This is a slide deck from the webinar presenting OpenBOM SaaS PLM for Onshape. At this webinar, we speak about how SaaS PLM is different, present new OpenBOM features for Onshape, and give you a full walkthrough of how collaborative BOM management, production planning and purchasing process.

1. OpenBOM SaaS PLM For Onshape
Steve Hess
Director of User Experience, OpenBOM
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2. PLM Problem Over The Years In Manufacturing
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Lost data
Wrong quantities and
revisions
Impossible to
rollup cost
How to merge
my sourcing
data
Wrong BOM
sent
How to get
access to
models and
drawings
Engineers ProcurementCustomer
Suppliers
Manufacturing
planner
Support Team
Complex data, different roles, access control and business process

3. More Problems: Multiple Companies, Contractors And Suppliers
OEM
OEM
design center
After Market
Service
Company
Supplier
Tier 1
Supplier
Tier 2
Supplier
Tier 1
Factory
B
Factory
A
DB
DB
DB
DB DB DB
DB
DB
Many companies, databases, complex network and orchestration
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4. PLM Systems Evolution
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Drafting Boards CAD Files PLM Database SaaS PLM
Paper File Database Network

5. OpenBOM™ SaaS PLM
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Global, Cloud-Native Platform For Product Development, Collaboration and Commerce

6. OpenBOM™ manages product data, purchasing, and supply chains
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Engineers ProcurementCustomer Suppliers Manufacturing
planner
Support Team
● Integrations with engineering
and enterprise tools (CAD, ERP)
● Unique collaboration for individuals,
teams and companies
● Production and procurement
planning, RFQ and PO
management
● Flexible and robust data model,
revision and change management
Global, Secured, Collaborative
Network for Companies,
Suppliers and Contractors

7. OpenBOM™ Business Process
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Product
Structure
(BOMs)
Vendors
(Vendor Lists)
Item
(Catalogs)
Planning
(Order)
ERP
(eg. NetSuite)
Finance
(eg. QuickBooks)
Export
(PDF, XLS, CSV)
Design
(CAD Add-in)
PDM/PLM
( Add-in)
Spreadsheet
(Excel, Google Sheet)
Upstream
(Options)
Downstream
Options
Procurement
(Purchase Order)

8. OpenBOM™ Process and Collaboration
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Mechanical Engineer
PCB Engineer
Procurement and
Supply Line
Product Structure
Mechanical Design
PCB Design
PCB BOM
Production Planning & Orders
Purchase Order(s)

9. © OpenBOM, 2020
The agile manufacturing process
- Onshape app extension
- Multidisciplinary design
- Property and category configuration
- Create a multi level BOM
- Set Part Numbers and other properties in OpenBOM
- Send them back to Onshape
- Send sheet metal items to vendor for quote
- Share the PCB with my Fab house for pricing
- Rollup the cost
- Create a Change Request
- Create an Order BOM for 17 units
- Create POs
- Approve to release
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