Xenex - Future Watch Case Study

XENEX– CASESTUDYTEAMFINLANDFUTUREWATCHREPORT,JANUARY2016DIGITALIZATIONEXAMPLESFORTHEMANUFACTURINGINDUSTRY

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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,Tekeslaura.nurmi@tekes.fi+358295055623

JariJussila,TampereUniversity ofTechnologyjari.j.jussila@tut.fi+358407178345

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