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News Release from: bom.com | Subject: bom.com online product lifecycle management
Edited by the Manufacturingtalk Editorial
Team on 17 December 2002
Managing new product introduction
processes
Three manufacturers will manage their new product introduction processes by using bom.com to organize complete product definition information, communicate more effectively and control data.
bom.com, the leading provider of online product lifecycle management (PLM) solutions, today announced three new customers manufacturing a wide range of products These customers will manage their new product introduction (NPI) processes by using bom.com to organize complete product definition information, communicate more effectively with globally dispersed contract manufacturers and gain greater control over changing product data
This article was originally published on Manufacturingtalk on 17 Nov 2003 at 8.00am (UK)
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Among the new customers choosing the rapidly deployed bom.com solution are: Accordion Networks (www.accordionnet.com), which designs and supplies next-generation onsite broadband multi-services activation platforms; Accumux Technologies (www.accumux.com), which develops and delivers high-precision innovative optical components and sub-systems for DWDM fiber-optic communication systems; and Strida Bicycle in the UK (www.strida.com), which manufactures the world's lightest folding production bicycle.
"We implemented bom.com just as the transition to a contract manufacturer in Asia was starting to spiral out-of-control," said Steedman Bass, managing director of Strida Bicycle.
"bom.com enabled a design firm in Windsor (UK), the management team in London, an assembly operation in Taiwan and a manufacturer in China to all get on the same page in real time.
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I wish we had known about bom.com months ago when we were still in the development phase; the hand-off to production would have been much smoother.
But now we use the system to organize complete product specifications and documents, manage the quotation process and keep our contract manufacturers in Taiwan and China ahead of, instead of behind, the change process.
There is simply not another product on the market that combines the user-friendliness, functionality, stability and ease of implementation of bom.com.
We'll never look back." bom.com provides a centralized environment for managing product data, making it easy for OEMs, suppliers and outsourced partners to collaborate in real time around a single set of information - regardless of geographic location or IT infrastructure.
This is particularly valuable for OEMs that need a secure way to share continually changing product data with contract manufacturers.
Other benefits include fewer costly mistakes, improved product quality and faster time to market.
The cost-effective subscription model, which makes bom.com affordable for organizations of any size, means that bom.com customers realize rapid ROI.
"bom.com helps companies bring new products to market faster and more efficiently," said Michael Topolovac, president and CEO of bom.com.
"We're proud to contribute to our customers' successes by giving them a better way to design, build and launch their products." bom.com is available for an annual subscription of $995 per user with no set-up or installation fees.
Customers can access bom.com from any computer with a web browser; there is no traditional software to buy, install, maintain or upgrade.
New bom.com customers can be up and running within days.
They can register by visiting the company's website at http://www.bom.com or by calling the UK sales department at 01249-444717 About bom.com - bom.com is driving a major shift in product development with collaborative software that unifies fragmented product teams and their remote suppliers into one cohesive design chain.
By establishing a shared bill of materials-the complete set of data that defines a product-as the central framework around which all design and communication occur, bom.com facilitates real-time, interactive development among the entire network of people involved in moving a product from concept to manufactured reality.
The web-native architecture enables the design chain, for the first time, to collaborate around a common set of product information-"one version of the truth"-throughout development.
The web-native architecture also keeps the total cost of ownership low by eliminating the need to buy, install, upgrade or maintain traditional software.
Founded in February 2000, bom.com is based in Mountain View, California.and has a UK office at Chippenham in Wiltshire.
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