Case Study: Sauder Woodworking speeds product development with Dassault Systèmes ENOVIA SmarTeam

Sauder Woodworking

Sauder Woodworking, a leading North American manufacturer of ready-to-assemble furniture, faced significant challenges in managing the complexity of its product development. The company struggled with tracking thousands of parts across dozens of simultaneous projects using disparate spreadsheets and databases, which led to data inaccuracies, version mismatches, and production delays. To overcome this, they partnered with Dassault Systèmes to implement its ENOVIA SmarTeam product lifecycle management (PLM) solution.

The solution from Dassault Systèmes created a single, trusted source of data that integrated with Sauder's CAD, ERP, and MRP systems. This streamlined processes, eliminated manual data entry, and provided company-wide access to accurate information. The results were highly measurable: the design cycle was reduced by over 33%, from more than 12 weeks to less than 8 weeks per design. Furthermore, the company increased its output of customer-specific product versions (SKUs) by more than 50%, from 130 to over 200 per year, without adding any additional staff.

Sauder Woodworking