The answer to “What parts like this one have we processed before?" is a stepping stone to making informed decisions that support greater efficiency. The part you are about to design might already exist. Consolidation of suppliers of similar parts is an opportunity to negotiate a better price. This data exists within the enterprise but is scattered – hidden in plain sight – by the inconsistent naming that confounds traditional search.
Shape Search finds similar parts no matter how they have been named and enables informed decisions in virtually every aspect of PLM, from design to process planning to procurement.
