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- Welcome Page 2 - Update Page 3 - News Page 4 - Brief lines | Welcome to this issue of 2PLM, an e-zine distributed every two weeks on a free subscription basis. This week's article "PLM Project Planning" is from Menno Huijben of Technia. But first, a few words about the PLM Forum to be held in Oxford, England later this month. * PLM Forum * In the April 8, 2002 issue of 2PLM we wrote about the main categories of PLM. We estimate the percentage contributions of these to PLM for a typical discrete manufacturing company to be:
PLM isn't achieved by changing the D in PDM to an L. PDM is still Product Data Management, and it's just one component of PLM. Developing a good description of PLM looks like being one of the first tasks of the PLM Interest Group. All members of the PLM community can work together in the Group to support the development and use of PLM. So much interest has been shown in the Group that we will now be running two inaugural meetings. They will be in Oxford, England on September 23 and September 30. The two meetings, which will have identical formats, aim to generate a broad consensus of opinion about the role and structure of the PLM Interest Group. In the morning, presentations will cover the background and set the scene. The afternoon will start with proposals for a Charter and implementation plan followed by an open forum debate. At the end of the day participants will receive a structured feedback pack which will be used to co-ordinate planning for the next stage. For more details about the meetings, mail Roger Tempest. * PLM Project Planning * PLM implementations and their project plans. I wonder time and time again - why do these projects have such unrealistic time schedules? Hans Christian Andersen wrote a nice fairytale about the Emperor's New Clothes. A vain ruler parading in a new set of clothes that only intelligent people can see, the unpardonably stupid cannot. A little child dares to observe that 'the emperor has nothing on at all'. This story always comes to mind when discussing time schedules and milestones regarding PLM projects. Sometimes it feels that only intelligent people are able to see that the proposed time schedule for the project is feasible. I always wonder where is the little child who dares to say it is not. There are a lot of stakeholders, interests and reputations involved when planning a PLM project. Look at the following relations :
Our fairytale, at its end, also explains this behavior. When the knowledge of the lack of clothes spreads throughout the audience: 'The Emperor was vexed, for he knew that the people were right; but he thought the procession must go on now!' PLM projects are real, not some fairytale. When planning a PLM project, do it based on facts and realistic assessments of the capability of all required resources. For example, ask yourself:
For questions and comments, please contact me by mail or call +358 424 722 1. In addition, we could meet at the PLM Forum in Oxford on September 23. Menno Huijben is a consultant at Technia, a leading supplier of PLM solutions in the Nordic countries. He has 13 years experience of using, consulting, developing, managing, and providing PDM/PLM solutions. |
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INCAT announced the acquisition of Apex One Ltd. Details * Financial * SSA Global Technologies Inc. announced financial results for the company's fourth quarter and fiscal year ended July 31, 2003. These results are subject to audit and do not include the recent Baan acquisition. Details Verity, Inc. reported financial results for its first quarter of fiscal 2004 ended August 31, 2003. Verity's revenues for its first quarter were $26.6 million, representing a 21% increase from revenues of $22.0 million for the same period last year. Details think3 announced a 65 percent increase in revenues in Q2 2003 over the same period last year. Details * People * FileNet Corporation announced the appointment of Ken Fitzpatrick as Chief Marketing Officer. Details  Selectica, Inc. announced that it has initiated a search for a new Chief Executive Officer to replace Dr. Sanjay Mittal, who is stepping down as Chairman and CEO of the Company for personal reasons. Stephen Bennion, the Company's Chief Financial Officer, will serve as interim Chief Executive Officer during the search for a new CEO. Details think3 named Craig Lewis as vice president of strategic accounts and alliances. Details * Implementation * Documentum announced that the Southern Research Institute has selected Documentum 5, the latest version of the Documentum ECM platform. Details EDS PLM Solutions announced Beijing Foton Motor Co., Ltd., a manufacturer of trucks, buses, engines, and other commercial vehicles in China, has signed a software and services contract to deploy EDS PLM Solutions' Teamcenter product lifecycle management (PLM) solution as its corporate standard. Details EDS announced a contract signing with Langchao Group - China's leading PC server manufacturer and ERP software and services provider - for product lifecycle management (PLM) software and services. Under terms of the contract, Langchao agreed to purchase several thousand licenses of EDS' Teamcenter PLM software solution, making it China's largest-ever PLM software implementation. Details EDS announced that its Solid Edge computer-aided design (CAD) software has been expanded into 11 new Emerson sites among multiple company divisions around the world. Details Framework Technologies announced that Iowa State University has implemented its ActiveAEC solution to manage the University's entire capital construction program. Details LMS International announced that Spectrum Astro has selected LMS Test.Lab to test and qualify high performance satellite systems and subsystems. Details MatrixOne, Inc. announced that Tenix Defence Land Division, a division of the largest Australian-owned Defense Contractor, has selected MatrixOne's PLM solutions for the configuration management of the Australian Army's M113 Family of Armored Vehicles Upgrade project. Details Omnify Software announced market acceptance of Omnify 2.5 since its introduction in June 2003. A variety of companies, including Cognex, Legra Systems, Redline Communications and LoJack have recently elected to deploy Omnify 2.5. Details Proficiency announced that Airborne Systems Germany, an operating unit of European Aeronautic Defence and Space Company (EADS), has purchased its Collaboration Gateway solution. Details SolidWorks announced that global fastener manufacturer Mikalor is using SolidWorks 3D mechanical design software to quickly design the custom sheet metal fasteners and other products it sells to the automotive and appliance industries. Details * Developments * Actify Inc. announced the Actify SDK, a new software developers kit which gives developers and systems integrators the ability to customize the view, measure, markup and share functionality of CAD visualization. Details Altair Engineering Inc. announced the release of Altair HyperWorks 6.0. Details Cadence Design Systems, Inc. and IPCore Technologies Co., Ltd announced that they have cooperated to develop the first digital design kit for CSMC's process. Details Cadence Design Systems, Inc. announced the shipment of its OrCAD 10.0 release. Details Document Control Systems, Inc. introduced the newest upgrade of its suite of Web - based content and quality management systems, MASTERControl Suite v3.3. Details Documentum announced the availability of the Documentum Enterprise Publishing Solution, an end- to-end offering based on Documentum 5. Details EDS PLM Solutions announced the immediate availability of NX Nastran. Details EPM announced a new version of the advanced Mapping/Model Analysis Tool, EDM-MAT. Details Mentor Graphics Corporation released the latest version of its electrical wire harness engineering / production software. Details MSC.Software Corp. announced the availability of MSC.visualNastran for Windows 2003. Details MSC.Software Corp. announced the release of SimDesigner Suspension. Details MSC.Software Corp. announced the shipping of MSC.Nastran 2004. Details Oce announced an agreement with Autodesk, Inc. to enable Autodesk users to accurately and easily print Autodesk DWF 6 (Design Web Format ) files. Details Stage-Gate, Inc. announced it has just released the new SG Navigator - Services Version, a new tool to enhance service and product development, tailored specifically for the service industry. Details STEP Tools, Inc. announced it is now shipping ST-Viewer v5.0, the newest release of its viewing and markup technology based on the international ISO-STEP standard for product model data. Details Verity Inc. announced the availability of Verity Ultraseek XPA Search API version 2.1. Details * Relationships * Cadence Design Systems, Inc. and CoWare, Inc. announced a strategic alliance. Details Cyco Software and DLT Solutions, Inc. announced that Cyco Software products will be available to all federal, state, and local government agencies in the US through the GSA Schedule (#GS-35F-4543G) contract held by DLT Solutions, Inc. Details Eurostep and Pennant announced they are to work together to provide software solutions based on the emergent PLCS standard, ISO 10303-239. Details Firepond announced a licensing agreement with SSA Global Technologies, Inc., a global provider of extended enterprise solutions and services. Details IHS announced that SAE International has entered into an exclusive sales contract with Information Handling Services (IHS) for several of its key products. Details InnovMetric Software Inc. and Minolta Corporation announced that they have entered into an agreement whereby Minolta Corporation will offer InnovMetric's PolyWorks in conjunction with its VIVID line of 3D digitizers. Details Mentor Graphics Corp. and Verisity Ltd. announced a technology collaboration. Details Mentor Graphics Corp. announced a collaboration with Xilinx, Inc. Details Synergis Technologies, Inc. announced an alliance with Michael Baker Corporation. Details * Other * Documentum announced that its Documentum Authoring Integration Services (AIS) product has been selected as a "Hot Pick" by the editors of Seybold Publications. Details EDS PLM Solutions announced a grant of product lifecycle management (PLM) software for the Automotive School at Shanghai Tongji University (STJU). With an estimated commercial value of US$96 million, the grant is designed to enable the university to support automotive engineering education initiatives and establish a state-of-the-art automotive development center. Details Endeca announced that Jim Baum, president and COO, will present at the SG Cowen 31st Annual Fall Technology Conference. Details GlobalSpec, Inc. has found that businesses in the industrial sector are generally optimistic about revenue projections compared to last year. Details Intergraph Corporation announced that Texas Instruments Incorporated (TI) and Intergraph have settled their respective patent disputes. Details QUMAS announced its participation at the 11 th Annual National Conference on Managing Electronic Records. Details Spatial Corp. announced the 2004 3D Insiders' Summit will be held May 3-5, 2004. The Summit is Spatial's annual User's Conference held at The Westin Westminster in Westminster, Colorado. Details STEP Tools, Inc. announced a milestone as its online translation service officially reached 20,000 STEP data translations as of September 2, 2003. Details VISTAGY, Inc., announced that it will offer a new training class on the use of FiberSIM software for designing and manufacturing composite parts. Details 3D Systems Corp. announced that it filed a registration statement, Form S-1, with the SEC (Securities and Exchange Commission). Details PRTM PLM Benchmarking Study When fully implemented, PLM promises to provide an end-to-end solution for managing the information and decisions about a product or service from initial concept to retirement. However, realizing the full promise can be difficult. The complexity of PLM processes and systems can be daunting, and because of PLM's relative newness, no definitive benchmarking studies exist to provide a performance comparison. To capture PLM's real benefits, companies must first thoroughly assess and identify opportunities within their own critical operating and management processes, practices, and IT infrastructure. To help you understand PLM and capture its benefits, PRTM invites you to participate in the 2003 PLM Benchmarking Study hosted by its benchmarking subsidiary, The Performance Measurement Group (PMG). |
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