For too long, manufacturers—especially small and mid-sized ones—have had to choose between two extremes to manage engineering data and product development workflows: overly complex enterprise PLM systems like Siemens Teamcenter, Dassault 3DEXPERIENCE, PTC Windchill, Aras, and Arena—or the wild west of spreadsheet-driven chaos.

One is costly, complex, and resource-hungry.
The other is brittle, inconsistent, and risky. Neither truly supports the agile, collaborative, and configurable product development that today’s manufacturers require.

The Real Problem with Enterprise PLM

Traditional PLM systems are built for massive enterprises with equally massive budgets and IT departments. These tools are powerful, yes—but also complex, slow to implement, and often require costly customization to fit a specific workflow. They’re usually overkill for smaller teams that value agility.

What’s worse, these platforms are often siloed and unintuitive, alienating engineers and product teams who just want to get the job done—without sitting through weeks of training or navigating layers of approval workflows for a simple change.

The Limitations of Excel-Based PLM

On the other end of the spectrum, Excel-based solutions still dominate many product development environments. It’s familiar. It’s flexible. But it’s not scalable.

• Duplicate and inconsistent files
• Lack of revision control
• Missing product documents
• Limited collaboration across teams or departments
• No clear integration with manufacturing or ERP systems
• Lack of approval management
• No way to define BOMs with variants for configurable products

In today’s fast-moving market, these issues can mean real delays, costly errors, and frustrated customers.

What Manufacturers Really Need

Manufacturers need something in between: a modern, collaborative platform that offers core product development functionalities without the enterprise baggage.

That’s where the Missoun Platform comes in.

Designed for the Way You Actually Work

Missoun Platform is built with a clear mission: to give small and mid-sized manufacturers the tools they need to manage product lifecycles without drowning in complexity or spreadsheets. Whether you’re building boats, machines, or any configurable product, Missoun helps your team work smarter.

With the Missoun Platform in the cloud, you can:

• Centralize items, documents, and BOMs in one secure location
• Define product configuration options and resolve 100% BOMs
• Track cost and weight impacts of every design change in real-time
• Collaborate across teams with built-in tasks, project management, and file sharing
• Ensure consistency with revision control, data validation, and approvals
• Integrate with ERP and CRM systems for seamless data flow

From Concept to Production—Without the Headache

Manufacturers today need more than just data storage or document sharing—they need connected, agile workflows that allow them to move from concept to production with confidence.

Missoun bridges the gap between the rigidity of legacy PLM systems and the fragility of spreadsheet-based management. It's time to stop choosing between complexity and chaos—and start building better with a platform designed for your reality.

You can go live in just one week with a powerful BOM management application that streamlines your engineering processes—with minimal change management.

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