What’s the difference between using Windchill MPMLink versus an ERP system for MPM?
ERP systems were not designed for product development and the management of rapidly changing product and process designs. ERP systems also don’t have access to the source design data. Because Windchill MPMLink is an integral component of PTC’s Product Development System, process designs can be developed concurrently with the product design; thus speeding time to market and reduce late-stage changes. Implementing changes that could affect both the product design and manufacturing processes is much more efficient with Windchill MPMLink. Of course, ERP systems need the resulting process designs in the form of routings in order to schedule production and inventory. Windchill MPMLink can be integrated with ERP systems to automatically transfer key MPM outputs, such as the production-ready process plans and Manufacturing Bill-Of-Materials (mBOM).
