“ETO Phone Home”: Using Discrete ERP in an ETO Environment ...

... Managing configuration control and versions having links to a CAD system becomes a ... Here is an excellent place to obtain further information on ETO software ... blog.technologyevaluation.com/.../ - 32k - 2008-05-13

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 ... relevant electronic data from existing systems, and put in place processes and ... different, and very important, pieces of the architecture: the CAD system and ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/PLM/2004/06/research_notes/MI_PL_XDS_06_21_04_1.asp - 22k - 2004-06-21 Summary: Product lifecycle management (PLM) doesn't work, but it should. Fundamentally, the idea that we can design better products and bring them to market more quickly by leveraging the knowledge and experience in our own value chain and our customers and suppliers, is a sound one. It's just that buying PLM doe

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.

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.

Is MAPICS Getting the Magic of PLM? Part Three: Challenges and ...

by P.J. Jakovljevic and Jim Brown ... is to leave existing product development management (PDM) systems in place and overlay ... a mechanism for sharing all the computer aided design (CAD) drawings, non ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/PLM/2004/07/news_analysis/NA_PL_PJ_07_22_04_1.asp - 19k - 2004-07-22 Summary: MAPICS hereby joins the raft of enterprise resource planning (ERP) vendors that are making their way into the product lifecycle management (PLM) market by bundling or partnering strategically to embed PLM functions within their suites.

Critical Components of an E-PLM System

by Michael Bittner ... product data management (PDM), computer-aided design (CAD) integration, and ... occurs, a review of the associated documentation automatically takes place as part ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/PLM/2005/10/research_notes/TU_PL_MB_10_21_05_1.asp - 16k - 2005-10-21 Summary: E-business has prompted a lot of vendors to move towards creating electronic product lifecycle management (e-PLM) suites. However, enterprise resource planning vendors with extensive e-commerce initiatives, development staffs, and renewed interest in PLM, are as likely to lead the way.

Desktop PCs: Meet the New Boss, Same as the Old Boss (Dell)

by C. McNulty ... Retail: Sales of preconfigured systems take place in physical, bricks and mortar ... These systems are usually intended for CAD, financial analysis, graphic design ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/HardwareOS/2000/05/research_notes/MN_HW_CFM_05_04_00_1.asp - 23k - 2000-05-04 Summary: This year, the market can be summed up as 3D: Dell Direct Desktop. In comparison, Compaq and IBM are looking a little flat.