xenex - future watch case study
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XENEX– CASESTUDYTEAMFINLANDFUTUREWATCHREPORT,JANUARY2016DIGITALIZATIONEXAMPLESFORTHEMANUFACTURINGINDUSTRY
Case-kuvaus verkossa:bit.ly/digicase-xenex
XENEX – THECOMPANY
• XenexDisinfectionServicesLLCwasfounded in2008byepidemiologistsDr.MarkStibichandDr.JulieStachowiakbothholdingdoctoraldegreesfromJohnsHopkinsand isheadquartered inSanAntonio,Texas.
• Xenexhasabout120employees.• Thecompanyhasreceivedatotalof$54.3M in
funding frominvestors.Themostrecentfundingroundwas$25MinJanuary2015.
• Thecompany’sproductXenexGerm-ZappingRobot,launchedin2010,isnowinuseinmorethan250U.S.hospitals.
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CEOMorrisMiller
XENEX – THECHANGE
• ThecompanyswitchedtousingGrabCADWorkbenchforversiontrackingandsharingproductdesignswithnon-CADusers.
• PartnerSpacesprovidedbythePDMsolutionmadeitreallyeasytosharethedrawingsandmodelswithvendors.• Thedesignchangesthataremadearereflectedinthepartnerspace,sothereisnoneedtosendupdated
drawingsseparately.
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XENEX– BENEFITSOFCLOUD-BASEDPDM
• Usingthecloud-basedsolutionitisveryhelpfulwhenthecollaborators,productionandeventhesupplychaindepartmentcanview,measureandcommentonthedesignwithoutneedingaccesstoCADsoftware.
• Theprovisionforcommentingwhilemakingaversionupdatehasprovedtobevaluabletokeeptrackofthemotivationforthedesignchanges.
• Therehasalsobeeninstanceswhenitwasnecessarytogobacktoanearlierversionofthedesign,whichthecloud-basedproductdatamanagementsolutionsmakesreallyeasy.
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XENEX – LESSONSLEARNED
• NodedicatedITdepartmentorserversmaintainedbythecompanyareneededfordoingcollaborativeengineeringandproductdatamanagement.
• Cloud-basedproductdatamanagementsolutionwasperceivedriskfree,easy,andconvenient.
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LauraNurmi,[email protected]+358295055623
JariJussila,TampereUniversity [email protected]+358407178345
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