Announcing a Strategic Partnership: vdR Group and Canvas Join Forces

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Announcing a Strategic Partnership: vdR Group and Canvas Join Forces

In the ever-evolving world of manufacturing and operations, few solutions stand out enough to make you pause. Canvas Envision is one such solution—a next-generation digital training and work instruction platform designed specifically for manufacturers and owner/operators. Today, the vdR Group is proud to announce a multifaceted partnership with Canvas, marking a significant step forward in delivering cutting-edge solutions to the industry.

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Canvas Envision: Perspective and Confessions of a Recovering Plant Manager

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Canvas Envision: Perspective and Confessions of a Recovering Plant Manager

I’m writing this blog as a former plant manager for an automotive supplier.  I spent 30 years in the auto industry with my last 5 years running a manufacturing facility in Mexico.  As I’m sure you are all aware, product quality is NOT an option in the auto industry.  It is a must.  Suppliers are on the hook for years after their products are shipped to the OEM.  

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Why Integrate Aras Innovator with your ERP Platform?

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Why Integrate Aras Innovator with your ERP Platform?

the first installment of this series, we discussed the rationale for integrating Aras Innovator with Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) systems. The primary takeaway was that automating data exchange between these platforms significantly minimized errors, inaccurate outsourcing information, resultant reworking and scrap, missing procurement opportunities, incurring expedited shipping costs, and handling warranty issues. These errors contribute to the "Cost of Quality" (CoQ), which is about 3 to 10 percent of a company’s annual revenues. By integrating these systems, organizations can take proactive steps to mitigate these costs.

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Why Integrate Aras Innovator with your ERP Platform?

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Why Integrate Aras Innovator with your ERP Platform?

 The applications shown include Product Data Management (PDM), Computer Aided Design (CAD), Product Lifecycle Management (PLM), Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP), Manufacturing Execution Systems (MES), and Maintenance Repair and Operations (MRO), among others.  As a PLM platform, Aras Innovator occupies a central role in the product lifecycle…

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Aras Innovator Integration with Microsoft SharePoint

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Aras Innovator Integration with Microsoft SharePoint

 Manufacturers are constantly striving to reduce the “Cost of Quality” (CoQ) associated with the design and manufacturing of their products. This cost is reflected in the expenses of redesigning existing parts, scrap and rework, expedited shipping, warranties, and even the company’s reputation. According to analysts and industry groups, these expenses can represent profit leakage from 3 to 10 percent of a company’s annual revenues.

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OpenText Extended ECM for PLM - Teamcenter Demonstration

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OpenText Extended ECM for PLM - Teamcenter Demonstration

The vdR Group is the provider of OpenText’s Extended ECM for PLM. Extended ECM for PLM seamlessly and transparently connects leading product lifecycle management (PLM) and product data management (PDM) platforms with OpenText Extended ECM and ultimately helps manufacturers and engineering organizations break down barriers between product information and the enterprise.

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Partner Blog Highlight - OpenText Extended ECM for PLM

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Partner Blog Highlight - OpenText Extended ECM for PLM

The vdR Group is the provider of OpenText’s Extended ECM for PLM. Extended ECM for PLM seamlessly and transparently connects leading product lifecycle management (PLM) and product data management (PDM) platforms with OpenText Extended ECM and ultimately helps manufacturers and engineering organizations break down barriers between product information and the enterprise.

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How is an integration between OpenBOM and ERP established? Part 3 of a 3 Part Blog Series

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How is an integration between OpenBOM and ERP established? Part 3 of a 3 Part Blog Series

OpenBOM leverages Nexus as the “environment bonding” platform to exchange data with ERP and other enterprise platforms such as enterprise content management (ECM), manufacturing execution systems (MES), and maintenance, repair, and operations (MRO).  Nexus is published by the vdR Group, Inc. and is a true SaaS platform facilitated by its no-code integration capabilities.

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How Does an Integration Between OpenBOM and ERP Work? Part 2 of a 3 Part Blog Series

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How Does an Integration Between OpenBOM and ERP Work? Part 2 of a 3 Part Blog Series

Hence, the part/BOM release is easily the most common use case for an integration.  What may have taken hours and/or days is now literally executed in seconds.  When a user “digitally releases” a structure from OpenBOM, the event is almost instant. 

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Integrating OpenBOM with Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) Solutions Part 1 of a 3 Part Blog Series

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Integrating OpenBOM with Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) Solutions Part 1 of a 3 Part Blog Series

Why integrate OpenBOM and ERP? What would such an integration do? And how is it implemented? These questions will be the focus of a three (3) blog series.

So let’s kick it off with the first blog and a short (re)visit to the popular theme of the “digital thread.”

Simply put, the idea of the digital thread is to link data that is generated from across the product lifecycle of activities. There is a lot of buzz around this concept. Analysts, software vendors and industry thought leaders all purport its importance and value. Organizations may not use the same phrase, but they want and need improved efficiencies, the ability to streamline processes, automate menial and repetitive tasks, and ultimately improve their performance and competitiveness.

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vdR Group Partners With OpenBOM Enabling Low-Code Enterprise Application Integrations

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vdR Group Partners With OpenBOM Enabling Low-Code Enterprise Application Integrations

vdR is thrilled to announce our recent partnership with OpenBOM to enabling low-code integrations between OpenBOM and enterprise applications leveraging Nexus for OpenBOM. Nexus for OpenBOM is designed to treat data and processes unique to engineering and manufacturing transactions such as part/BOM release, document release, state-change event triggers, and more recently, data synchronization.

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