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Fri, 30 Jul 2010 21:36:52 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 en hourly 1 http://www.razorleaf.com/2010/05/design-automation-myth/ http://www.razorleaf.com/2010/05/design-automation-myth/#comments Thu, 27 May 2010 15:14:04 +0000 Paul Gimbel http://www.razorleaf.com/?p=7662 “Design automation tools are just configurators for finished 3D models and 2D drawings.”  Wow, if only we could get the Mythbusters to take a look at that one.  Nothing would explode, but that myth would certainly be busted.  Design automation goes far beyond the simple configurable design, and automation need not wait until a design [...]]]> http://www.razorleaf.com/2010/05/design-automation-myth/feed/ 0 http://www.razorleaf.com/2010/03/getting-rid-of-2d/ http://www.razorleaf.com/2010/03/getting-rid-of-2d/#comments Mon, 29 Mar 2010 11:00:35 +0000 Daniel Rohats http://www.razorleaf.com/?p=6670 If you read my previous rant about why people are still designing in 2D, then this one is the next step: getting rid of the 2D authoring tools at a company.  Today, there’s no reason why companies can’t make the switch – it’s just a matter of taking the time and having the willpower to do [...]]]> http://www.razorleaf.com/2010/03/getting-rid-of-2d/feed/ 0 http://www.razorleaf.com/2010/03/stop-designing-in-2d/ http://www.razorleaf.com/2010/03/stop-designing-in-2d/#comments Thu, 18 Mar 2010 16:00:31 +0000 Daniel Rohats http://www.razorleaf.com/?p=6524 I am always surprised, no make that astounded, by the number of companies that are still designing in 2D software.  3D CAD has been around, and relatively mainstream, for over two decades.  When I ask this question of my customers they tell me things like “Oh, Mike can crank out 16 drawings a day in [...]]]> http://www.razorleaf.com/2010/03/stop-designing-in-2d/feed/ 1 http://www.razorleaf.com/2009/12/business-process-change-3/ http://www.razorleaf.com/2009/12/business-process-change-3/#comments Fri, 18 Dec 2009 20:58:15 +0000 Daniel Rohats http://www.razorleaf.com/?p=4398 Have you ever attempted to map a process, only to get bogged down in the details?  What seemed like a simple flow chart with four or five boxes got really complicated when you started accounting for all of the special case scenarios?  If you’ve experienced this situation, then you’ll certainly appreciate this installment of my blog series [...]]]> http://www.razorleaf.com/2009/12/business-process-change-3/feed/ 0 http://www.razorleaf.com/2009/09/evaluating-your-import-data-validation/ http://www.razorleaf.com/2009/09/evaluating-your-import-data-validation/#comments Wed, 30 Sep 2009 15:00:14 +0000 Derek Neiding http://www.razorleaf.com/?p=4684 The launch of nearly every new business system requires some level of legacy data load.  After all, you have probably been doing the things the new business system does, just by some other means.  I believe a successful import begins with quality source data.  Remember, garbage in, garbage out.  The more consistent your source data is [...]]]> http://www.razorleaf.com/2009/09/evaluating-your-import-data-validation/feed/ 0 http://www.razorleaf.com/2009/09/da-and-mouse-clicks/ http://www.razorleaf.com/2009/09/da-and-mouse-clicks/#comments Tue, 01 Sep 2009 23:30:02 +0000 Paul Gimbel http://www.razorleaf.com/?p=4121 Design Automation is becoming an issue that more and more people are paying attention to. Part of this is because new tools like DriveWorks and TactonWorks are emerging that are tightly integrated with a designer’s CAD platform of choice. The unfortunate part is that within the marketing messages the true power (and purpose) of design [...]]]> http://www.razorleaf.com/2009/09/da-and-mouse-clicks/feed/ 0 http://www.razorleaf.com/2009/08/business-process-change-2/ http://www.razorleaf.com/2009/08/business-process-change-2/#comments Thu, 27 Aug 2009 12:00:05 +0000 Daniel Rohats http://www.razorleaf.com/?p=3170 Mapping out your current company processes is key to changing them.  Finding out where you are is just as important as where you want to go.  Without point A (where you are) and point B (where you want to be) you cannot plot a course to get there.  When mapping your companies processes, you need [...]]]> http://www.razorleaf.com/2009/08/business-process-change-2/feed/ 0 http://www.razorleaf.com/2009/08/business-process-change-1/ http://www.razorleaf.com/2009/08/business-process-change-1/#comments Tue, 11 Aug 2009 00:43:11 +0000 Daniel Rohats http://www.razorleaf.com/?p=3112 Yup, I said it. Your company’s processes STINK.  They are slow, inefficient, and have been around since the company started.  Some  are “organic” processes that have developed out of the need to get things done, while others have been implemented to fix a problem, prevent problems, or increase efficiency on getting products out the door. [...]]]> http://www.razorleaf.com/2009/08/business-process-change-1/feed/ 0 http://www.razorleaf.com/2009/06/open-source-plm-option/ http://www.razorleaf.com/2009/06/open-source-plm-option/#comments Tue, 30 Jun 2009 12:00:14 +0000 Michael Craffey http://www.razorleaf.com/?p=3152 Gone are the days when people simply accept conventional wisdom that mandated companies use commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) software, because those companies couldn’t risk an open source solution.  Excuses such as available resources, regular releases, stable software, etc., just don’t cut it any longer. An open source vendor I happen to fancy, Aras Corporation, once had to [...]]]> http://www.razorleaf.com/2009/06/open-source-plm-option/feed/ 25 http://www.razorleaf.com/2009/06/e-epdm-stands-for-enterprise/ http://www.razorleaf.com/2009/06/e-epdm-stands-for-enterprise/#comments Wed, 17 Jun 2009 05:39:08 +0000 Daniel Rohats http://www.razorleafcorp.com/?p=1817 It’s frustrating when customers who purchase a Product Data Management (PDM) system finally realize the implications of having their company files and data in an access controlled software application. Sometime during the kickoff meeting someone asks the question “You mean if someone doesn’t have the software installed and a license to use it they can’t [...]]]> http://www.razorleaf.com/2009/06/e-epdm-stands-for-enterprise/feed/ 2