Product planning and manufacturing in a collaborative, distributed environment is the new reality that manufacturers in the communications industry face. The pressure to deliver products efficiently, quickly and cost effectively has increased dramatically over the past few years.

Emergent has partnered with Arena Solutions to offer a collaborative Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) system to its' manufacturer clients. Arena is a collaborative bill of materials (BOM) and change management system that helps manufacturers meet cost, quality and delivery targets.

Arena centralizes bills of materials (BOMs) and related product information so manufacturers and their suppliers can capture, share, analyze and control the constantly changing product record. The repository for the product record, Arena sits at the epicenter of the broader product lifecycle management (PLM) landscape, connecting with systems like CAD, EDA, PDM and ERP and linking organizations with their supply chains. As with Emergent's other SaaS software offerings, Arena is a low-risk, rapid-return proposition that makes enterprise-class functionality available to companies that would otherwise have to contend with manual, time-consuming and error-prone product data management processes.

Rapid Implementation. Emergent has extensive experience in the manufacturing sector, and guides manufacturers through a comprehensive needs assessment program prior to implementation of PLM. Whether your company manufactures 5000 products or 1 complex product, Emergent can tailor Arena to suit your specific product management requirements.