The document discusses the importance of part reuse and standardization in reducing costs within the product lifecycle, specifically highlighting that replacing just 2.5% of new parts with standard parts can lead to significant savings. It emphasizes the inefficiencies engineers face due to fragmented data and the need for integrated systems. The Exalead OnePart tool is introduced as a solution for improving part searching and reducing duplicate parts across engineering databases.

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Introduction to EXALEAD OnePart

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The Importance of Part Reuse During Design
U.S. Department of Defense
2013 “Reduce Program Costs through Parts Management” Report
Determined that if they could replace just 2.5% of new
parts with common standard parts, they could save $6.8
million on a typical program that uses 10,000 parts
Direct Labor Costs
Aberdeen Group Study
Engineers spend up to 45% of their time searching
for or recreating parts that already exist.45%
Engineers spend 30-50% of their time addressing
engineering changes for updated designs and/or
tooling.50%
How much time is really spent
on new product innovation?

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The Cost Impact Of Standard Parts
Standard Parts are only 20% of the unique part numbers purchased, but 80% of the
procurement costs due to their high quantities.
 Few parts are complex and unique with
a high cost
 Many parts are simple and numerous
with a low-cost
 Therefore, significant cost savings occur
via standardization, higher purchasing
volumes, and lower purchasing unit
costs
Part Cost per Unit Total Part Cost

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Known Inhibitors to Part Standardization
Lack of Data
Consistency – No
Classification
Poor “Search”
Usability with Existing
Tools and Systems
Multiple Systems
with Part
Information
Distributed and
Disconnected Locations
of Engineering,
Manufacturing, and
Sourcing Teams

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Connectors
 CSV Data Extractions
 Autodesk Vault
 Oracle Agile
 EMC Documentum
 DS ENOVIA V6
 IBM FileNet
 Informatica
 Jalios
 OpenText Content Server 10 & Live Link 9
 Lotus Notes
 SalesForce.com
 Microsoft Sharepoint
 ENOVIA Smarteam
 Solidworks ePDM
 WebSphere Portal and IBM WCM
 Microsoft Exchange
 HDFS
 Teamcenter
 Pro/Intralink and Windchill
 SAP
EXALEAD OnePart Connects Enterprise Systems
OnePart federates multiple data sources with an index via data connectors – a non-intrusive
approach that respects native system security
 Browser-based access
 No CAD license required
 User can get to source data from
legacy system via assigned license
 Index data only
 Index includes metadata, file
content, and CAD geometry
for shape matching
 Native data stays in place
CAD Indexing
 3D Systèmes STL
 3D XML
 AutoCAD
 CATIA V4, V5, and 3DEXPERIENCE
 IFC
 IGES
 Intergraph Microstation
 Inventor
 JT
 NX
 Pro/ENGINEER and Creo
 Solid Edge
 SOLIDWORKS
 STEP

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OnePart Functionality Overview
REDUCE
Standardize and reduce
spend via a methodical
approach to locate lower-
cost alternatives
REVEAL
Quickly leverage all intellectual property
aggregated across multiple sources
REUSE
Scan the market and
enterprise for similar
parts via metadata and
geometry matches

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Search the Enterprise or Marketplace for Similar Parts

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Search for Similar Parts to Meet Cost Targets

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Customer Results
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“Our IT history has generated more than 600 islands
and silos of JLR legacy data. The majority is not
inter-compatible. To flourish in business, all our data
must be interoperably integrated and intuitively
available to every JLR stakeholder.”
-- Paul Davies, JLR’s Director of Product
Development
Facilitating Massive IT Simplification
“OnePart quickly searches through our design database
based on file attributes, metadata and geometric
similarities, enabling engineers to easily find similar parts.
Thanks to EXALEAD OnePart, we’ve realized a 75%
reduction in duplicate parts and expect this to improve
as more of our engineers get acquainted with this
application.”
-- John Winter, Bird Technologies, Mechanical Engineering
Manager
Massive Duplicate Part Reduction

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