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Discover how Autodesk’s cloud PLM solution revolutionizes change management by automating revisions, ensuring comprehensive traceability, and empowering organizations to make data-driven decisions. This innovative approach streamlines every step of product development, from engineering change requests to quality assurance, setting a new standard for efficiency and collaboration in product lifecycle management.
In today’s rapidly evolving marketplace, efficient product lifecycle management is not just an advantage—it’s a necessity. Autodesk’s cloud PLM solution offers a robust framework to manage change at every stage, ensuring that each revision is automatically documented and traceable. By centralizing processes such as change requests, change orders, electronic approvals, and problem reports, companies can maintain a clear historical record that supports real-time KPI analysis, uncovers root causes of change, and meets rigorous audit standards.
Streamlining change management
At the heart of this solution lies an agile change management system designed to free engineers and stakeholders from administrative burdens. The platform allows for the online submission of Engineering Change Requests (ECRs), thereby providing greater efficiency and visibility throughout the process. Every Engineering Change Order (ECO) is meticulously tracked from initiation to closure, ensuring that all parties have access to the latest information for reviews, approvals, and audits. Automated engineering change notifications (ECNs) keep stakeholders informed with real-time updates, streamlining the overall workflow and reducing the risk of errors or rework.
Key capabilities and benefits
Autodesk’s approach to change management encompasses several core capabilities that drive business outcomes:
- Online ECR submissions: Enable stakeholders to submit requests in the cloud, liberating engineering teams and enhancing process transparency.
- Centralized ECO tracking: Maintain a single source of truth for all engineering change orders, ensuring accurate and up-to-date information.
- Automated notifications: Keep every team member informed with real-time alerts on status changes and action items.
- Task assignment and scheduling: Align change tasks with your project timeline using built-in dependencies and automated scheduling tools.
- Impact analysis: Assess how changes influence various aspects of your organization—from products and processes to resources.
- Workflow automation: Customize both formal and fast-track workflows that foster collaboration and expedite the review, approval, and implementation processes.
- Comprehensive audit trails: Secure all ECRs and ECOs in a centralized system that details who was involved, what was modified, and when.
These features lead to significant business outcomes including increased automation, enhanced collaboration, reduced errors and rework, faster time to market, and improved product quality and reliability.
Industries and stakeholders
Autodesk’s cloud PLM solution is versatile, catering to a broad range of industries such as automotive and mobility, building products and fabrication, consumer products, industrial machinery, and medical devices. The benefits extend across the organizational hierarchy—from executives and management to design and engineering teams, procurement and supply chain management, research and development, as well as quality and compliance professionals.
Expanding the PLM Ecosystem
Beyond change management, Autodesk offers a comprehensive suite of PLM capabilities to support every aspect of product development:
- Bill of materials (BOM) Management: Document, track, and review every component of your product to ensure manufacturing readiness and maintain data integrity throughout the lifecycle.
- New product introduction (NPI/NPD): Standardize project templates, phase-gate milestones, deliverables, and tasks to accelerate the journey from concept to production.
- Supply chain collaboration: Maintain 24/7 connectivity with your global supply chain, ensuring that all stakeholders have access to critical information for quoting, procurement, and supplier management.
- Quality management: Automate workflows, track changes, and analyze metrics to reduce defects and enhance overall product reliability.
- Product data management (PDM): Centralize all product-related data and processes, cutting down on low-value tasks and streamlining collaboration across teams.
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By integrating robust change management with a suite of supportive PLM tools, Autodesk empowers organizations to drive innovation and efficiency across their product development processes. This comprehensive approach not only ensures detailed traceability and real-time insights but also transforms how companies manage change, ultimately boosting quality, reducing time to market, and increasing overall business performance. Explore how Autodesk can elevate your product development to the next level.