Hello People of the SolidWorks Forum!
I was wondering if a company can use the EPDM System that currently exists as a replacement for the MRP and if so, what functionality would it have. We currently use M2M and I am well aware that EPDM and M2M are somewhat itegratable, but I am curious to know if M2M can be completely dumped as we would rather use a single system (and harbor very little love towards M2M, besides). I have gone through the set up and administrating of the vault for the Engineering department and Purchasing has become interested in EPDM capibilities. Any information or direction towards information would be exceedingly helpful!
Thank you,
Allie
I think it would all depend on what functions M2M performed for you and can you duplicate those in EPDM. I've started seeing EPDM as a "What can't we do system" instead of what are its limitations. Lay out a functions list and there's a good chance that EPDM can somehow re-create those functions.
I know I've done Customer Ordering scenarios in EPDM where a clerical person enters an order via an EPDM Template that creates a folder structure with all of the customer info already populated. Standard files are created with customer/order info already inserted and the users just need to go through their modeling, review, approve process.
Quotes are just just Word/Excel docs that can also run through EPDM.
Again, it really depends on the level of need you currently have in M2M.