PDXpert PLM: Simple & flexible engineering change management software

Engineering change control

If engineering document management is the vehicle for conveying design information, then the engineering change management process organizes the traffic. The traditional engineering change order (ECO) or engineering change notice (ECN) is an essential component in the change workflow, but current best practice extends the engineering change process to other departments that create and revise product-related documentation: marketing, manufacturing, training, quality, product support, field service. With recent regulatory additions (such as Sarbanes-Oxley in the US), even finance departments must formalize their procedures for the creation, revision, approval and distribution of process and policy documents. While engineering still creates the bulk of product-related documents, change control is gradually being introduced across the company.

Engineering change management & change control software

PDXpert PLM provides a comprehensive set of engineering change control capabilities for efficient and effective design reviews and change processing:

1. Define a virtually unlimited number of unique change form templates and change workflows to manage documents across the organization
2. Rely on a central electronic repository for CAD files, assembly instructions, inspection procedures, department policies and other design and production data
3. View assembly markups that display each child item's future state (i.e., Add, Remove, or NoChange)
4. Explore assembly structures using fast, easy assembly drill-downs
5. Get a consolidated list of items affected on each engineering change form
6. Perform attribute-driven text searches for documents, parts and change forms
7. Make item-level task assignments for design data remediation
8. Assess the financial impact of changes with dispositioning expenses
9. Enjoy flexible engineering release management with customizable approval workflow

If you need engineering change control, don't settle for simplistic change form templates. Experience PDXpert PLM software's sophisticated change management features. Register now, and we'll immediately email a link to your free, fully-functional evaluation download.

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