Engineer-to-Order

Bluestar PLM allows Engineer-to-Order (ETO) manufacturers to manage their entire business inside one single cloud-based solution. By streamlining and automating end-to-end business processes, Bluestar PLM allows you to react to the changing circumstances of one-off projects, by improving collaboration across your organization during product design, manufacturing, and delivery. As a result, the risk of costly production mistakes is mitigated, time-to-market is decreased, and more orders are successfully fulfilled and delivered.

The ability to effectively coordinate and execute a constant flow of engineering changes across engineering and operations is key to success in engineer to order manufacturing. The supply chain must be efficient and capable, which can be done with plm for engineer to order.

Engineering and operations must be able to work in parallel and in close collaboration at the same time, to avoid bottlenecks, costly errors and delays. This is what enables the company to meet changes in customer demand, stay on schedule and adhere to budgets.

Bluestar PLM is built from the ground-up as a solution specifically for ETO manufacturering. It offers several key benefits that are essential for any company to excel in the ETO business.

Specific benefits for Engineer-to-Order Companies

CAD integration

Bluestar PLM’s full integration with the market leading mechanical and electrical CAD systems such as SolidWorks, Inventor, SolidEdge, Creo, Catia, AutoCAD, Altium, Orcad and many more allows a tighter collaboration between multi-domain design teams. It allows CAD users to access and use valuable PLM and ERP data, and utilize CAD drawings on both the PLM and ERP side as auto generated PDFs.

Reuse items and structures

ETO products often reuse existing product structures with modifications based on customer specific requirements. Reusing items eliminate the need to start a product design process from scratch, requiring time-consuming approvals of new items. Learn more about item reusability with the Bluestar Designer CAD-add-in here.

Project and documentation management

Centralize and collect product resources and dependencies like data sheets, documents, and video, containing essential parameters and manufacturing information, essential to the communication between engineering, manufacturing and sales.

Growing BOMs

Bluestar PLM supports growing and dynamic BOMs that can be partially released early, even though the final design of the product is not yet determined and approved, to release and communicate long-lead items as soon as possible to purchasing.

Engineering Change Management

Achieve complete transparency in the cost and logistic feasibility of engineering changes and ensure that engineering documentation is always up-to-date. For more details learn about Bluestar Engineering Change Management here.

Engineering Data Export

Export entire projects and files in an easy and controlled manner, providing suppliers with all the information they need to manufacture products and fulfill orders.

Out-of-the-box building blocks

eBOM+mBOM

One single solution for smart management of data in both eBOM and mBOM.

After-Sales Redesign & Repair

After-sales & Refurbishment optimize resources, reduce waste, and promote sustainability.

Product Configurator

Manage BOMs and variants in one system, automating CAD and D365 F&SCM setups from a unified 150% BOM in ERP.

What have our customers accomplished?

AMF Bakery Systems

Achieved 150% revenue growth through PLM and ERP implementation. Reduced errors and enhanced quality management improved product reliability. Streamlined processes boosted productivity across all departments.

Schréder

Advanced configurator capabilities, allowing customization of products with numerous standard variants, facilitating the configuration of unique client specifications seamlessly inside Dynamics 365 F&SCM.

Scanlab

Automated mBOM creation from eBOMs, ensuring accuracy and current data. Strengthened change control, minimized duplication, and maintained data integrity, boosting traceability and preventing redundant efforts.