PDXpert PLM Software
Product Lifecycle Management
PLM software cuts your administrative overhead expense
Where administrative overhead shows up — and how PLM pulls it back
Audit and customer reviews, environmental and materials reporting, and the daily friction of distributing product data all consume time. PDXpert helps you replace ad hoc evidence with consistent records, automate BOM-level materials rollups, and cut the paper chase with workflow and notifications.
Administrative overhead is not only headcount — it is the drag of preparing for audits, proving materials compliance, and pushing product information through the organization. PDXpert addresses each of those workloads in a single system.
Simplify regulatory and contractual compliance
If your development or production process is subject to audit by a third party, PDXpert PLM software can simplify review and acceptance. It's far easier for other organizations to accept commercial-grade documentation and system configuration reports, rather than an internally-developed patchwork process.
Industry Standards Supported
PDXpert PLM software supports best practices developed by companies subject to:
Assess and report on environmental impact
European Directives
Europe's environmental regulations address product impact and require material tracking:
- ▸WEEE (Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment)
- ▸RoHS (Restriction of Hazardous Substances in Electrical and Electronic Equipment)
National public health, safety and environmental agencies, such as the U.S. EPA and OSHA, likewise prohibit or restrict the use of certain hazardous materials. Your company may be required to track usage of specified substances.
The electronics and automotive industries, among others, are adopting environmentally-friendly practices at an increasing rate, and often require supply chain partners to provide detailed Materials Declaration reports to verify compliance.
Automated Materials Calculation
Manual calculations for hazardous substances measured in parts per million (ppm) or parts per billion (ppb) can be time-consuming, imprecise and error-prone.
PDXpert PLM software radically simplifies the task by automatically calculating and reporting product material composition across a bill of materials. Just a few clicks create reports for:
- ✓Assessing regulatory compliance
- ✓Meeting customer materials declaration requirements
Reduce process administrative and clerical costs
Managing and communicating product data is expensive: copying, faxing, carrying changes from one office to the next, mailing quote packages — the list is endless.
The Hidden Costs of Manual Processes
A manual document control and change management process can require a small army of:
- •Change analysts
- •Administrators
- •Document checkers
- •Copy clerks
The PDXpert Automation Advantage
PDXpert PLM software's data management, workflow and email notification systems reduce the paper chase and enforce a well-controlled process.
Once your processes are defined, users can perform more tasks in less time, freeing your current staff to do more important things than push paper.
Overhead Reduction Benefits
Reducing administrative overhead is just one benefit of the PDXpert PLM system.