Arena, the solution to product lifecycle management and quality management systems
September 21, 2018
Arena, the solution to product lifecycle management and quality management systems
Score 10 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Overall Satisfaction with Arena
Arena is currently used for product data management and change management. At Mimosa, we have offices outside the US and Arena is used to collaborate with Mimosa internal users and our supply chain partners.
- New product introduction and product lifecycle management allows our engineering group to develop new products in the planning phase and to send designs for supplier review, the first article builds and quoting to support high volume production.
- Change management with internal users for review and approval of NPI release and sustaining product design changes. The ability to connect with suppliers is critical to ensure they are building to the most current product records.
- It is fantastic for driving collaboration with internal departments, and supply chain partners that are predictable, repeatable, and then we build a quality product.
- I would like the ability to create and manage workflows not only for internal review and sign-off but after release workflows for supplier acknowledgment and implementation status reporting that enable the supply change to sign-off when a change is received and fully implemented.
- When working on supplier access, Access Privileges, it would be great if you can input view, approve, and edit implementation permissions in bulk, not one user at a time.
- Getting the product to market that exceeds customer satisfaction and quality expectations requires both process and control that is consistent, predictable, and repeatable from design concept to high volume production. Arena delivers!!!
- Price
- Product Features
- Prior Experience with the Product
- Vendor Reputation
- Existing Relationship with the Vendor
- Positive Sales Experience with the Vendor
Arena fits the model for small to medium-sized companies that need to execute product data management fast, delivering results within weeks not months, and is scalable to meet the future needs of a growing company and worldwide supplier collaboration.
Arena Solutions provides support and services to ensure expectations are defined, establish a system build, and provide test validation support before go live. The team at Arena Solutions is extremely knowledgeable and great to work with.
I have used both the Arena and Agile systems, and both have pros and cons that must be considered when making a selection as to which solution will best fit your business requirements for today, and will scale with your business vision for tomorrow.
The two differences that stand out in my experience, is that Arena is a great out of the box hosted solution, with some administrator capabilities to customize functionality, and is best suited for small to medium size companies. Where Agile when hosted in-house, can be customized in much greater detail for a large enterprise company.
The two differences that stand out in my experience, is that Arena is a great out of the box hosted solution, with some administrator capabilities to customize functionality, and is best suited for small to medium size companies. Where Agile when hosted in-house, can be customized in much greater detail for a large enterprise company.