Arena Review
July 07, 2022

Arena Review

Ken Maider | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 9 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User

Overall Satisfaction with Arena PLM and QMS

BOM management is extremely efficient and much better than Excel spreadsheets. Also allows where used querying as well as simple additions of variants. Arena allows full BOM management like a high-end complex system.
  • BOM management
  • Where used tracking
  • Alternate product variants
  • Tracking of SKUs across packaging
  • Drop and drag building of BOMs
  • Back to previous search
  • History tracking
  • Training and implementation could be more efficient. Examples of best practices could be shared and then cloned.
  • Eliminated errors from using spreadsheets.
  • Faster transfer of information to team.
  • Consistency of message across organization.
  • Eliminate redundancy.
  • The cost of the system is small when considering the time saved to complete the above tasks as well as the avoidance of mistakes that are very expensive.
  • Price
  • Product Features
  • Product Usability
Good implementation timeline that we are progressing on. The implementation manager is very knowledgeable and proving excellent guidance to our team.

Do you think Arena PLM and QMS delivers good value for the price?

Yes

Are you happy with Arena PLM and QMS's feature set?

Yes

Did Arena PLM and QMS live up to sales and marketing promises?

Yes

Did implementation of Arena PLM and QMS go as expected?

Yes

Would you buy Arena PLM and QMS again?

Yes

Better support staff from Arena and its BOM management features exceed Propel's.
Creating an alternate finished good with minor variations was very efficient. This included color options, packaging variants, and update revisions to existing products.