JMongi
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That is true.
In my brother's company (probably considered a mid-size business, though they have multiple manufacturing facilities around the world). They can't (or won't) force an entire business group in another country to format their CAD data in the way so that it actually works with their PDM (Product Data Management) software they paid mega bucks precisely to standardize for interoperability.
I'm not usually the one advocating for one-size fits all business procedures. BUT, IF you decided to do this thing, AND you spent a ton of money in order to do it, WHY are you reluctant to MAKE people do it the way its supposed to be.
The same thing happens at small companies too. One company I worked for had paid for an MRP system. When they first converted they didn't fully understand it all, or tried to shoehorn their old way of doing things instead of adapting to the new way (before my time). Then, years later they want to use some of the cooler aspects of a true MRP system, they couldn't because they'd already put the wrong data in the wrong spots out of "convenience" and it was way to much time to actually fix it (at least, in one go).
Ok. We're far afield from the original thread topic now.
In my brother's company (probably considered a mid-size business, though they have multiple manufacturing facilities around the world). They can't (or won't) force an entire business group in another country to format their CAD data in the way so that it actually works with their PDM (Product Data Management) software they paid mega bucks precisely to standardize for interoperability.
I'm not usually the one advocating for one-size fits all business procedures. BUT, IF you decided to do this thing, AND you spent a ton of money in order to do it, WHY are you reluctant to MAKE people do it the way its supposed to be.
The same thing happens at small companies too. One company I worked for had paid for an MRP system. When they first converted they didn't fully understand it all, or tried to shoehorn their old way of doing things instead of adapting to the new way (before my time). Then, years later they want to use some of the cooler aspects of a true MRP system, they couldn't because they'd already put the wrong data in the wrong spots out of "convenience" and it was way to much time to actually fix it (at least, in one go).
Ok. We're far afield from the original thread topic now.