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PLM Coming of Age: ERP Vendors Take Notice

by P.J. Jakovljevic and Jim Brown ... to PLM is to leave existing PDM systems in place and overlay a ... in product development (including Microsoft Excel, Word, proprietary forms, CAD drawings, non ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/PLM/2004/07/research_notes/TU_PL_PJ_07_17_04_1.asp - 23k - 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

If There's One Thing CRM Tells Us: Don't Do PLM the Same Way

by David Smith ... all the relevant electronic data from existing systems, and put in place processes and ... pieces of the architecture: the computer aided design (CAD) system and ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/PLM/2005/11/research_notes/MI_PL_XDS_11_25_05_1.asp - 21k - 2005-11-25 Summary: Product lifecycle management (PLM) doesn't work, but it should. Industry's general approach and attitude to PLM mimics the early days of customer relationship management (CRM) adoption, and lessons from that experience should help when tackling the 'ifs' and 'hows' of PLM investment.

Product Lifecycle Management: Expediting Product Innovation

by R. Nagarajan ... common in the industry for the last decade, but the real challenge is to store the generated CAD data in a centralized, secure, and easily accessible place. ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/PLM/2006/10/research_notes/MI_PL_XRN_10_20_06_1.asp - 16k - 2006-10-20 Summary: The highly competitive product manufacturing market makes true product lifecycle management (PLM) inevitable. PLM helps companies map product requirements to features, obtain control over product data, preserve product knowledge assets, and enter into the new paradigm of modular product development.

Product Lifecycle Management: Expediting Product Innovation

by R. Nagarajan ... common in the industry for the last decade, but the real challenge is storing the generated CAD data in a centralized, secure, and easily accessible place. ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/PLM/2009/09/research_notes/MI_PL_XRN_09_02_09_1.asp - 16k - 2009-09-02 Summary: The highly competitive product manufacturing market makes true product lifecycle management (PLM) inevitable. PLM helps companies map product requirements to features, obtain control over product data, preserve product knowledge assets, and enter into the new paradigm of modular product development.

Product Lifecycle Management: Expediting Product Innovation

by R. Nagarajan ... common in the industry for the last decade, but the real challenge is storing the generated CAD data in a centralized, secure, and easily accessible place. ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/PLM/2008/08/research_notes/MI_PL_XRN_08_11_08_1.asp - 16k - 2008-08-11 Summary: The highly competitive product manufacturing market makes true product lifecycle management (PLM) inevitable. PLM helps companies map product requirements to features, obtain control over product data, preserve product knowledge assets, and enter into the new paradigm of modular product development.

PLM Road Map 2009: What to Expect? » The TEC Blog

... The Future of the North American Automotive Industry. There’s no other place better than Detroit for this topic. ... CAD Visibility and Interoperability. ... blog.technologyevaluation.com/blog/2009/09/11/plm-road-map-2009-what-to-expect/ - 39k - 2009-09-11

Should SAP Buy PTC? » The TEC Blog

... an end, and we still haven’t seen any major acquisitions taking place in the ... released by CIMdata, SAP is now the largest PLM provider without CAx (CAD/CAM/CAE ... blog.technologyevaluation.com/blog/2008/11/04/should-sap-buy-ptc/ - 44k - 2008-11-04

Customization Drives Complexity - Why It's Hard to Design, Sell ...

by Jim Brown ... in place today lack sufficient integration with design and production, and therefore automate only a part of the process. Modern computer aided design (CAD) ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/Erp/2003/09/research_notes/TU_ER_XJB_09_09_03_1.asp - 20k - 2003-09-09 Summary: It seems counterintuitive, but the process of selling, designing, and producing what appear to be 'simple' products becomes surprisingly complex when manufacturers introduce high levels of customization. How can manufacturers of configured products address this complexity to streamline their processes, r

Autodesk to Bring Microsoft Business Solutions Closer to PLM

by P.J. Jakovljevic & Jim Brown ... In the long term, however, traditional CAD and PDM are not enough in a ... effort too, since the systems without enabling processes in place to coordinate product ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/plm/2003/11/news_analysis/NA_PL_PJ_11_17_03_1.asp - 25k - 2003-11-17 Summary: While the recent joining of complementary forces by Microsoft Business Solutions and Autodesk will make many heads turn, a lot more detail and clarifications are needed for the alliance to establish itself as an ERP-PLM superpower in the mid-market.

ETO Manufacturers Issue a Challenge to ERP Vendors » The TEC Blog

... labour, procured materials and services, overheads etc in one place under different ... the capabilities of existing ERP, PLM and engineering solutions like CAD. ... blog.technologyevaluation.com/blog/2008/08/21/eto-manufacturers-issue-a-challenge-to-erp-vendors/ - 47k - 2008-08-21