Cloud is a hot topic these days. Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) and PDM/CAD solutions are no exceptions to that – many are now available on Cloud infrastructure and pay-as-you-go (PLM/PDM/CAD software-as-a-service). However, one shou...
How Augmented Reality Is Transforming Manufacturing
2016-02-11CAx, Engineering, Manufacturing, 3D, AR, VRVirtual Reality (VR) vs Augmented Reality (AR) Connected devices and wearable products are now everywhere in the consumer electronics industry. They are not new – they’ve been around in various forms for almost forty years. VR and A...
Smart and Non-Significant Part Numbers: Why We Need Both to Coexist
2016-02-05CAx, Engineering, Manufacturing, BOM, Part NumberPart numbers and bills of material Bills of Material (BoMs) are the lifeblood of product creation – from a wider perspective, BoMs mature as the product evolves: from concept to development, prototyping, start of production, launch, serv...
Professionals involved in innovation often claim to prefer agile rather than waterfall – which is synonym of bureaucracy and hindrance to creativity. There is a common perception that waterfall is about structure and sequencing logic, wh...
How Effective NPI and Product Platform Strategies Create Competitive Advantage
2015-12-13Digital, Engineering, Strategy, NPI, ROIDeveloping and launching a new product require creativity, collaboration and accuracy, but also discipline and rigor. New Product Introduction (NPI) frameworks cover business case for a new product concept or idea to a market reality, ty...
What is ITIL Information Technology Infrastructure Library (ITIL) provides a framework for organizing service management in an IT environment and incorporates processes such as configuration, change, capacity and release management. ITIL...






