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Arena by PTC is a cloud-native product lifecycle management (PLM) and quality management system (QMS) that unifies product and quality information in a secure, single source of truth. By hosting all electrical, mechanical, and software information in a centralized product record, Arena enables every participant throughout the entire product lifecycle to work together anytime and anywhere, increasing visibility and traceability. This accelerates new product development (NPD) and new product introduction (NPI) by streamlining processes, automating review cycles, and reducing errors. Arena PLM keeps internal teams and supply chain partners on the same page. Our scalable and collaborative platform streamlines engineering change reviews, simplifies bill of materials (BOM) management and document control, mitigates supply chain risk, and helps speed product launches. Arena QMS connects quality and product record information into a single, secure system. Easily traceable closed-loop quality and product processes help you introduce high-quality products to market while ensuring compliance with quality standards and regulations, such as FDA 21 CFR Part 820, FDA 21 CFR Part 11, ISO 13485, and AS 9100. Arena Supply Chain Intelligence (SCI) provides real-time electronic component risk and compliance information to reduce supply chain risk throughout NPI and NPD. With Arena SCI embedded within Arena PLM, you can proactively monitor the health of your BOM and mitigate component issues throughout the product lifecycle, as well as ensure electronic component compliance as regulatory requirements evolve. Arena’s AI capabilities create smarter, more personalized experiences that empower every customer while adhering to its responsible AI policies. Arena AI Assistant uses a conversational interface to help users navigate Arena with ease and reduce onboarding time, while Arena AI Engine drives faster document reviews and comparisons to further speed workflows. Arena supports more than 1,500 complex high-tech electronics, medical device, and aerospace/defense companies around the world. Using Arena’s proven cloud-native solutions, your internal teams and external partners can leverage the most comprehensive product development platform to accelerate product launches while reducing expenses, increasing profitability, and speeding time to market.

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# What is the best way to move legacy Agile PLM data (BOMs, suppliers, documents) into Arena Cloud PLM?
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Legacy data transfer

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Quality Management Systems (QMS)

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Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) Software

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# How is Arena QMS different from other QMS systems?
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Exploring QMS systems

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Quality Management Systems (QMS)

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Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) Software

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# Can I use Arena to help identify at-risk components?
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Looking for a tool to help identify at-risk components

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Quality Management Systems (QMS)

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Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) Software

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Medical Quality Management Systems (QMS)

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# Is Arena a good replacement for Agile PLM?
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Looking at Agile PLM replacements

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Quality Management Systems (QMS)

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Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) Software

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Medical Quality Management Systems (QMS)

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about 4 years ago

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Process Engineer at Teleflex

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# How I can download a file without need to do like Zip file?
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I prefer to download the file directly

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PLM Software

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almost 5 years ago

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Facility Designer

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# Any way to edit large quantities of items at the same time?
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Is it possible to edit large quantities of data at the same time? or do we just need to go in one by one. For example, to change the sourcing.

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Medical QMS Software

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PLM Software

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Quality Management (QMS)

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# Can you please tell me how can I use Disposition feature at part lever using Arena?
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Currently Arena disposition we can see at items that linked with ECO but we want to know how can I use it for items that i am deleting from BOM, replacing from BOM and reducing qty from BOM.

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almost 6 years ago

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# Is there a way to view documents in browser?
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This would eliminate the temptation to reference document revisions downloaded locally. Also, is there a way to elect to be notified of a change in status for a change you did not originate or have to approve? This would prevent one from having to continually check for a document's release.

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over 6 years ago

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# How do I make a Arena project where some things can be done in parallel or in loops?
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Currently many things are very linear where we cant go to the next step unless the previous one is complete, it would be great to do it in a manner that some can go at the same time as others.

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almost 5 years ago

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# Is there a best practice for implementing a good ECO process to our current process with Arena?
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There seems to be no help tools whatsoever with the Arena product, which actually makes the product not nearly as useful as some others we have used. I want to be able to read some best practice documents for the Arena product as a whole. If the only way we can gain better training of the... [Read more](/discussions/is-there-a-best-practice-for-implementing-a-good-eco-process-to-our-current-process-with-arena)

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