AI depends on data foundations to be trusted. But unlike previous technologies, AI is actively reshaping what those foundations are and how they must be governed. Leaders who treat data foundations as a static prerequisite risk building ...
Procurement has always been integral to product innovation. The failure has never been one of awareness, but of discipline. When organisations treat sourcing decisions, cost structures, supplier exposure, intellectual property, and susta...
Lifecycle orchestrating is not about deploying another system, architecture, or infrastructure. It is about how organizations operate across the product development lifecycle—how people collaborate, how data is structured and shared, h...
CIMdata’s Critical Dozen reports on the “top 12 trends and enablers to unlock digital transformation.” For the untrained mind, it can read a little like buzzword bingo—ranging from “end-to-end connectivity” to “model-based st...
PLM drives measurable return on innovation by connecting creative intent with business outcomes. Arguably, innovation alone is only part of the story—and not every organisation is set up to compete through innovation. Many succeed thro...
Over a decade ago, I published A Brief History of PLM, tracing the evolution of Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) through the parallel digital transformations of engineering (from CAD and PDM) and manufacturing (from MRP to ERP). At tha...
