Arena vs BlueCherry

• Arena allows for easy customization and this is beneficial because the company can set up the PLM to meet their specific needs and tailor it to their business.
• The interface is very user friendly and this helps to eliminate the apprehension of using a system for an employee who is not a computer expert.
• Policies and user groups allow administrators to control what certain employees can and cannot see. This control keeps data accuracy intact and helps to create a structured approach to data acquisition.

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• You are able to create your own custom reports with just the information you need included.
• You can access the system from an off-site location.
• You are able to share reports and documents directly from the system to the email recipient.

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• There were a few fields that we could not modify. They were standard fields that Arena would only allow specific data. It would have been nice to be able to modify the field and customize as we wished.
• We wish there was a shared user license. There are some users that might only use the product once per month. It would be nice if they did not need to hold their own user license to access information.
• When approving changes or requests, or completing a task in a project, it would be nice if the system automatically notified all down stream users with open items that the task was completed.

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• When placing orders on hold due to over the credit limit, it takes into consideration all future orders even if they are years in the future.
• You aren't able to view inventory status as easy when entering an order.
• You do not get a pop-up notification when entering an order that the account is past due, over the limit, etc.
• It leaves $0 invoices open on the account until they are manually applied.

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• Since we haven't introduced a product, this is a difficult question to answer with a useful number. I can say that Arena has become a tool that everyone in the organization counts on and is the first place to look for anything.

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• It has made it easier to access and share documents and information in the system.
• It makes it easier to view reports because you can customize them to only include the information you need.

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