP was chosen without full knowledge of ARENA's capabilities in these areas.
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I've used SAP, Agile in the past, for PLM, and unless the server is in your office, you cannot configure anything, and should it crash, you as the client are stuck until the issues are resolved. In my 15 plus years using Arena, there has only been one instance where the server …
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Arena is the first PLM tool I have had direct interaction with. It's been a positive experience for me.
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I've used Soquel, Oracle, custom databases, I like Arena the most.
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I've used Trackwise and Qualtrax previously, and the direct competitor for Arena originally was Q-Pulse.
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No other electronic Arena PLM and QMS systems [are] used.
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Arena is significantly less clunky that its competitors.
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Oracle Agile was a lot more difficult and expensive to use
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I have only used a paper system with uploads to a shared network. Paper is more time-consuming, but more in our control. It's much easier to search through Arena than a paper system, however, there is still a learning curve to Arena. Once Arena skills and company knowledge are …
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I have not evaluated other doc control products. Previously, all tracking was done internally via Windows file system.
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No other alternatives.
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I have used SAP in my previous companies, and while it was a good ERP system, it was not [a] very good document management or quality management system. Arena [PLM and QMS] offers more flexibility to host documents and to perform change management. Arena [PLM and QMS] also …
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Agile does not have as clean and user-friendly an interface as Arena.
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Arena is much better than QAD in terms of BOMs and ECOs and Revision Control. We use Arena concurrently with SAP and they integrate very well together, which is nice. The integration team was really helpful in making sure that the SAP to Arena functionality runs smoothly, and …
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User Ratings
Arena PLM and QMS
Likelihood to Recommend
8.4
(201 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
9.0
(5 ratings)
Usability
8.4
(16 ratings)
Availability
8.0
(3 ratings)
Performance
9.4
(3 ratings)
Support Rating
9.5
(16 ratings)
Online Training
6.6
(2 ratings)
Implementation Rating
8.9
(2 ratings)
Configurability
8.1
(2 ratings)
Product Scalability
8.7
(3 ratings)
Vendor post-sale
8.0
(1 ratings)
Vendor pre-sale
9.0
(1 ratings)
User Testimonials
Arena PLM and QMS
Likelihood to Recommend
Arena, a PTC Business
Arena PLM is well suited for part number, BOM and file management. Processing changes (ECNs, ACOs, DCO's, etc.) in Arena is very easy to do and provides great visibility on the status of submitted requests. The ability to communicate with Suppliers and grant them access to files in Arena is extremely helpful. Arena does not appear to be the best suited system for managing software
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Pros
Arena, a PTC Business
  • It provides easy, 'login-anywhere' internet cloud-based access to fundamental PLM functions.
  • It provides secure access control for employees & vendors (but you pay per person for access licenses).
  • Data is effectively 'always backed up' in the internet-cloud.
  • There is an option to attach thumbnail graphics representative of each item and create a Bill of Materials view that also displays the graphics to help provide item recognition for BOM readers.
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Cons
Arena, a PTC Business
  • In my opinion, the Help Pages clearly do not realize that a picture is worth a 1,000 words; need illustrations and screenshots!
  • I think the 'Save' button when editing Quality Processes needs to "float" on the active page, not lurking at the bottom.
  • In my experience, the Arena PLM and QMS Training programs need to be revamped to include "real-world" examples and working through examples, not simply reading through a training manual.
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Likelihood to Renew
Arena, a PTC Business
We have so much time and effort invested into Arena. The history of approvals, revisions, etc. are necessary for many of our customers. We also have entire device histories recorded. Having to re-create that on another platform would be a feat requiring years of effort. But mostly, Arena just works. It's transformed our business into a much more streamlined system, resulting in a massive cost and time savings.
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Usability
Arena, a PTC Business
Arena has improved their UI over the years that I've used it to make it more user friendly. Additionally, there is a lot of redundancy within Arena (multiple ways to achieve the same end), which makes it easier to learn.
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Reliability and Availability
Arena, a PTC Business
Seems like when I need to access our workspace for an emergency situation, this is when maintenance is scheduled, just the luck of the draw, I guess, and I just wait until the maintenance is complete, and then can proceed
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Performance
Arena, a PTC Business
We use a few other software or systems (Silicon expert) and it is seamless to us, pages load quickly and efficiently.
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Support Rating
Arena, a PTC Business
Upon initial observation, Arena Solution appears to possess a rather intricate nature, yet this complexity was effectively navigated during the initial configuration phase with the invaluable assistance of an expert well-versed in Arena, a factor that greatly contributed to our comprehensive mastery and autonomous handling of Arena Solutions thereafter.
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Online Training
Arena, a PTC Business
The On line training was easy to understand and was very efficient for most of our users. We used the training tools to make sure we use all of the features to their fullest and correctly! After a few weeks mos of our users were very proficient with ARENA PLM and were able to work on their own and use mos of the sections and PLM capablilities.
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Implementation Rating
Arena, a PTC Business
Pretty straightforward, from OOB
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Arena, a PTC Business
Arena is much better than QAD in terms of BOMs and ECOs and Revision Control. We use Arena concurrently with SAP and they integrate very well together, which is nice. The integration team was really helpful in making sure that the SAP to Arena functionality runs smoothly, and when there are any issues, they are very responsive to help make changes to fix the problem that might be there.
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Scalability
Arena, a PTC Business
Arena is easy to customize and therefore easy to scale. Different user groups with access restrictions can be easily created and new training plans can be created to support different user bases. Suppliers can also easily be added or items can be shared with them
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Return on Investment
Arena, a PTC Business
  • Decreased the company's time to market for release of its second generation flagship product.
  • Decreased the turn around on non-conformance reports (NCRs), supplier corrective action reports (SCARs), and corrective and preventative actions (CAPAs).
  • Better organized the company's process maps, DHF, and other regulatory related information so that major audits are completed faster and with fewer findings.
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ScreenShots

Arena PLM and QMS Screenshots

Screenshot of Arena Bill of Materials (BOM) Management. Indented BOM displaying "in production" item status.Screenshot of Arena Engineering Change Management.  Engineering Change Order (ECO) approval with redlines.Screenshot of Arena Projects. Project schedule with status and progress.Screenshot of Arena Quality. Quality process showing a Corrective Action Report (CAR) with the issue details, affected items, and resolution progress/status.Screenshot of Arena Requirements. Tracks requirements and related product development issues for a complete product picture.