This post follows the publication of a joint white-paper with the Professional PLM Initiative on “PLM in the Digital Future” as an open plea for practitioner feedback. The future is Digital Simply put, Digital refers to two principles: 1...
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Failure Mode and Effects Analysis (FMEA) is a pro-active iterative approach used throughout the lifecycle of a product or process to prevent problems, identify mitigation or resolution measures. Simply put, FMEA follows a systematic proc...
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The need for BOM-CAD alignment and associated challenges Bill of Materials (BOMs) typically contain parts / items which are grouped into component and sub-component assemblies based on fit-form-function factors and other usage & market s...
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Configuration change management is the control of a product definition throughout the lifecycle of the product. It is an integral part of the design and development process for products and processes. Traditional change management (CM) f...
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Business Process-Technology Trade-Offs The typical approach to successfully implementing enterprise Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) solutions includes considering a number of people-process-technology related compromises and concurren...
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The Need for Business Agility Business agility is a source of competitive advantage – allowing organisations to adapt to new business imperatives, technology changes and various other industry forces. The ability to adapt quickly is the ...
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Companies continuously face tough decisions when it comes to enterprise technology investments, should they relate to Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) or Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) solutions. In practical terms, “PLM is the ena...
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Going digital: to customise or not to customise? Digitalisation strategies include the selection, design, build, test, deployment, continuous improvement and maintenance of enterprise IT solutions, such as Product Lifecycle Management (P...
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Systems Engineering enables product data traceability Organisations and people need simplification to manage complexity and derive ‘big or complex things’ into smaller and manageable systems – where a system is a set of interacting ele...
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