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Is MAPICS Getting the Magic of PLM? Part Two: Strategy

by P.J. Jakovljevic and Jim Brown ... potential benefits. But, given the relative immaturity of the PLM movement, PLM often means different things to different people. ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/PLM/2004/07/news_analysis/NA_PL_PJ_07_21_04_1.asp - 17k Summary: During our recent briefing, MAPICS' executives acknowledged that almost all enterprise software companies are either

Can ERP Speak PLM?

by Jim Brown ... One of the key challenges of integrating PLM with other enterprise applications is semantics ... more than how the data are stored; you have to know what it means. ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/Erp/2003/08/research_notes/TU_ER_XJB_08_01_03_1.asp - 13k 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

An Overview of Product Lifecycle Management Implementation ...

by Sukumar Subahan Tondaladinne, Dr. Shobhalatha Gurram, and Dr. Satyanarayana Bachala ... vice versa. What this means is that the PLM system may need to provide a "what-if" kind of cost analysis. Thus, upon brainstorming ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/PLM/2006/07/research_notes/MI_PL_XSS_07_05_06_1.asp - 21k 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.

Has Consolidation Made the PLM Market More Agile?

by P.J. Jakovljevic & Jim Brown ... from one supply partner, for example, to another, as well as a means to apply ... two years, Agile has invested about $20 million into its Agile PLM platform, as ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/plm/2003/10/news_analysis/NA_PL_PJ_10_22_03_1.asp - 17k Summary: While the race for the pole position in the still evolving, moving-target PLM market started several years ago, it has been quite accelerated by Agile Software's fourth acquisition in 2003. Particularly with the most recent Agile-Eigner announcement, the two players have apparently decided to leapfrog ma

PLM Coming of Age: ERP Vendors Take Notice

by P.J. Jakovljevic and Jim Brown ... potential benefits. But, given the relative immaturity of the PLM movement, PLM often means different things to different people. For a ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/PLM/2004/07/research_notes/TU_PL_PJ_07_17_04_1.asp - 22k 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

Selecting PLM Software Solutions Part 2 - Problem Overview

by Jim Brown & P.J. Jakovljevic ... companies are repeating the same mistakes when selecting a PLM solution. ... having inadequate fit-gap information for the implementation phase means an inability ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/Erp/2003/05/research_notes/TU_ER_XJB_05_23_03_1.asp - 19k Summary: Past experience shows us that the vast majority of enterprise technology evaluations run over time and budget, and once selected, the majority of the implementations fail to meet functional, return on investment (ROI) and total cost of ownership (TCO) expectations. Many companies have consequently been s

The Different Evolutionary Stages of ERP and PLM

by Predrag Jakovljevic & Jim Brown ... Given the relative immaturity of the product lifecycle management (PLM) movement, PLM often means different things to different people. ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/Erp/2003/10/research_notes/TU_ER_PJ_10_09_03_1.asp - 25k Summary: The product development life cycle - innovate, conceptualize, plan, design, procure, produce, deliver, service, and retire - naturally includes multiple people, operating in multiple departments, and typically from multiple companies, each with locations in multiple countries around the world. Solving in

Product Lifecycle Management Agility Founded on Innovation

by Michael Bittner ... Obtaining maximum value from PLM means balancing operational and strategic PLM initiatives, and linking initiatives to shareholder value. ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/PLM/2006/04/research_notes/VN_PL_MB_04_14_06_1.asp - 14k Summary: Agile Software recognizes product lifecycle management (PLM) as an emerging business imperative for innovation. Now, Agile has a unique opportunity to leverage its position as the sole PLM vendor of significance to have a pure PLM pedigree.

Selecting PLM Software Solutions

by Jim Brown & P.J. Jakovljevic ... Finally, PLM solutions are oriented around product innovation processes as opposed to transactions. This difference means that requirements can not be as ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/Erp/2003/05/research_notes/TU_ER_XJB_05_22_03_1.asp - 15k Summary: Past experience shows us that the vast majority of enterprise technology evaluations run over time and budget, and once selected, the majority of the implementations fail to meet functional, return on investment (ROI) and total cost of ownership (TCO) expectations. Enterprise technology selections for

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

by Olin Thompson ... stored in the repository is common with the needs of discrete PLM systems but ... A comprehensive approach also means that many organizations and individuals must ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/Erp/2002/12/research_notes/MI_ER_XOT_12_22_02_1.asp - 13k 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.