White Papers

Standards:

ASME Journals Online
Learn the importance of journals in the field of mechanical engineering, profile the most effective research materials, and demonstrate how new technological advances make textual research more complete and less time-consuming than ever before.

Finding the Right Standards Management Approach
With the increase in the number of standards, as well as stricter compliance regulations, the old “binder on the shelf” mentality will no longer suffice. Learn how third party suppliers are creating both off the shelf and custom solutions for clients to help them manage and integrate standards, specifications, regulations and engineering information.

Direct Reference Linking Solution - Mitigate Compliance Risks and Improve Workflow
The right standards management approach, as illustrated in this paper, makes updates easy, assures system access to the appropriate copy, meets QA requirements, improves workflow and reduces costs. Learn how third party suppliers are using linking solutions to make the standards management and compliance process easier for you.

Safety Management Solutions
Learn about the cost/benefits of implementing a “Safety and Health Program” as well as a simple three stage program outline to get you started. Don’t have time to implement your own “Safety and Health Program?” Learn how third party suppliers are making the process easier by helping busy companies get “up to speed” and stay there with standards and regulations compliance solutions.

Why Standards are Important
In order to demonstrate full value, standards must be used consistently throughout the project lifecycle. Learn the benefits of a implementing a convenient, easy to use third party standards management system to gain user buy-in and decrease chances of non-compliance.

Digital Rights Management - Mitigating the Risk of Copyright Infringement
The trend of toughening up on copyright violations is moving beyond the music, movie, and software industries into the world of standards users. Learn about the three different types of standards copyright violators, how SDOs are handling violations, and the best third party solutions to minimize copyright infringement risks.

How Online Digital Libraries Can Improve Automotive Processes
Learn about the implementation of online delivery of oft-used technical documents and what benefits are seen in comparison to traditional hard-copy libraries. As a case example, the report examines the use of this digital information at Nissan Motor Company.

Parts:

Unleashing the Power of EAM Systems by Optimizing MRO Catalog Data
Learn how to fully realize the power of EAM systems through effective industrial MRO parts information optimization such as consolidated catalogs of complete and consistent descriptions that are free of duplication and ambiguity.

Cost Savings through MRO Parts Data Optimization
Explore how business is addressing the high costs associated with MRO parts, equipment, and supply management through data optimization.

Risks to the System from Electronic Parts Obsolescence
Learn the roots of the obsolescence problem and the major strategies large corporations as well as the military, (through the program of DMSMS, or, Diminishing Manufacturing Sources and Material Shortages), use to cope with the consequences of the electronic parts obsolescence.

Cleaning Up a Direct Materials Database
Explore the ways data cleansing, standardization and enrichment of direct parts data adds significant value to an organization and lays the foundation for a myriad of opportunities across the supply chain and beyond.

Implications of RoHS / WEEE Compliance
Explore the waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE) management requirements and restrictions on the use of certain hazardous substances in electrical and electronic equipment(RoHS) in Europe and the actions taking place to achieve compliance assures that businesses operate uninterrupted by supply issues or regulatory fines.

Integrating Specs & Standards into Your Internal Company Documents
Explore the types of engineering information available, the methods used to automatically monitor and update data and how to best integrate external data into your internal system when specifications and standards change.

Avoiding the High Costs of Re-work

Solving the Parts Obsolescence Dilemma (pdf)

Universal Commodity Parts System for Aircraft Manufacturers and Air Carriers (pdf)

From Content to Integration: Gaining Greater Value from Information (pdf)

ESDU Data Services: A Web Reincarnation (pdf)