Briefcase Browser solution for Teamcenter

Suppliers provide an estimated 70 to 90 percent of all parts that go into manufactured products. Both original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) and suppliers are challenged to share information across various disciplines including purchasing, engineering, quality assurance and manufacturing. While OEMs are looking for ways to shorten the lead time that it takes to start sharing information with suppliers, their suppliers are looking for low install, low overhead methods to get their data to OEMs in a secure and efficient manner. The new Briefcase Browser solution from Teamcenter provides an easy-to-use tool for OEMs to share design data with suppliers, even if suppliers don’t use Teamcenter. The Briefcase Browser can run on a supplier’s desktop and allows them to view a product’s structure, items, attachments and properties; launch a CAD model to  NX software or a CAD-neutral JT Viewer; and update or create NX files that can be consumed by the OEMs’ Teamcenter system.

Benefits and Features

*Enables OEMs to efficiently share Teamcenter created briefcase packages containing design data with suppliers

*Stand alone solution does not require suppliers to be running Teamcenter

*Fast on-boarding of suppliers for design data exchange to minimize lead times

*Lower cost, low install, low overhead tool for suppliers for CAD design data sharing with OEMs

More information

http://www.plm.automation.siemens.com/en_us/products/teamcenter/supplier-relationship-management-srm/index.shtml