Arena experience at EDI
Updated September 20, 2019

Arena experience at EDI

Vlad Kalika | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 10 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User

Overall Satisfaction with Arena

Arena is used across entire organization at EDI. It is used for PN generation, storing design files, sourcing specification, building product BOM, ECO change management. It is our PLM system.

Pros

  • BOM building
  • Easy item creation
  • Revision visibility and access to previous releases
  • Easy supplier item creation

Cons

  • No flexibility in customizing ECO routing, information cannot be updated once initiated
  • BOM allows duplicate items instead of combining qty
  • No flags for duplicate PN's linking same vendor item
  • Changes module is not customizable to add SN or date fields in implementation
  • Needs better EPR system tie-in or offer procurement module
  • No low-cost read-only access, becomes expensive if used across entire organization
  • Improved time to market
  • Improved NPD process
  • Improved product release to sourcing and manufacturing
  • Centralized parts database
  • Price
  • Product Features
  • Product Usability
  • Prior Experience with the Product
Easy to implement PLM system
Good, stable platform, cloud-based PLM system. Not so good if looking for complete business solution with PDM and ERP tie-ins. Needs procurement module to be more useful for companies looking for more rounded system.

Using Arena

18 - engineering, manufacturing, procurement
  • PLM - design release, revision tracking, approval process
  • BOM for manufacturing
  • part information - supplier PN, drawings, etc
  • tie it to ERP system
excellent PLM system, if only it had ERP module for procurement and inventory management

Comments

  • Lori Austin | TrustRadius Reviewer
    Lori Austin
    (Vendor Representative) commented 7 years ago
    Thank you Vlad on your recent review of Arena. We appreciate the time you invested to communicate all of these details. Change routing via categories is one customization you might find helpful. Arena’s flexibility is a positive but can lead to the scenarios you mention concerning items. We can go over BOM and vendor handling best practices to keep your data aligned. I’d also like to spend more time discussing the procurement module suggestion you have. Email laustin@arenasolutions.com if you would like to discuss your comments with me.

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