Propel vs. SAP PLM

Scenario in which Propel is best on the grounds are : 1. Customer support is very enriching and helpful. 2. OMS electronic system is best part of it. 3. Salesforce platform is very user friendly. Scenario in which it needs improvement: 1. Platform releases sometimes affect business operation. 2. Preview and collaboration should be made very user friendly. 3. Variant and sharing management could be improved.

Incentivized

SAP PLM is well suited for any industry that needs to track the creation of a product from the raw material stage all the way to the shipped product. I do not think it would be well suited for very small companies which do not have any materials, products, and inventory to track.

Incentivized

• Offers full PLM capabilities on my mobile phone.
• Greater flexibility to manage other customer facing processes.
• Customer service is very fast.

• Provides lower-cost calculation
• This makes processes related to the product consistent, efficient, and simpler.
• It manages product development, support, and recycling projects effectively.
• It allows us to control the whole process.
• It allows us to see the future status of the products.

Incentivized

• Some of the platform issues and releases are still there which affect business operations.
• Reporting option could be made better with Excel or Word.
• Preview functionality is discouraging and needs to be addressed.

Incentivized

• Implementation Challenges.
• Not a one product fits all — each organization to customize a lot to accommodate their own processes.

Incentivized

SAP PLM is very difficult to use for beginners.

Incentivized

Once implemented, it provides seamless integration between PLM and ERP systems.

Incentivized

A major requirement for us was the ability to have a traditional ECN workflow, with multiple documents changed on the same workflow; most eQMS solutions do not include this capability. That ruled out several solutions for us. We selected Propel primarily because the cost was in-line with expectations and the reporting capabilities were excellent.

Incentivized

SAP PLM encompasses SAP BW and SAP PRD. We tend to focus more on the SAP PRD portion as it directly involves more closely to production. We selected SAP PLM because it gives us a great visibility in the life cycle of materials, products and overall costs. SAP PLM compliments the other packages very well

Incentivized

• Has allowed us to improve revenue at least 5% per campaign since we started using it
• Has allowed us to realistically model marketing costs that are within 10% of the projected values
• All of our 4 teams can see all marketing data

Incentivized

• Accurately able to order raw materials which are necessary for the current production run, thus reducing overhead.
• The negative impact would be the initial cost of the software and how long it would take to ROI that cost.
• It has allowed us to control batches of product creation much more closer and have the ability to cut some erroneous costs which were found in large batches.

Incentivized