Sign In Global What we do Who we are Videos Customer stories Support Events and webinars Developers Home What we do Industries Manufacturing Manufacturing Reduce product development lead times and improve competitive advantage with a centralized hub of digital information for all stages of the manufacturing process. "We were looking for a scalable solution with security. We found that OpenText Managed Services was completely in line with our strategy and this is why we moved to Managed Services. I would say that we are extremely happy." Jean-Luc Faye, EDI Manager, Michelin Read More Learn More About How OpenText Can Help You OVERVIEW SOLUTIONS RESOURCE CENTER Industry Solutions for Manufacturers The manufacturing industry is experiencing a significant period of transformation. International expansion, changing consumer needs, and new forms of digital technologies, such as 3D printing, advanced robotics, drones and the Internet of Things, mean that manufacturers are restructuring direct materials supply chains and IT infrastructures to ensure new technologies and consumer-driven market conditions can be embraced with ease. Manufacturers must develop flexible and highly-scalable IT infrastructures with a centralized hub of digital information to ensure that all internal and external participants in the manufacturing value chain, from design, manufacture, and marketing to support, have access to digital information at any time and everywhere. OpenText Solutions for Manufacturers help you: Manage all product design information: 3D CAD models, design reports, production information, materials specifications, and marketing images and video files Allow anyone to view, collaborate and mark up different types of files, regardless of technical capability or location Exchange business documents electronically and in near real time with all participants in the supply chain Provide direct integration between B2B supply chain solutions and back-end systems, such as ERP and warehouse management systems Proactively maintain manufacturing-related assets, such as lathes, milling machines, robots or other pieces of assembly equipment, to ensure that production isn't impacted by faulty equipment Reduce costs, improve labour resource allocation and prolong the life of expensive equipment through a process-centric approach to asset management on the shop floor Provide a seamless way for your customers to interact with your business via online platforms using any device Offer a single platform to manage the distribution of all digital media assets associated with a product line Improve aftermarket product support and service by ensuring adherence to predefined processes and efficient deployment of internal and external resources Adhere to regional Governance, Risk and Compliance (GRC) initiatives in manufacturing operations and across the supply chain Featured Solutions Product Design & Engineering Management Concurrent revision control and secure collaboration for all digital product design and engineering process information. Direct integration with industry leading PLM solutions for centralized access to all design and engineering information for a new product. Benefits: A single version of truth for all product design and engineering information Automate design review and approval processes Share, collaborate and mark up design information from leading PLM solutions Allow other departments to leverage design-related information Learn More Procurement & Supply Chain Management Improve communication with global trading partners by exchanging business documents electronically. Automate your procurement and supply chain processes with a single, cloud-based B2B integration platform. Benefits: Cloud-based solutions to help onboard 100% of a trading partner community Reduce operational costs and streamline supply chain processes with an outsourced approach to managing a B2B infrastructure Direct integration solutions to back-end enterprise systems, such as ERP Address regional compliance initiatives, such as electronic invoicing, and adhere to new industry initiatives, such as conflict minerals compliance Learn More Factory Asset Management Increase the uptime and efficiency of robot work cells, machining centres, assembly equipment and utilities-related infrastructures. Extend your SAP® or Oracle® ERP and EAM systems to deliver collaboration, information governance and process control to operations and associated maintenance procedures. 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