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How do I organize and prioritize design review issues in CoLab?

CoLab makes it easy for teams to automatically track and prioritize design review issues. So you spend more time solving and less time searching for them.
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How can CoLab surface design issues that could have been prevented?

Using CoLab, engineering teams can categorize, sort and analyze design review issues. Two key CoLab features accomplish this: Tags and Insights.
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How to execute an effective DFM review with your suppliers

With CoLab, DFM is no longer an afterthought. Teams who use CoLab get better DFM feedback from suppliers faster and more often.
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How do I add design review feedback in CoLab?

Leaving design review feedback in CoLab is not the painstaking markup process you're used to. See how easy it is to transform the way you do design review.
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Asynchronous Design Reviews in CoLab: A Step by Step Guide

Discover how CoLab can transform your engineering design review process, fostering asynchronous collaboration and streamlining team communication in this comprehensive guide.
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Adapting engineering workflows for global and remote teams

‍Trying to manage product development remotely? Read this article and find out how to adapt your engineering processes accordingly.
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How to integrate value engineering into NPD

This article gives engineering managers a simple roadmap for integrating VE into the NPD process. Keep reading to find out the 3-step approach.
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21 truths for large engineering companies to build a powerful VA/VE engine

Need to ramp up your cost reduction efforts? This article contains 21 truths from an expert panel on how to run successful large-scale VA/VE programs in 2023.
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How to optimize your engineering design review process for ISO 9001:2015

This article breaks down some key information about what ISO 9001:2015 means for your design review processes, along with a few best practices your engineering team can follow to keep auditors happy.
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3 Tips for Making Strategic Decisions About Your Supply Chain

‍Greg Smyth, a former Group Manager at Tesla turned Career Pivot Coach at Career Pivot Accelerator, has significant experience managing supply chains for large-scale projects in the automotive and energy industries. On episode 1 of Peer Check, he sat down with host and CoLab CEO Adam Keating to talk about lessons learned along the way.