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* Welcome * Welcome to 2PLM, an e-zine distributed about every two weeks. This issue includes :
John Stark Associates announced the upcoming release of its 2008/2009 PLM Workshop series - 'Getting PLM Benefits Faster'. The series includes:
The new series builds on experience with PLM seminars, webinars and workshops held in recent years such as
* Efficiency and other Key Business Objectives * Scott Cleveland We just received an Email from CIO|INSIGHT. Their focus - CIO's want better business processes and more productivity from emerging technology. They conducted a survey of almost 300 senior IT executives - they found that helping the business grow is still the No. 1 driver behind emerging technologies, but at least half of the execs now say reducing costs is becoming a much bigger factor. Our thoughts Over the last year or so, I have been putting a lot of emphasis on Efficiency. I believe that the objective for "Every Company" must be decreased costs, increased service and/or product quality, increased revenues and increased profits. The Email from CIO Insight reflects that thought. Adding fuel to the fire, they talk about the top goals for adopting emerging technology. Those goals include:
I see all of this as evidence that Efficiency is a key business objective. Your Thoughts What are the key objectives this year for your company? Scott Cleveland is VP Sales & Marketing, Ingenuus Software. 
* Most Referenced PLM Book * The dozens of articles, books and courses that reference Product Lifecycle Management: Paradigm for 21st century Product Realisation come from a wide range of sources and address a wide range of subjects. The following list shows some examples. Application of PLM in Higher Education Procurement A Closed-Loop Design Change Control Workflow in Product Data Management for Conceptual Design Phase A Grand Challenge: Immortal Information and Through-Life Knowledge Management A Strategy for the Management of Digital Information Products Decision Making and Support Tools for Design of Machining Systems Developments in Feature Modelling Durchgaengiger und uebergreifender Konstruktionsdatenzugriff als Baustein eines wirksamen PLM Extracting engineering knowledge from PLM systems: An experimental approach Federated through-life support, enabling online integration of systems within the PLM domain ICT interoperability challenges in decentral, cross-enterprise product engineering Improvement of 3 D data exchanges in the product lifecycle management Integrating knowledge maps in design process configurations for concurrently engineered product development Integrating Three-Dimensionsal Product Models into Engineering and Construction Project Information Key Technology Integration Breakout Session Knowledge and Technology Management in Virtual Organizations Measuring the Impact of Product Lifecycle Management: an Assessment Model and Metrics Framework Modelling Across the Process Life Cycle: A Risk Management Perspective Modelling web services for PLM distributed system Nachteile vorhandener PDMS-Einfuehrungsmethoden PLM Pattern Language: An Integrating Theory of Archetypal Engineering Solutions PLM roadmap: stepwise PLM implementation based on the concepts of maturity and alignment PLM Tools Taxonomy to Support the Design Process PLM-integrated Configurators for Machine and Plant Construction Process Data Management for the Shortening of the Whole Product Creation Process Product Development Process Managing in Supply Chain Product lifecycle management in aviation maintenance, repair and overhaul Product lifecycle management support: a challenge in supporting product design and manufacturing manufacturing in a networked economy Supplier Integration and Communication Strategies in Collaborative Platform Development Sustainable engineering management: end-of-life vehicles with recovery in mind The Cost and Assessment of Product Lifecycle Management Projects The maturity of Product Lifecycle Management in Dutch organizations Towards a meaningful manufacturing enterprise metamodel: a semantic driven framework Towards PLM based Digital Mock-Up Exchange in Collaborative Product Development Von ERP zu ERM und BI
European PLM Summit 2008: Less than two months to secure your place! With only a month left until the European PLM Summit, a few delegate places remain for the pre-event innovation tour taking place on the 23rd June 2008. This is a benchmarking exercise you cannot afford to miss as it will be rich with business critical information to take back and implement in your operation. Find out how the world's leading Aircraft manufacturer defines, executes, measures and manages its product-related business processes. Following the tour will be a two day conference. Join us at the Diagora Espace de Congrès et d'Exposition on the 24th and 25th June with a combination of keynote conference sessions and interactive workshops imperative to reinforcing your understanding of the PLM concept. A clear focus for all manufacturers today is the need to optimise the link between design and manufacturing, reducing product development time. Dick Slansky, PLM Research Director, Arc Advisory Group, USA will be presenting his findings of a brand new report on "Integrating PLM with your existing MES system: linking PLM with physical production" Discover how in order for products to be built quickly and at lower costs entails that all information surrounding it must be consistent and available to all stages of the product lifecycle process:
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