February 25 2008

2PLM John Stark Associates

Volume 10 Number 22

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* Welcome * Welcome to 2PLM, an e-zine distributed about every two weeks. This issue includes : Ten Steps to the Single BOM PLM Framework: Development and Benefits PLM News * Ten Steps to the Single BOM * Understand that the design objective is to provide effective documentation for manufacturing Manufacturing and planning participate in the design process Document the bills of material into the manufacturing database Use the master schedule to show design status Start "As-Planned" early in the design process Document the design for manufacturing the first time out Use the Single BOM to capture drawing numbers and revision status Use the Single BOM to maintain the "As-Something" status Use the Single BOM for customer and/or Government reporting requirements Use the Single BOM as the catalyst for engineering/manufacturing integration From slides 45 and 46 at http://www.johnstark.com/CM.ppt * PLM Framework: Development and Benefits * Before Product Lifecycle Management emerged in about 2001, companies implicitly managed products across their lifecycles, but they didn't do this, even conceptually, in an explicit, "joined-up" way. Because it wasn't done explicitly, things fell through the cracks: Decisions weren't coordinated Risks weren't fully analyzed Information got lost Customer requirements were misinterpreted Time was wasted Key relationships were ignored Although, at first glance, it may have appeared that everyone in the product innovation, development, manufacturing and support chain was doing their work correctly, behind the scenes many problems occurred. Problems such as: Developing products that didn't meet customers' requirements Missing market windows because of slow product development Releasing designs with dangerous flaws to manufacturing Ignoring design alternatives Not doing enough prototyping and testing Not adhering to standards Taking decisions informally, and making changes informally Losing, misunderstanding, and ignoring information Entering, and re-entering, data for Bills of Materials (BOMs) manually Wasting huge amounts of effort, time and money looking for information Wasting time searching databases to find data for reports Having conflicting data in different data sources Having difficulties managing outsourced and offshored functions Letting design and engineering departments work in isolation Not providing salespeople with product availability data Not making customer complaint information available to developers Creating CAD models and BOM files that are not in agreement Having difficulties managing market life extensions of mature products Such a list of problems is not much use when trying to work out how to implement and benefit from PLM. The main message it conveys is that there are a lot of problems. However, it's not easy to see if, or how, they are related, what they are due to, or when they occur. Many of them are related to one or more of the following: products; data and documents; processes; applications; methods; facilities and equipment; people; organizational structure. All of these are components of PLM, but it may not be clear how they are interlinked or relate to the problems. By bringing together previously disparate and fragmented activities, systems and processes, PLM has the potential to overcome the many problems that resulted from the old unconnected approach. However, companies developing and supporting products worldwide need a PLM Framework to help organize their product-related resources, and to visualize, quantify and communicate their PLM activities. Without such a Framework, many of the members of a PLM Project Team, and many users of PLM, will find it difficult to understand the benefits of PLM. Chapter 6 of "Global Product: Strategy, Product Lifecycle Management and the Billion Customer Question" (reduced price promotion on Amazon.com) shows how to develop and benefit from such a framework.

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Understanding PLM Some resources to help increase understanding of PLM: Product Lifecycle Management: Paradigm for 21st Century Product Realization (Book) Top 10 Business Reasons for Implementing PLM (White Paper) 10 Critical PLM Facts Every Executive Should Know (White Paper) Top Ten PLM Pitfalls to Avoid (White Paper) The Promise of Increasing Business Value with PLM and Smart Products (White Paper) PLM: Understanding, Justifying and Realizing (Web Series) PLM State of the Art 2006 (Report) Making Progress With PLM (Manual) Next Steps For Your PLM Initiative (Workshop) Product Lifecycle Management Library 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 : Active Sensing, Inc., Apriso Corporation, FeaturePlan, Federation Software, First Trace, Inc., Infor, Just OnePlace, Notixia, Omnify Software, Parallaksis Corporation, Perspectix, SmartOrg Inc., Telelogic. PLM service providers. Latest additions/modifications : Airbus CIMPA, Capgemini, Engineering Management Consult GmbH, Honeycomb Solutions, Kalypso LP, Majotech Partnership, PLMIC LLC, PRION Group, Softlab Group, Thales Enterprise Services, Vidvus Technology Solutions. General Interest Innovation Management Engineering Change Management Managing PDM in a changing environment Principles of Good Product Development

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* Financial * ANSYS, Inc. reported its fiscal fourth quarter and full year 2007 results. Total GAAP revenue in 2007 was $385.3 million. Details Avatech Solutions, Inc. announced financial results for its second fiscal quarter ended December 31, 2007. For the second quarter of fiscal 2008, the Company reported revenues of $12,931,000. Details Catalog Data Solutions announced that its 2007 annual revenue increased by 70% over 2006. Details CENIT announced that, in 2007, according to preliminary uncertified figures, the CENIT group generated sales of Euros 77.0 million. Details Dassault Systemes reported financial results for the fourth quarter and year ended December 31, 2007. 2007 GAAP total revenue was Euro 1,258.8 million Details Lectra reported financial statements for the full-year 2007. Revenues were Euro 216.6 million. Details Mentor Graphics Corp. announced preliminary fiscal 2008 annual revenue of about $860 million. Details * People * Adobe Systems Inc. announced the promotion of Kevin Lynch to chief technology officer (CTO). Details Blue Ridge Numerics announced the promotion of four team members: Kevin O'Shea, Martin Cregg, Ryan Stamm and Tim George. Details Cimatron Limited announced the nomination of Mr. Bill Gibbs as President North America. Details Laser Design Inc. welcomed Rick Passek to its Minnesota headquarters staff as Sales Manager. Details Lectra announced it appointed Hotsumi Baba as Managing Director, Lectra Japan. Details * Implementations * Access Commerce announced that Air Liquide Welding has selected the Cameleon Commerce Suite. Details Delcam announced that Hyundai has increased its investment in Delcam's PowerMILL CAM. Details Laser Design Inc. announced that Schneider Electric recently installed a Laser Design-Wenzel WS-2030 laser scanning system in its Grenoble, France headquarters. Details NGC announced that OOBE has chosen NGC's e-PLM to manage product design and development for its Design/Build and corporate apparel businesses. Details ParallelGraphics announced that its software was chosen by the European Space Agency for spacecraft crew and astronauts training of the Automated Transfer Vehicle. Details PTC announced that Diamond Trading Company Research Center has expanded its use of PTC solutions to include Windchill. Details PTC announced that Lockheed Martin's Electronic Systems has selected Windchill. Details Siemens PLM Software announced HHI China Investment Co., Ltd. has selected NX and Teamcenter. Details SofTech, Inc. announced that its ProductCenter PLM solution has been deployed at several Cryogenic Industries companies. Details SolidWorks Corp. announced that Leviton has purchased 300 licenses of SolidWorks 3D CAD software. Details Technia announced an agreement with VTI Technologies in Finland concerning the delivery of ENOVIA PLM Solution from Dassault Systemes. Details Technia announced an agreement with William Demant Holding, the mother company of Oticon A/S, concerning a delivery of a PLM-solution based on the ENOVIA PLM Solutions from Dassault Systemes. Details think3 announced that Buell applies think3's technology to optimize the product development process of their new 1125R. Details Visiprise, Inc. announced Harman/Becker Automotive Systems selected Visiprise Manufacturing. Details 3D Systems Corp. announced that American Precision Prototyping has selected the 3D Systems' Accura family of materials. Details * Developments * Autodesk, Inc. announced the AutoCAD 2009 family of software including AutoCAD 2009. Details Autodesk, Inc. unveiled the latest versions of its design software for manufacturing. Details Blue Ridge Numerics announced the availability of CFdesign for Pro/ENGINEER Wildfire 4.0. Details CADnection announced the availability of its signature AutoCAD and Microsoft SharePoint integration product. Details Dassault Systemes announced the release of Virtools 4.1. Details Delcam announced a new entry-level version within its ArtCAM family. Details Informative Graphics Corp. announced that the latest release of its Brava! Enterprise web-based viewer has been integrated to EMC Documentum Webtop. Details ITI TranscenData announced CADIQ V5.1. Details JETCAM announced V16 of JETCAM Expert. Details Lectra announced the new version of Optiplan. Details MasterControl Inc. announced the release of the Submissions Locker software solution. Details MasterControl Inc. announced the release of its enhanced Submissions Gateway solution. Details MasterControl Inc. announced that it has developed connectors for commonly used product data management (PDM) solutions. Details MasterControl Inc. announced the availability of the MasterControl BOM (Bill of Materials) solution. Details Mentor Graphics Corp. announced the Questa Multi-view Verification Components product and the inFact intelligent testbench automation tool. Details Metris announced the release of Metris Focus Inspection 9.0. Details nCode International announced the latest update release of ICE-flow GlyphWorks. Details Nemetschek North America announced a free, downloadable VectorWorks Viewer application. Details Open Text announced Artesia DAM 6.8. Details ParallelGraphics announced the release of version 1.2 of its Arbortext Plug in. Details Right Hemisphere announced its Deep Access digital media asset management software. Details Spicer Corp. announced the release of Imagenation 8.2. Details Zuken announced E3.series version 2008. Details * Relationships * Altair Engineering and ACUSIM Software announced the integration of PBS Professional software with AcuConsole. Details ANSYS, Inc. announced that five of its North American channel partners have merged to become SimuTech Group. Details Dassault Systemes and Zymmetry Group announced a partnership. Details ICAM Technologies Corp. and Missler Software announced a Marketing Agreement. Details Siemens PLM Software and IMSI/Design LLC announced that the D-Cubed 2D DCM parametric design engine has been integrated in IMSI/Design's IDX Variable Constraint System plug-in for AutoCAD software. Details SpaceClaim Corp. and Novedge, LLC announced their partnership. Details Valor Computerized Systems Ltd announced a strategic partnership with EMA Design Automation. Details * Other * ANSYS, Inc. announced the availability of an enhanced high-performance computing benchmark suite. Details Autodesk, Inc. announced increased activity and commitment in global education programs and sponsorships. Details Cadence Design Systems, Inc. and Mentor Graphics Corp. announced an enhanced release of the source-code library and user documentation for the Open Verification Methodology. Details CD-adapco announced its German office is moving. Details CGTech celebrated its 20th anniversary. Details Configuration Solutions, Inc. announced that the company, in concert with its VAR channels, inked more than 100 contracts for its CS-Enterprise software solution over the past twenty-four months. Details Desktop Factory, Inc. announced that its Desktop Factory 125ci 3D printer has been chosen for a Netxplorateur of the Year award. Details IDEAL announced it has posted the BERTL 'Highly Recommended' Four Star Award on four of the Contex scanners they distribute. Details IMSI/Design announced the release of a public beta for a variational sketching plug-in for AutoCAD. Details Manufacturing Business Technology announced results of a survey commissioned by Adobe Systems addressing collaboration in product development. Details nCode International announced that it has been selected to partner with ArcelorMittal on the European Commission, Research Fund for Coal and Steel Project. Details Oracle announced that since acquiring Agile Software Corporation in July 2007, the company has been positioned as a PLM leader by industry research firm Gartner, as well as ahead of its competitors, by AMR Research, solidifying its leadership position among Enterprise Product Lifecycle Management vendors. Details RAND Worldwide announced it has earned recognition as a Partner-level supplier for 2007 in the John Deere Achieving Excellence Program. Details ParallelGraphics announced new support for the JT data format and membership in the JT Open Program. Details PTC announced that it has been rated in the top ten of the CMO Council's Customer Affinity Index of Top 75 IT Brands Ranked by IT Buyer. Details VIDAR announced it has received BERTL's "Highly Recommended" rating for the Atlas 600e, Spectra 600e, Surveyor 600e, and the Select 600e wide format scanners. Details

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