September 25 2006

2PLM John Stark Associates

Volume 9 Number 10

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* Welcome * Welcome to 2PLM, an e-zine distributed about every two weeks. This issue includes : PLM Needs Assessment - 10 Step Approach to PLM Progress A380 and Other News Dealing with the World as It is * PLM Needs Assessment - 10 Step Approach to PLM Progress * Several readers asked for more details about the PLM Needs Assessment mentioned in the previous issue, so we'll look take a closer look at it here. It's widely recognized that Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) brings benefits in four main areas: Financial Performance - for example, PLM should lead to increased revenue from earlier market introduction of products, and to reduced product development costs Time Reduction - PLM should, for example, reduce project overrun time, and reduce engineering change time Quality Improvement - PLM should help, for example, to reduce manufacturing process defects, reduce the number of returns and recalls, and reduce the number of customer complaints Business Improvement - for example, PLM can lead to an increase in the innovation rate, increase the part reuse factor, increase product traceability, and ensure 100% configuration conformity As a result, many companies are now looking to implement PLM, or to extend or improve their existing PLM implementation. However, experience shows that it can take longer to make progress than expected. The reasons for this often include: A need to broaden the understanding of PLM issues among business executives The difficulty of identifying the best approach to PLM and justifying the business case To overcome these issues and enable faster PLM progress, the PLM Needs Assessment Program was developed to help companies: Build a business case for PLM to gain management buy-in to proceed Uncover hidden needs and opportunities for PLM beyond the obvious Identify the best PLM approach in close alignment to business objectives Gain clearer understanding of the ROI potential of PLM Define and prioritize a clear PLM roadmap Implement PLM most readily and cost effectively, preventing false starts and setbacks Improve overall PLM success There are a number of situations where a PLM Needs Assessment may be warranted. A company may for example be: Looking at PLM for the first time.. How and where do we start? How can we improve the chances for success? What should be in our PLM concept? Where does PLM fit with other enterprise initiatives? The vendor of our CAD system suggests one PLM concept; the vendor of our ERP system proposes a completely different concept, which is right? Creating a PLM Business Case.. What should we include? What figures are realistic? Expanding PLM from workgroup to enterprise,.. or outgrown what you have.. What do we do next? Where can we gain the biggest benefit? Struggling with multiple CAD, PLM, ERP or other enterprise applications.. How do we handle multiple systems resulting from globalization or acquisitions? How can we get our support costs under control? What is the optimal solution? Facing challenging business drivers demanding much greater effectiveness and efficiency.. How do we outsmart the competition this time? How can we produce more great products ? faster? A PLM Needs Assessment is applicable in companies of all sizes in almost any industry and can be beneficial at all stages of PLM investigation and use. It is as applicable during the initial introduction of PLM as when extending an existing PDM implementation. It can be used to review current PLM performance, to clarify PLM concepts, to choose between different options, or to gain a deep understanding of an individual option. Product Life live 2006. Mainz. 07.11. - 08.11.2006 The PLM Needs Assessment includes the following ten activities: PLM Status Review, Data Gathering Executive PLM Education and Awareness Best Practice Positioning PLM Concept Generation and Analysis PLM Roadmap and Plan Generation Business Benefits and Business Case Development ROI Calculation Management Report Preparation Executive Presentation Executive Decision Support Experience shows that these ten steps help in understanding where PLM can be applied to a business most effectively. They help to get that all-important executive approval for the PLM initiative to proceed. The Ten Step Approach is a tried-and-tested methodology that has been used in many companies, at different stages of PLM progress, in many industries. The ten steps make it clear to everyone involved what has to be done, with clear deliverables at each step to show what has been achieved. For more information about the Ten Step Approach to PLM Progress in your company, please contact John Stark Associates. * A380 and Other News * EADS announced there will be further delays with the A380 (details). The 12bn euros ($14bn; £8bn) project is already a year late and company sources suggest the latest delay could mean customers waiting a further six months. Details "We're dealing with the world as it is - not as it was 10 years ago." (From a transcript of remarks as prepared for delivery by Mark Fields, Ford Motor Company Executive Vice President and President of The Americas, on Friday, Sept. 15, 2006, during a webcast to discuss the company's accelerated North America Way Forward turnaround plan.) Details Merck provided an update in connection with VIOXX product liability cases (details). Merck voluntary withdrew VIOXX in 2004. Details Toshiba is to replace about 340,000 laptop computer batteries worldwide, the third recall of faulty batteries made by Sony since mid-August. Details * Dealing with the World as It is * It's always good for a company to deal with the world as it is - and not as it was ten years ago. And nowhere is this more true than when dealing with the management of products across their lifecycle. Yet many companies are managing products today the way they managed them ten years ago. They manage them in an uncoordinated way across the lifecycle, with different methods, applications, processes and vocabulary in different projects and different departments. Not surprisingly, things occassionally fall through the gaps, and the results can lead to million dollar losses and the deaths of product users. The 'sunrise to sunset' apporach of PLM emerged at the beginning of the 21st Century. 'Product Lifecycle Management: Paradigm for 21st Century Product Realization' is the book that introduced the holistic, joined-up paradigm of PLM, the activity of managing a product throughout its lifecycle - 'from cradle to grave' - making sure that everything works well with the product throughout its life and making sure the product makes good money for the company. PDM, Sarbanes-Oxley and Sustainable Development are all addressed in the paradigm, along with Portfolio Management, CAD, CPD, EOL and others. Since its publication in 2004, the concepts of PLM have been further developed. For example, the objectives of PLM are now defined as: to increase product revenues to reduce product-related costs to maximize the value of the product portfolio Where should you be now with PLM? What should you be aiming for? What will PLM look like in 2008? To keep abreast of the latest advances in PLM thinking and practice, read 'Making Progress With PLM' and the 'PLM State of the Art 2006 Report'. Making Progress With PLM The 'Making Progress With PLM Manual' (details), published in 2004, helps companies launch PLM Initiatives, develop PLM visions and strategies, and implement PLM plans. It supports PLM VPs, PLM Project Leaders, PDM Managers, IS Managers, CAD Managers and others faced with the many questions, problems, challenges and opportunities of PLM - and looking for the best way forward. PLM State of the Art Report The 'PLM State of the Art May 2006 Report' (details), is a concise, 103-page document describing the State of the Art of Product Lifecycle Management in May 2006. Table of Contents Chapter 1 : Introduction Chapter 2 : Introduction to PLM in May 2006 Chapter 3 : PLM Framework : PLM Grid Chapter 4 : The Six Levels of PLM Chapter 5 : Manufacturing Industry and PLM Applications Chapter 6 : Key PLM Issues 2006 : User Viewpoint Chapter 7 : State of the Art PLM Vision Chapter 8 : Best Practice PLM Initiative Chapter 9 : Key PLM Issues 2006 : Vendor Viewpoint Chapter 10 : That was PLM in 2005

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Reference Section Follow the link for books in the Product Lifecycle Management Library Configuration Management . Product Data Management . Product Lifecycle Management Autodesk .. CATIA .. Lean .. MicroStation .. Pro/ENGINEER .. Six Sigma .. UGS The World of Product Lifecycle Management Follow the links for : Vendors in the PLM World. Latest additions/modifications : Coastal Logic, Inc., ENGINEERING.COM, Enginuity, Hamilton Hall, IGE+XAO Group, ProSTEP AG. PLM service providers. Latest additions/modifications : Accenture, Integware, Inc., The Ranal Group, Wipro Technologies Ltd. General Interest Innovation Management Engineering Change Management Managing PDM in a changing environment Principles of Good Product Development

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* Corporate * Altair Engineering, Inc. announced that the acquisition of the Mecalog Group and its RADIOSS product family of CAE software technology has been finalized. Details Delcam announced the acquisition of the rights to the Dentmill program for the dental industry. Details Metris announced the completion of the integration of LK Ltd., 3D Scanners Ltd. and Arc Second Inc. Details MRO Software, Inc. announced shareholders approve the IBM merger agreement. Details Valor Computerized Systems Ltd. announced the acquisition of numerous technologies from EO Tech GmbH. Details * Financial * Adobe Systems Inc. reported financial results for its third quarter ended September 1, 2006. In the third quarter of fiscal 2006, Adobe achieved revenue of $602.2 million. Details Agile Software Corp. updated its preliminary results for the first quarter of fiscal 2007, which ended July 31, 2006. Total revenues for the quarter are estimated to be approximately $31.0 million. Details AVEVA Group plc announced a trading update. Details The IGE+XAO Group announced that in the fourth quarter of 2005/2006, IGE+XAO achieved turnover of Euro 5.37 million. For the year, revenue reached Euro 19.7 million. Details IHS Inc. reported results for the third quarter ended August 31, 2006. Revenue for the third quarter of 2006 totaled $139.9 million. Details * People * Access Commerce announced that Lionel Chapurlat has joined Access Commerce as Marketing & Business Development Manager and Susanne Madier has joined as Cameleon Sales Manager for Europe. Access Commerce also announced the addition of Mike Sutton to its Board of Directors as an Independent Director. Details Creaform announced the appointment of Oscar Meza as Sales Director for the Americas and the Rest of the World, and Gregory Lepez as Sales Director for Asia and Europe. Details Geometric Software announced that Ravi Gopinath was named Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of Geometric Software Solutions. Details IHS Inc. announced Scott Key was promoted to Senior Vice President of Corporate Marketing for the company. Details IHS Inc. announced that Jerre L. Stead, currently executive chairman of the board, assumed the additional role of chief executive officer (CEO). Details i2 Technologies, Inc. announced that Matthew Elson has been named senior vice president of the company's Agile Business Process Platform Technologies Group. Details Tribold announced it appointed Kieran Clare as Vice President of Professional Services. Details Tribold announced it appointed Calum Nobles as Vice President of Engineering. Details * Implementations * aPriori announced that JLG Industries will be expanding their deployment of aPriori's Enterprise Cost Management Software Platform across their North American operations. Details Alibre Inc. announced that Magove S.A. is using Alibre Design. Details Alibre Inc announced Kelsey Woodworks' adoption of parametric 3D solid modeling. Details Cadence Design Systems, Inc. announced that Amkor Technology, Inc. has standardized on the Cadence System-in-Package design products and methodologies. Details Catalog Data Solutions announced that Emerson Power Transmission has selected the CDS Configurator. Details Dassault Systemes announced that its solutions have been adopted by over 50 players in the yachting and shipbuilding markets. Details EM Microelectronic announced it has successfully implemented a number of projects where physical objects are logically bound or "paired" together using RFID technology. Details Endeca announced that Brady Corporation has deployed the Endeca Information Access Platform. Details Invention Machine announced that GKN Aerospace deployed Invention Machine's Goldfire Innovator. Details LMS International announced that Valeo deployed LMS Test.Lab as the standard solution for noise and vibration engineering in its Transmission Systems Division. Details 10 Critical PLM Facts Every Executive Should Know. Click Here To Download Mentor Graphics Corp. announced that Semiconductor Company, Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd. has selected the Calibre OPCverify tool for use in production at 65 nanometers and below. Details Mentor Graphics Corp. announced it has achieved a record level of success for a new product introduction with the Calibre OPCverify product. Details Open Text announced that Fluor Hanford has extended its Open Text ECM solution used at the Hanford environmental cleanup site. Details PTC announced the expansion of its engagement with Newgen Imaging with the further deployment of PTC's Arbortext solution for dynamic publishing. Details PTC announced that Patagonia has expanded its use of FlexPLM to optimize the design and manufacturing of its apparel lines. Details PTC announced that SPi has expanded its deployment of PTC solutions to include its Arbortext publishing solution. Details SolidWorks Corp. announced that Caged Ltd. is using SolidWorks 3D CAD and COSMOSWorks. Details Sopheon announced that Orangina Group is deploying Sopheon's Accolade product life cycle management system. Details think3 announced that Honda R&D Co., Ltd., Asaka R&D Center (HGA) selected think3 technology for its motorcycle design. Details UGS Corp. announced that Fokker Services has implemented its Teamcenter digital lifecycle management software to centrally manage all product information for the fleet of 900 Fokker aircraft and services related to other aircraft types. Details UGS Corp. announced that Hella KGaA Hueck & Co has expanded its implementation of Teamcenter visualization software. Details UGS Corp. announced that Siemens Gas Turbine Parts Limited has selected and successfully implemented Teamcenter Express as a PLM backbone. Details VISTAGY, Inc. announced that Denmark-based Terma A/S, Grenaa has selected FiberSIM software for the design and manufacture of complex, highly-engineered composite parts for the F-35. Details * Developments * Adobe Systems Inc. introduced Adobe Acrobat 8 software. Details ANSYS, Inc. announced that the upcoming releases of its multiphysics simulation software - ANSYS 11.0 and FLUENT 6.3 - will include support for Microsoft Windows Compute Cluster Server 2003. Details Autodesk Inc. announced improvements to its Autodesk DirectConnect family of translators. Details Bluebeam Software announced the release of Bluebeam PDF Revu v. 4.7. Details CAD Schroer Group announced the release of version 2006 of MEDEA. Details Cadence Design Systems, Inc. introduced its new Virtuoso custom design platform for advanced analog, mixed-signal, RF, and custom digital design. Details Cadence Design Systems, Inc. announced the availability of the Cadence Allegro Double Data Rate 2 design-in IP portfolio. Details CD-adapco announced the STAR-CAD Series V4.10. Details CEI announced Reveal, a 3D geometry player for viewing, analyzing and manipulating complex visualization scenarios. Details CenitDesktop announced it has combined the CATIA PLM Express configurations of CATIA V5 with the latest 64 bit hardware from Sun Microsystems. Details Centric Software announced the availability of "Tech Packs" for companies with apparel lines of business and their global partners. Details Cimmetry Systems Corp. announced the availability of AutoVue v 19.1 Client-Server, web edition for Linux servers. Details Cimmetry Systems Corp. announced the availability of 2D and 3D native document visualization for MicroStation V8 XM, OneSpace Designer Drafting (ME10) Version 14.xx, and SolidWorks 2007. Details Convera Corp. launched the TrueKnowledge Platform to meet the growing search needs of professionals worldwide. Details Delcam USA released FeatureCAM 2007. Details Fakespace Systems Inc. announced that its ROVR visualization system is now available with the patent-pending Beacon DMSX+ projection technology. Details Fluent Inc. announced the release of Fluent Connection 1.1. Details Geometric Software announced it launched 3DSearchIT for SolidWorks. Details Lattice Technology, Inc. announced the availability of the XVL Studio Option for U3D. Details Maplesoft announced the release of solution-focused toolkits for the engineering markets. Details The MathWorks introduced Simulink HDL Coder. Details SAP AG unveiled SAP Enterprise Search, an application that allows information workers to locate and leverage critical business data from internal and external sources. Details Serena Software, Inc. announced Serena Dimensions 10, a Change Governance solution for distributed application lifecycle management. Details Telelogic announced the availability of DoDAF role-based templates for its Telelogic SYSTEM ARCHITECT/XT option. Details Total Parts Plus announced the release of the "RoHS Compliance Analysis Wizard" within the Parts Plus Web Application. Details UGS Corp. announced Tecnomatix Production Management portfolio, a family of manufacturing shop-floor applications. Details UGS Corp. announced that its D-Cubed Collision Detection Manager software component has been integrated into its NX CAM application. Details Zuken announced the latest version of the desktop PCB design solution, CADSTAR 9.0. Details * Relationships * Access Commerce announced that Cameleon 4.3GA has achieved 'Powered by SAP NetWeaver' status from SAP AG. Details Autonomy Corporation plc and Agile Software Corp. announced a partnership to jointly market a solution that enables companies to discover product content throughout the enterprise. Details Coastal Logic, Inc. announced it has teamed up with Working the Map, LLC, to provide MatrixOne customers with comprehensive solutions. Details Creaform announced it joined with Geomagic to offer educational discounts to universities and design and trade schools worldwide. Details iKnowledge Solutions, Inc. announced that Solid Works and iKS have partnered to make SolidWorks 2007 Update training available in i.get.it. Details Imaginestics LLC announced that Axonai will use their 3D-Seek shape search engine. Details INUS Technology Inc. and Creaform Inc. announced the integration of the Handyscan 3D scanner and the Rapidform line of software packages. Details PLM Europe Conference 2006 - for the UGS User Nation McLaren Software announced McLaren Software and CYA Technologies partner to deliver certified solutions. Details McLaren Software announced support for SAP NetWeaver. Details Mentor Graphics Corp. announced that Cswitch Corp. has selected the Mentor Graphics 10 Gigabit Ethernet Media Access Controller. Details Pinion Software, Inc. announced it has joined the PTC Partner Advantage Program. Details Right Hemisphere and Cardinal Solutions announced a new partnership to jointly implement and support enterprise PGM and 3D PDF publishing solutions. Details Spescom Software, Inc. announced that it joined the Mainframe Migration Alliance (MMA). Details SWORD announced a two way integration between their Cimage Fusion product and Microsoft's SharePoint product. Details Theorem Solutions announced it is building on its new status as a Dassault CAA development partner through the application of its CADverter technology to provide new interoperability capabilities for CATIA V5 users. Details * Other * ANSYS, Inc. announced that the diesel land speed record-breaking car uses ANSYS technology. Details AVEVA announced that it has donated software valued at $715,000 to the Houston Community College System, bringing the total grant to date to over $1 million. Details Autodesk, Inc. announced that it has joined the China-U.S. Center for Sustainable Development. Details Cimatron Limited announced that it adopted a direct sales and service approach for products and solutions sold in the North and East of India. Details CogniTens announced it has been expanding its operations in Japan. Details Eurostep announced it has been invited to the Lockheed Martin Symposium "Mission Critical Enterprise Systems", October 23-26 in Orlando FL, USA. Details FARO Technologies, Inc. announced it has established itself as the worldwide market leader in laser tracker sales. Details Federation Software announced the offer of a no-risk installation of its server-based solution. Details FileNet Corp. announced that FileNet Records Manager received U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) 5015.2-STD Chapter 4 certification for the management of classified records - verifying Records Manager's ability to control the creation, declaration, classification, retention and destruction of electronic and non-electronic records. Details GiveMePower Corp. announced its PowerCAD CE for Pocket PC has been selected as a finalist in the "Best Industry Application" category in the 2006 Handango Champion Awards. Details GlobalSpec announced that, according to respondents of the GlobalSpec Engineering Trends Survey, use of traditional media by engineering, technical and industrial professionals continues to lose ground to online resources. 91 percent of respondents reported using the Internet to find components and suppliers, while 90 percent indicated that they have obtained product specifications online. Additionally, 82 percent reported using the Internet for research, compared to 68 percent a year ago. This audience is also spending more time online for work purposes; 45 percent of respondents reported spending six or more hours per week online. Details Glovia International announced that engineer-to-order and project manufactures are effectively managing their complex operations with Glovia's dedicated functionality and planning tools for project-based manufacturing. Details Infor announced the company has been awarded START-IT Magazine's Technology & Business Innovation award. Additionally, START-IT named Infor one of the industry's Hottest Companies of 2006. Details Mentor Graphics Corp. announced the opening of a new Mentor-sponsored electronic design laboratory at the Budapest University of Technology and Economics in Budapest, Hungary. Details Mentor Graphics Corp. announced the donation of its Power Configuration File specification and guidelines to Accellera's Unified Power Format Technical Subcommittee. Details Nemetschek North America announced that it has updated its entire line of VectorWorks products to version 12.5. Details The Open Design Alliance announced that its DWGdirect software libraries now support the 2007 version of the DWG file format. Details Opticore announced the Grand Opening of its new headquarters in Gothenburg, Sweden. Details Pure Insight announced a 'Driving Predictable, Sustainable Innovation into NPD' seminar led by Bradford L Goldense and Donald M Stewart on November 15-16 2006 at the Marriott Renaissance Heathrow, London. Download the seminar brochure here (350 kB PDF). 2PLM subscribers are offered significant discounts on Pure Insight conferences and seminars. Register here. On the Agenda & Fees Registration Page, enter 2PLM as the Code. QPR Software announced a new organizational structure, improving service levels. Details Right Hemisphere announced it has established its European headquarters in Munich, Germany. Details SAP AG announced it launched a community for business process experts. Details The SofTEQ Group announced it has created the Value Added Integrator (VAI) business model to help companies optimize their product development process. Details SolidWorks Corp. announced that SolidWorks and COSMOS software are factors in improving the designs of Formula-style race cars that are achieving results in student competitions around the world. Details Spatial announced its first 3D InterOp Model Contest. Details Stellent, Inc. announced Stellent Universal Content Management's Content Server and Stellent Universal Records Management received U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) 5015 - STD Chapters 2 and 4 recertification for the management of records. Details Stellent, Inc. announced it was named one of "The Hottest Companies of 2006" by START-IT. Details UGS Corp. and Visvesvaraya Technological University formally launched a technical training manual, the 'Primer on Computer-Aided-Engineering Drawing'. Details UGS Corp. announced Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute announced an in-kind contribution commercially valued at $513,949,200 from the Partners for the Advancement of Collaborative Engineering Education (PACE). Details 3D Systems Corp. announced that it provided InVision LD 3-D Printers to Illinois area high schools as part of the SME Bright Minds Mentor Program. Details

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