Video blog #16: OpenBOM Story – How to stop using spreadsheets to manage product data

In this video, I share a story about how OpenBOM helps engineers and manufacturing companies to stop using spreadsheets to manage product data, bill of materials, calculations, and purchasing. This is a visualization of the OpenBOM engineering story you can read here. 

Here are a few things you will learn from this video: 

1- OpenBOM helped 1000s of engineers and manufacturing companies to stop using spreadsheets. Few examples and links to OpenBOM user stories and user reviews.

2-  Why OpenBOM is a unique data management platform tailored to engineers and manufacturing companies. 

3- How OpenBOM helps you to overcome the resistance to change and stop using Excel. 

4- Why spreadsheets cannot work for the Bill of Materials and why it is NOT your fault. 

5- OpenBOM unique set of features and tools 

6- How OpenBOM is different from traditional PLM systems 

7- How to start small and make progress step by step

8- Answer your typical questions and concerns about OpenBOM

9- Why you cannot afford to keep using spreadsheets to manage Bill of Materials. 

10- What technologies are used in OpenBOM and how it works

11- What are the benefits of using OpenBOM 

12 – HINT – Bonus (listen to the end) 

By the end of the video, you will be able to make a thoughtful decision about leaving Excels and spreadsheets behind and moving to OpenBOM> 

Watch the video: 

Conclusion

OpenBOM gives you a path to leave a messy spreadsheet world of data management and make a change in the way you manage BOMs, calculate the cost, and planning a purchasing process. Making a change is hard, but OpenBOM gives you the real opportunity to do so. 

Check OpenBOM today by registering here and start your OpenBOM journey today.

Best, Oleg @ openbom dot com.

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