Selecting PLM Software Solutions Vendors Part 3 - A Timesaving ...

by Jim Brown & P.J. Jakovljevic ... chosen for this example. Figure 1. Vendor, Application Suite. Thetis, ThetisPro. PDMware, Webtrinsix. IDe, IDWeb. Approach. TEC uses E-BestMatch ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/Erp/2003/05/research_notes/TU_ER_XJB_05_24_03_1.asp - 23k Summary: In PLM, there is no single vendor that can meet all of the requirements, and the market is still immature, so almost every product can be the right solution provided a certain set of requirements. The Catch 22 for both buyers and vendors is to pinpoint the right opportunity in this ongoing 'dating game'

Selecting PLM Software Solutions Part 5 - User Recommendations

by Jim Brown & P.J. Jakovljevic ... Selerant, WinCHEM, DevEx, Complete. Siemens, Simatic IT Interspec, Complete. Thetis, ThetisPro, Complete. IBM/Dassault, IBM PLM Portfolio, Coming soon. ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/Erp/2003/05/research_notes/TU_ER_XJB_05_27_03_1.asp - 23k Summary: This tutorial points out the significance of buyers researching PLM technology vendors before determining the short list and vendors researching the viability of the opportunity before committing time and money to a sales effort. Since a 'one-size-fits-all' product is still not quite a viable possibilit