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PLM Coming of Age: ERP Vendors Take Notice

by P.J. Jakovljevic and Jim Brown ... In addition to supply chain benefits, PLM promises to enhance the design environment itself by providing an integrated view of product engineering ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/PLM/2004/07/research_notes/TU_PL_PJ_07_17_04_1.asp - 22k - 2004-07-19 Summary: With a PLM solution in place, a company has the ability to automate, monitor, and track product development and revision processes with their customers, suppliers, and employees amid the increasing pressures of mass customization, globalization, regulatory compliance, outsourcing, and product accountabil

Can ERP Speak PLM?

by Jim Brown ... Many of the benefits from a PLM implementation come from better communication between departments and trading partners and the integration of different people ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/Erp/2003/08/research_notes/TU_ER_XJB_08_01_03_1.asp - 13k - 2003-08-01 Summary: Vendor hype about Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) has many manufacturers confused about whether they should look for a ''best of breed'' PLM solution or evaluate PLM solutions from their ERP vendors. All things being equal, most companies would prefer to have fewer software vendors. This has some pe

Atrion User Conference Highlights Need for Regulatory Compliance ...

by Jim Brown ... In fact, all of the benefits of PLM could be quickly erased by significant, non-compliance events that impact the company through fines, penalties, negative ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/PLM/2004/11/news_analysis/NA_PL_XJB_11_10_04_1.asp - 24k - 2004-11-10 Summary: The Atrion International User Group met in Montreal, Quebec (Canada) to discuss ways to improve regulatory compliance for their respective companies. At the conference, Atrion presented a vision and product strategy to their customers that will provide critical regulatory and compliance capabilities need

The Many Faces of PLM Part Two: The Future of the PLM Suite

by Jim Brown ... They understand and need the benefits that the PLM value proposition offers, but are also confused about which part of PLM will provide the benefits. ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/PLM/2003/12/news_analysis/NA_PL_XJB_12_30_03_1.asp - 23k - 2003-12-30 Summary: The future of the PLM Suite will include more applications that cover product-related functionality and further expand the benefits available. As the PLM Suite matures, companies will benefit from increased functionality and increased integration between business processes. The ultimate expression of t

Product Life Cycle Management (PLM) in ProcessPart 3: Process PLM ...

by Olin Thompson ... Much of the benefits of a PLM system come from synchronizing the business process that companies use across departments and enterprises. ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/Erp/2002/12/research_notes/MI_ER_XOT_12_22_02_1.asp - 13k - 2002-12-22 Summary: A Process PLM system must accommodate rapid, global deployment of the system. This need drives specific requirements to minimize both the start-up and the long-term cost of ownership of the system. This article, third in a series details those requirements.

Product Life Cycle Management (PLM) in Process Part 1 Proven in ...

by Olin Thompson ... Product Life Cycle Management (PLM) techniques have proven of great value to many companies. The benefits include reduced time to market, gains in engineering ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/Erp/2002/12/research_notes/MI_ER_XOT_12_01_02_1.asp - 14k - 2002-12-01 Summary: Process industry companies could benefit from many of the PLM concepts that have accrued to discrete industries. But PLM has had minimum penetration into the process industries. Why?

The Many Faces of PLM Part One: Event Summary

by Jim Brown ... lot of applications that can help to improve the management of products - and therefore provide a path to the benefits that are currently associated with PLM. ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/PLM/2003/12/news_analysis/NA_PL_XJB_12_29_03_1.asp - 14k - 2003-12-29 Summary: Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) software solutions, like many of the application suites that have come before it, are a collection of different offerings that serve a common theme and contribute to overlapping value propositions. Like previous application suites, there is strategic value in approachi

Selecting a PLM Vendor

by P.J. Jakovljevic and Jim Brown ... In addition, while in this economic downturn, the PLM activities should be ... fruit" and easily obtainable short-term return on investment benefits (ROI) at the ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/PLM/2004/08/research_notes/TU_PL_PJ_08_21_04_1.asp - 16k - 2004-08-21 Summary: PLM enterprise applications should not be selected in a vacuum. The needs and requirements of multiple departments and even business partners must be represented in the documented requirements and also on the selection team, which should attempt to examine different functions and methods involved in crit

The Importance of the White Paper and What It Can Do for You » ...

... PLM and Global Sourcing Related? Duh, And How! (Part I) » The TEC Blog on 12 June, 2008 at 6:38 am #. […] number of TEC blog posts have discussed benefits ... blog.technologyevaluation.com/.../01/17/the-importance-of-the-white-paper-and-what-it-can-do-for-you/ - 39k - 2008-01-17

An Overview of Product Lifecycle Management Implementation ...

by Sukumar Subahan Tondaladinne, Dr. Shobhalatha Gurram, and Dr. Satyanarayana Bachala ... With the engineering and operations groups as co-sponsors, they need to launch a campaign to sell the benefits of PLM to the company's different constituencies ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/PLM/2006/07/research_notes/MI_PL_XSS_07_05_06_1.asp - 21k - 2006-07-05 Summary: Product lifecycle management (PLM) implementation brings its own set of challenges, whether considering vendor selection, employee perception management, or actual implementation. However, based on experience and study, it is possible to describe the best practices for overcoming these challenges.