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- Welcome Page 2 - Update Page 3 - News Page 4 - Brief lines | Welcome to this issue of 2PDM, an e-zine distributed every two weeks on a free subscription basis. Before coming to the main article in this issue, Product Configurator Software: Understanding the Differences by Dick Bourke, here is a short announcement about CPC/PLM Strategies : 2002. * Announcement * Publication day for the first issue of CPC/PLM Strategies : 2002 has finally arrived. Anyone who hasn't subscribed yet may subscribe now by e-mail (including their name and address) at the reduced annual subscription rate of USD 355 (or 395 Euro). * Product Configurator Software: Understanding the Differences * Many companies are striving for a robust mass customization strategy - providing customers specifically configured products to meet their unique requirements. Product configurator software is essential to allow customers to accurately select and order from among hundreds of product options. Companies with design and engineering content in configured products, however, require more than simple selection capabilities. Now there are a myriad of software choices spanning the complete range of the To-Order mass customization spectrum. Assigning end-item part numbers and defining a Bill of Material (BoM) for each product sold, created massive and unwieldy product databases - often riddled with errors - requiring extraordinary maintenance efforts. The burden often fell on engineering personnel, counterproductive to the goals of Product Lifecycle Management, such as reducing product development time and expense. Effectively using a product configurator gains many benefits, one of which is accurate order entry of a customized product configuration without constant, further validation editing by engineering personnel. Introducing Product Configurators Product configurators are software with logic capabilities to create, maintain, and use electronic product models that allow complete definition of all possible product option and variation combinations, with a minimum of data entries and maintenance. Wayne Collier, a consultant with D. H. Brown, views product configurators as a design and development tool, rather than a redocumentation tool for product configuration in Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) systems. This approach to product development for configurable products is called "Generic Product Structures" (GPS). The objective is to completely model the product and option selection rules, including all variety, and validate specific and generic BoMs before release to manufacturing. Therefore, design intelligence is captured from the start of product development. Within the above definitions, there are distinct differences in configurators. Within the framework of the To-Order spectrum, understanding the differences is vital to ensure success. Case in point: A custom cabinet manufacturer tried to use a simplistic ERP, features and options configurator at the urging of the software vendor. It was impossible to pre-define all of the combinations of dimensions of unique end-items using this method. The implementation failed - a costly error that resulted in customer/vendor litigation; the vendor settled out of court. The To-Order Spectrum There are many qualifiers for defining To-Order: Pick, Pack, Assemble, Build, Configure, Design, and Engineer are all common. There is no known industry standard definition. Our frame of reference is: Assemble, Design and Engineer. On one end of the spectrum, the simplest, Assemble-to-Order (ATO), means product options are pre-designed items and usually stocked. In operation, configuring and ordering a specific configuration is accomplished without any further design activity involving personnel, such as application engineers. Simple visualization and an on-line catalog may be an element of the system. A standard set of features and options is displayed for customer selection. In contrast, Engineer-to-Order (ETO) mass customization strategies require far more activities and time to complete the order fulfillment cycle, In essence, more integration with the full range of Collaborative Product Development (CPD) methods is necessary. A few of many to consider are: iterative proposal activity, dynamic CAD model generation, visualization, supplier involvement and management, workflow, parameterized documentation, and extensive BOM management. Design-to-Order (DTO) stands between ETO and ATO with many of the same characteristics of ETO, but to a lesser degree. Other Evaluation Considerations Today, configurator technology is available from many sources including Product Data Management (PDM), Customer Relationship Management (CRM), and ERP vendors. Most ERP vendors offer configurators that can be used to model the product during the design and development stage, as Collier suggests. In fact, some CRM sales configurators can be used for developing the product model for use in the total product lifecycle. The logic in some PDM and ERP systems, however, may not be adequate to handle requirements, such as complex pricing schemes. As a result, some of these systems may need to be supplemented with CRM software, or custom programming, for a complete solution. There are other evaluation aspects to consider, one in particular. How is the product model developed and maintained - rules, constraints, algorithms, etc.? As one telecommunications manufacturer stated: "Our software's methodology can't keep up with a steady stream of product changes. Did we make a mistake in our software selection?" The product modeling techniques may not be suitable, or sufficiently robust, for a specific environment. On the other hand, the various modeling techniques can be sophisticated and may require an extended learning curve before a company can be productive. A Proof of Concept is the answer. A Frequently Asked Question Potential buyers sometimes ask: "What is the best configurator software?" There isn't one best. To determine the right answer, compare the software vendor offerings to your company's mass customization strategy. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Richard W. Bourke, is the principal consultant of Bourke Consulting Associates, providing CPC/PLM/ERP strategic and operational consulting to manufacturing companies and software firms. Contact through www.bourkeconsulting.com Future Columns Within the above frame of references, selected examples of product configurator applications with a focus on DTO/ETO will be described. PTC's recent announcement of DynamicDesignLink, coupled with an alliance with CRM vendor Siebel, brings fresh interest to the DTO/ETO spectrum. |
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bom.com announced it has secured $5 million in Series B funding, led by private equity investment firm Otter Capital. Details Dassault Systemes and Geometric Software Solutions Co. Ltd. announced the signing of a Joint Venture, resulting in the formation of a new company. The new company, to be named 3d PLM Software Ltd. will be held by Geometric and Dassault Systemes at 70 and 30 per cent respectively. 3d PLM Software Ltd. will start operations with a mandate of software development for the Dassault Systemes group. Details Documentum announced that it has acquired privately held Boxcar Software. Boxcar provides technology for content aggregation and content distribution. Details NexPrise, Inc. announced that is has changed its name from Ventro Corporation. Ventro acquired NexPrise in August 2001 and the name change reflects the complete integration of the two companies. Details PTC announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement, transferring its MEDUSA family of 2D CAD products to Germany-based CAD Schroer. CAD Schroer, whose core business is built around the MEDUSA technology, is PTC's largest MEDUSA reseller. Details SAP AG announced its intention to combine two of its subsidiaries, SAP Markets, Inc., and SAP Portals, Inc., into one subsidiary. The combined company's solutions will be delivered by SAP to customers as part of mySAP Technology and other mySAP.com solutions, and also licensed to other technology companies for distribution with third-party software offerings. Details * Financial * Ariba Inc. announced results for the first fiscal quarter ended December 31, 2001. Revenues for the first quarter of fiscal 2002 were $55.3 million. Details Cadence Design Systems, Inc. announced fourth quarter revenue of $378 million. Product revenue grew 11 percent sequentially to $242 million in the fourth quarter. Total revenue for 2001 was $1.43 billion, up 12 percent from 2000. Details Commerce One announced financial results for the quarter and fiscal year ended December 31, 2001. Revenues for the current quarter totaled $56 million as compared with $191.4 million for the corresponding quarter in 2000 and $81.1 million for the quarter ended September 30, 2001. Revenues for the full year 2001 were $408.6 million as compared with 2000 full year revenues of $401.8 million. Details Documentum, Inc. announced financial results for the fourth quarter and fiscal year ended December 31, 2001. Revenue for the fourth quarter of 2001 was $50.018 million, a 12 percent sequential increase over the third quarter and a 15 percent decrease as compared to the same quarter last year. Details Hummingbird Ltd. reported its unaudited consolidated results for the first quarter ended December 31, 2001. Sales for the quarter ended December 31, 2001 were $44.1 million, compared to $60.4 million in the quarter ended December 31, 2000. Details Ingenuus Corporation reported Fourth Quarter and Fiscal Year 2001 revenues of $406,000 and $1,726,000 respectively, compared to $668,000 and $2,930,000 for the corresponding periods last year. Details i2 Technologies, Inc. announced results for the fourth quarter and full year 2001. Total fourth quarter revenues of $194 million were on par with third quarter results and down from $378 million in the same period last year. Total revenues for 2001 were $986 million, down 12 percent from 2000 results. Details MatrixOne, Inc. announced results for its second quarter ended December 29, 2001. Total revenues were $31.1 million, compared to $34.3 million in the same period last year. For the six months ended December 29, 2001, total revenues were $55.0 million, compared to $62.8 million in the same period last year. Details Mentor Graphics Corporation announced fourth quarter 2001 revenues at $165M. The company reported revenues over the last 12 months of more than $600 million. Details Moldflow Corporation announced the results for its second fiscal quarter ended December 29, 2001. Revenue of $9.2 million for the second quarter of fiscal 2002 was up sequentially from the first fiscal quarter by 12%, and down 12% from the corresponding quarter of fiscal 2001. Details PTC reported revenue totaling $198.6 million for the first quarter ended December 29, 2001, compared with $234.9 million for the same period last year. Total Windchill revenue in the first quarter was $48.6 million, compared to $50.4 million a year ago. Details SAP AG announced its preliminary financial results for the fourth quarter and year ended December 31, 2001. For the year, sales increased 17% over 2000 to Euro 7.34 billion. In the fourth quarter of 2001, revenues rose 7% over the same period last year to Euro 2.32 billion. Details Selectica Inc. announced results for the third quarter of the fiscal year ending March 31, 2002. Pro-forma revenue was $10.5 million for the third quarter of fiscal 2002 representing a 7% increase over the prior quarter, but down 51% from revenues reported in the same quarter a year ago. Details Sun Microsystems, Inc. reported results for the second quarter of fiscal year 2002 which ended December 30, 2001. Revenues for the second quarter were $3.108 billion, a sequential increase of 9% compared with revenues reported for the first quarter of fiscal year 2002, and a decrease of 39% compared with the same period a year ago. Details Workgroup Technology Corporation (WTC) announced its financial results for the third quarter of fiscal 2002 ended December 31, 2001. WTC reported revenue of $1,983,000 compared with $1,790,000 in the third quarter of fiscal 2001. The Company's total revenue for the third quarter of fiscal 2002 increased $113,000 from the second quarter of fiscal 2002. Details * People * Covisint named Michael Galamb as its vice president of global sales operations. Details Documentum announced the appointment of Tony Kolish as vice president, worldwide customer service. Details Firepond announced the appointment of Susan Ledoux to the position of Chief Financial Officer (CFO). Details  GlobalSpec, Inc. announced the appointment of Jeffrey M. Killeen to the position of Chairman and Chief Executive Officer. Details Hummingbird Ltd. announced that Fred R. Ackerman, Jr. has joined the Company as vice president of EIP Sales in the United States. Details PlanetCAD Inc. announced the promotion of Mr. David Hushbeck from VP & GM Supply Chain Solutions to President and Chief Executive Officer. Details QUMAS Ltd. announced the appointment of Valarie King-Bailey to the position of Chief Marketing Officer (CMO). Details Xygent Inc. has named Frank Meyer director of software development - Vision Systems. Details bom.com announced that four new members joined its Board of Advisors : Anne Bonaparte ; Amar Hanspal ; Chris Badger ; and John Caruso. Details * Implementation * Ariba, Inc. announced that AstraZeneca, one of the world's leading pharmaceutical companies, has selected Ariba Enterprise Sourcing to assist with the company's U.S initiative to streamline procurement processes. Details Ariba, Inc. announced that The Toro Company has selected Ariba Spend Management solutions to increase procurement efficiencies, reduce costs and improve specific internal processes. Details Cadence Design Systems, Inc. announced that Fujitsu Limited's worldwide Electronic Devices Group renewed and substantially increased its license agreement for Cadence electronic design technology. Details Cadence Design Systems, Inc. announced that the Network System Division of Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. has selected the Cadence SPECCTRAQuest high-speed printed circuit board (PCB) design solution. Details Domain Systems Inc. announced the successful implementation of Agile Anywhere 7.0 at the Sunnyvale California site of Western Multiplex. Details EDS announced Modine Manufacturing Company has selected Solid Edge as its mechanical CAD software. Modine plans to implement more than 70 licenses of Solid Edge over the next three years. Details EDS announced a contract to license Teamcenter software to the Automotive Systems Group of Dana Corporation to support product lifecycle management (PLM) strategy. Terms of the agreement were not disclosed. Dana will deploy the Teamcenter Express Automotive Solution from EDS PLM Solutions as its single source of product information within its Traction Technologies, Structural Solutions, Torque Management and System Integration Groups. Details EDS announced that the Faculty of Engineering, Kyoto University has selected product lifecycle management (PLM) software from EDS PLM Solutions to support its mechanical design automation curriculum. Kyoto University will deploy 100 seats of Solid Edge. Details Firepond announced that France Telecom is implementing Firepond's SalesPerformer Configurator to accelerate sales of its Open Transit data and voice transmission capacity to other carriers worldwide. Details Immersive Design, Inc. announced that the Service Publications organization of John Deere's C&CE Division has selected IPA software for creating graphics to be used in communicating product information in its service publications. Details Informative Graphics Corporation announced that the company's Brava! WebKit technology will power additional online services businesses, including Equipment Pipeline, Space DataBase, Mott Data, PointCross, and Israeli ASP VENline. Details MS2 Inc. announced that Lucent Technologies has selected MS2 Accelerate software to automate its optical product development and lifecycle processes. Details MatrixOne, Inc. announced that Shanghai Bell Co., Ltd., a telecommunications and information systems company in China, has selected product collaboration solutions from MatrixOne, Inc. Hewlett-Packard Company has been selected to be the systems integrator for this project. Details MatrixOne, Inc. announced that Yazaki Corporation, a leading Tier One automotive supplier of vehicle power and data solutions, has chosen MatrixOne to supply product collaboration solutions. Details Mechanical Dynamics announced that the U.S. Army Tank-automotive and Armaments Command (TACOM) National Automotive Center (NAC) has made a significant initial investment in ADAMS virtual prototyping software. Details Moldflow Corporation announced that Hida Electric Co., Ltd., a manufacturer of white goods for the consumer market, has made a significant investment in the Moldflow Plastics Insight (MPI) suite of software. The multiple orders received are valued at approximately $290,000 and shipped during Moldflow's second fiscal quarter. Details Open Text Corporation announced that Open Text's Livelink technology is being used to enhance the National Institute on Drug Abuse's (NIDA) Clinical Trials Network. Details Pilgrim Software, Inc. announced that Intersil has selected Pilgrim's Quality Management software to manage quality and corrective actions within its supply base. Details Pilgrim Software, Inc. announced that National Genetics Institute (NGI) has selected Pilgrim's Document Control, WEB Document Control, 21 CFR Part 11 Compliance Pack, and validation services. Details Silicon Perspective, a company of Cadence Design Systems, Inc. as of December 2001, announced that its Cadence First Encounter physical prototype and hierarchical placement tool has been integrated into the IBM Blue Logic integrated circuit design methodology. Details SolidWorks Corporation announced that the Rademaker Group has purchased 40 seats of SolidWorks 3D CAD software to design the food processing equipment it sells around the world. Details Structural Research & Analysis Corp. announced that Pohang University of Science and Technology has integrated 35 seats of COSMOS/Works into its competitive engineering program. Details Structural Research & Analysis Corp. announced that the University of California at Los Angeles (UCLA) will incorporate 10 seats of COSMOS/M into its Interdepartmental Program of Biomedical Engineering. Details Tecnomatix Technologies, Ltd. announced that Kia Motors, the Korean automotive manufacturer, has successfully completed the first phase of its enterprise Digital Manufacturing (eDM) project using Tecnomatix eMPower solutions. Details Verity, Inc. announced that Electrocomponents, an international electrical, electronic and industrial supplies distribution group, has selected Verity K2 Catalog portal infrastructure software for its new pan-European Internet trading channel, EURO ITC. Details Workgroup Technology Corporation (WTC) announced that FlightSafety International has selected WTC's ProductCenter collaborative PDM solution after an extensive pilot program evaluation of the ProductCenter 8.0 software. Details * Developments * Covisint announced the availability of Asian language functionality for Covisint Fulfillment, the direct material fulfillment application based on SupplySolution's i-Supply Service. More than $60 billion worth of vehicles and parts flowed back and forth between Asia and the United States last year. Details Cyco Software announced it is shipping AutoManager Meridian 2.14 featuring additional application integration such as full support for Autodesk Inventor 5 and Microsoft Office XP. Details Eigner announced the availability of axalant2000 Service Pack 3 (SP3). The new release of axalant includes new requirements management and Maintenance, Repair and Overhaul (MRO) capabilities, additional workflow services, new product visualization management and enhanced Web client functionality. Details IDEAL.com introduced its new IX E-Plan Room Plus and IX E-Front Counter for Reprographers. These two new modules in the IntraNETIX document management family provide e-commerce capability designed to automate the ordering process for reprographics customers. Details Informative Graphics Corporation announced the next release of its Web API toolkit software, Brava! WebKit Version 3.1. for MatrixOne. Details Informative Graphics Corporation announced the next release of its Web application development software, Brava! WebKit Version 3.1. for Documentum 4i eBusiness Platform. Details Innoveda, Inc. announced HDL2PCB,a schematic-free HDL-to-PCB design technology, designed to dramatically shorten the development cycle for complex printed circuit boards (PCBs). Details  Mentor Graphics Corporation announced a major upgrade to its Board Station family of products. Details Moldflow Corporation announced the immediate commercial availability of Moldflow Design Link (MDL) 3.0. Moldflow Design Link 3.0 provides a geometry data translation interface between Moldflow's range of simulation products and leading CAD systems using standard file formats such as IGES, STEP, and PTC's Pro/ENGINEER part files. Details PlanetCAD Inc. released its first commercially available version of SCS|Envoy to the market. SCS|Envoy is an Enterprise Interoperability Solution that streamlines the handling, security and transmission of all manufacturing data so that it can be distributed rapidly throughout the supply chain. Details SPRING Technologies announced Version 3 of its machining simulation software, NCSIMUL 2000. Details SolidWorks Corp. unveiled the latest version of its 3D PartStream.NET service, which lets component manufacturers publish 3D-enabled Web-based catalogs. Details 3D Systems Corp. announced it has joined forces in a technology and marketing alliance with Penske Racing for its NASCAR Winston Cup programs. Penske Racing uses 3D Systems solid imaging technology to build prototype parts. Details * Relationships * ANSYS Inc. announced a partnership with ActiveState, a leader in open-source programming language tools, to bring the Tcl/Tk (toolkit) to the Windows XP-64 platform running on Intel Itanium processor-based systems. Details Cadence Design Systems, Inc. and Simplex Solutions, Inc. announced a technology-licensing agreement that gives Cadence exclusive distribution rights to the Simplex standalone parasitic extraction technology, Fire & Ice QX. Details Dassault Systemes and IBM announced that IBM Global Services has become a Dassault Systemes Premier Consulting Partner. Details Dassault Systemes announced that REALVIZ, an industry leader in image - based content creation, has joined the Software Community Program as a Partner. Details Digital Paper Corporation announced three new additions to its DPpartners program. Digital Paper will work with ImageMax, Inc., Print-O-Stat, Inc., Extreme Services and Perfect Image, Inc., to include docQuest with their service offerings for customers in manufacturing, utilities and government organizations. Details e4eNet, Inc. announced its membership in the Cadence Design Systems, Inc. Connections Program, a third-party software program allowing close integration and interoperability between software tools. Details Hewlett-Packard Company and Deloitte Consulting announced a global alliance to jointly develop and deliver collaborative solutions for customers in the manufacturing sector. Details Ingenuus Corporation announced it has reached a consulting agreement with Manex Inc., Fremont, California-based consultants who specialize in the manufacturing sector. Under the agreement, Manex will perform process improvement analyses to assist manufacturers to quantify the benefits of adopting intelligent e-change management solutions based on Ingenuus' Manufacturing Change Manager. Details Innoveda, Inc. announced a strategic agreement with manufacturing software solutions provider DownStream Technologies for ongoing development, marketing and distribution of its CAM product line. Details  MatrixOne, Inc. and IBM announced a global strategic alliance to deliver and market advanced Collaborative Product Commerce (CPC) solutions. Details Mentor Graphics Corporation and NewLogic, a leading supplier of Bluetooth design solutions, announced a marketing agreement that allows system-on-chip designers to license Bluetooth silicon intellectual property (IP) from the Mentor Graphics Inventra Intellectual Property division. Details PTC and Siebel Systems, Inc. announced that they have formed a strategic alliance to integrate Siebel eBusiness Applications with PTC Collaborative Product Development (CPD) solutions. Details Pilgrim Software, Inc. announced that it has signed a Global Solutions Developer Agreement with Microsoft Great Plains. Details Spatial Corp. and Cimatron Ltd. announced a partnership between their two companies. Cimatron will integrate the 3D ACIS Modeler into their new software solution, Cimatron E. Details Sun Microsystems, Inc. announced the addition of Siebel Systems, Inc. to the Sun Vendor Integration Program (SunVIP). Details Tecnomatix Technologies announced it has entered into a distribution agreement with Seiko Instruments, Inc. (SII) of Japan. Under the terms of the agreement, SII will integrate Tecnomatix eMPower MPM solutions into its product offering for customers throughout Japan. Details truEInnovations and ENGINEERING.com Incorporated announced a strategic alliance to deliver truEInnovations' solutions to the global engineering community. In addition, RAND Worldwide, which uses ENGINEERING.com as a critical sales and marketing tool, will be able to bring truEInnovations products to its diverse international base of more than 40,000 manufacturing customers. Details TTF, a provider of CAD libraries and CAD native-to-native translators, and adapco, with its UK based partner Computational Dynamics Ltd., announced the signing of a worldwide partnership agreement which will enable STAR-CD to read native CAD formats. Details Xygent Inc. has named Advanced CMM Inc. as its latest Xact Technology Provider (XTP). Details Xygent Inc. has named DIMAC Tooling Inc. its Xact Technology Provider in Australia. Details * Other * Auto-trol Technology announced the 40th anniversary of the company's founding. Established in the Denver area on 15 January 1962, Auto-trol's first product was a digitizer manufactured in the suburban garage of the company founder, Bill Barnes. Mr. Barnes named the company Auto-trol as a shortened version of automated control, which he had given to a product he developed in the 1950s. Details Commerce One and Compaq Computer Corporation announced the availability of Procurement Express, a new solution combining Commerce One's e-procurement software together with Compaq ProLiant servers and Compaq Global Services. Details Cyco Software announced that it will continue its special pricing incentives for the newly released AutoManager TeamWork. Details FileNET Corporation announced that its Global Technical Response Centers in North America and Europe again achieved certification under the Support Center Practices (SCP) Certification program. Details Green Pasture Software announced that Plant Engineering has awarded Green Pasture Software's G5 a Bronze award in the magazine's 2001 Product of the Year competition. Details Hewlett-Packard Company announced it is planning additional outsourcing of its PC manufacturing facilities worldwide, in keeping with its longstanding strategy to decrease operations costs and improve profitability. Details SGI and Computer Sciences Corporation announced general access to the world's largest production single-system-image (SSI) supercomputer powered by an SGI Origin 3800 system with 512 processors. Details Verity, Inc. announced that Vice President and Chief Technology Officer Dr. Prabhakar Raghavan has been recognized as an ACM (Association for Computing Machinery) Fellow for his achievements in computer science and information technology. Details |
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