Software purchasing let me down

Discussion created by Xixi Wen on May 22, 2019
Latest reply on May 23, 2019 by Dan Golthing

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I am a new engineer at a factory and our company want to purchase a new simulation software. Our maneger ask me to compare the software and discuss with the accounting department. Then they will buy for us. I found that the process communicates with the accounting department waste me a lot of time. Because most of them only care about the price. So, how do your company purchase a software?

Will you can purchase for your own then apply for reimbursement or you should ask the accounting department to buy them for you?

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Frederick Law May 23, 2019 8:02 AM
Yes, its all about money.
Why does the company need simulation software?
How will it help the company?
How much time it'll save?
How much mistake it'll reduce?
How much faster design can be done?

Compare the software yourself and give them a report of why you pick one over the other.
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Jody Smith May 23, 2019 8:50 AM
Some other factors to look at are ease of use (UI),technical support and the specific "type" of simulation the bulk of your company will be doing (Structural FEA, CFD, Electrical, Thermal, Acoustic, Electromagnetics, MEMS etc). I just went through this last year. As Fredrick Law said, if you can get your hands on some trial versions so you can play around with them it helps tremendously. Also keep in mind any specific computing assets that may be required, do you need multiple people to have access to it (think floating license)?
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Paul Wyndham May 23, 2019 3:50 PM
See if your reseller can get you a return on investment document you can modify and use to show accounting. Everything has to be justified as to why it is needed.

Include things like with simulation we can potentially reduce the number of prototype builds because we will be able to do some of the testing in SolidWorks before prototypes are even made. etc...
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Dan Golthing May 23, 2019 6:51 PM
How much will it cost your company if a product fails and somebody gets hurt or you have to recall the product? Good analysis can help avoid such problems.
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