"Triniti’s Arena PLM Adapter connects to 6 different workspaces of Arena PLM thereby helping Novanta business units manage and synchronize product master data in the PLM system and our Oracle EBS transactional system. Throughout product lifecycle--from Product Design, Production through to end-of-life stage, product transactional attributes are well controlled through the adapter into Oracle EBS. Triniti has always worked as a Partner with Novanta. They have supported 6 Arena workspace implementations for different Business Units, different data, different processes, and different challenges. Triniti has always assisted in making our projects successful, as well as supporting day-to-day success. It is their knowledge and dedication to Novanta’s success that stands out. Thank you Triniti for helping Novanta streamline master data between PLM and ERP systems"

- Wendy Baker, Senior Arena Systems Analyst, Novanta Inc.

Outcomes

• Increased collaboration among engineering, procurement, shop floor, planning, and sales
• A single version of truth for Items and Bills of Material (BOM)
• Cradle to grave integration from new product introduction (NPI) and the entire lifecycle
• Ensures FDA mandated 'Service life' requirement for discontinued items
• Provided greater downstream visibility and data consistency by enabling Arena PLM to communicate with Oracle EBS seamlessly
• Attribute management through user-defined business rules for each stage in the life cycle
• Streamlined master data maintenance in manufacturing and sales organizations
• Kept product data on TRAC (Timely, Reliable, Accurate and Complete)
• Highlighted data inconsistencies through error reporting

Opportunities/ Challenges

• Operational errors resulting from data maintenance in PLM and ERP
• Latency in data synchronization between PLM and ERP systems
• Custom business rules for each business unit and product verticals
• Integrate multiple Arena workspaces
• To eliminate manual update of Items/BOMs in Oracle ERP and control all product data maintenance
• Standardize master data maintenance using ECOs and MCOs

Solution Highlights

• Six different PLM Workspaces integrated with Oracle EBS. Each business division has a separate PLM workspace
• Based on the workspace, integration handles seven manufacturing and four sales organizations
• Data volume handled by the integration per year:
  • 40,000 ECs
  • 80,000 Items
  • 20,000 BOMs
• Compliance information such as Country of Origin, ECCN, HTS Code
• Efficient error management by notifying users of errored records through alerts and emails
• Exceptions Management by users and not by IT