November 17 2008

2PLM John Stark Associates

Volume 11 Number 18

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* Welcome * Welcome to 2PLM, an e-zine distributed about every two weeks. This issue includes : Business Processes and Cost Cutting PLM News * Business Processes and Cost Cutting * by Scott Cleveland Years ago, I noticed that when business is good for a company and they are flush with cash, they seldom look to be more efficient nor do they look to cut costs. That is why this saying hits home for me .... When times are good, it is important to cut costs. When times are bad, it is imperative. Today we are in a 'when times are bad' economy. Most companies will be looking at ways to cut costs without spending any money. However, sometimes you can spend a little to save a lot. Our Thoughts .... A good place to look for cost cutting options - your business processes. I see companies as a 'collection' of processes. Whether you are producing goods or services, there are processes in place to take the order, provide the goods or service and collect the money. Some of these processes are documented, most are not. Some of these processes are functioning properly, some are not. Some of these processes are expensive, some are not. Some of these processes are critical while some are not. By the time companies want to talk to us, they want to discuss 'their' critical process. Their critical process tends not to be functioning properly, it is expensive and usually it is a daily pain. Fixing this process usually saves them much more than the cost of the solution. For example: a critical process in a manufacturing company is their 'change control process'. Managing that critical business process has saved manufacturers as much as $1 million annually. We know that cost cutting is high on everyone's list, but many companies are also attempting to figure out how to do more work with less people. Process automation is a good way to achieve that objective. And, if you can do more work with less people, haven't you saved money (cut costs)? Your Thoughts.... Scott Cleveland is VP Sales & Marketing, Ingenuus Software.

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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 : innotec, PDM technology, Rasterex Software a.s, SmartOrg Inc., Sopheon, Telelogic. PLM service providers. Latest additions/modifications : Airbus CIMPA, Artemis Resources, Domain Systems, Inc., Engineering Management Consult GmbH, HCL Technologies Ltd., Kalypso LP, Majotech Partnership, PLMIC LLC, PLMjobs, Thales Enterprise Services. General Interest Innovation Management Engineering Change Management Managing PDM in a changing environment Principles of Good Product Development

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* Financial * AVEVA Group plc announced its unaudited results for the six months ended 30 September 2008. Revenue increased by 32% to £74.8 million (2007 - £56.8 million). Details CENIT announced a 28% increase in Group-wide sales during the 3rd Quarter, from 17.5 to 22.3 M Euro. Details Sopheon plc issued its interim management statement for the period since 1 July 2008. Sopheon's revenues in the third quarter were 60% higher than those recorded in the same period in 2007. Details * People * IHS Inc. announced that Gino Ussi has been named Senior Vice President of the company's EMEA region. Details * Implementations * Actify Inc. announced that GETRAG Getriebe- und Zahnradfabrik Hermann Hagenmeyer GmbH & Cie KG implements the visualization solution SpinFire Publisher and SpinFire Professional in Untergruppenbach. Details Catalog Data Solutions announced that ASK Products is using the CDS CAD model download solution. Details Dassault Systemes announced that Alenia Aeronautica has chosen Fiper from SIMULIA. Details Dassault Systemes announced that Oguma Industry Co., Ltd. has streamlined its design process with the CATIA PLM Express Industrial Machinery Offer. Details Dassault Systemes SolidWorks Corp. announced use of SolidWorks 3D CAD software and SolidWorks Flow Simulation software by Trojan Technologies. Details Dassault Systemes announced that Bell Helicopter has embarked on a multi-year, multiple stage upgrade of its PLM and CAD/CAM/CAE/CAI systems using ENOVIA V6 and its pre-existing CATIA V5 implementation. Details Endeca Technologies, Inc. announced that Ford Motor Company has selected and deployed Endeca's Spend Analysis solution, built on the Endeca Information Access Platform (IAP). Details Mentor Graphics Corp. announced that NEC Electronics Corporation has selected the Calibre nmLVS product. Details Think3 announced that CAM has chosen ThinkDesign. Details TraceParts announced use of TraceParts3D catalog by FACOM. Details 3D Systems Corp. announced that Realize Inc. has purchased an iPro 9000 SLA Precision Center. Details * Developments * Cadence Design Systems, Inc. introduced its new ActiveParts Portal, and announced enhancements for the Cadence OrCAD Capture CIS and Allegro Design Entry CIS products. Details CD-adapco announced the release of STAR-CCM+ V3.06. Details Clarizen Inc. announced integration of Clarizen with Autodesk's AutoCAD software. Details Delcam announced a new release of its PowerMILL CAM software. Details Elysium Inc. announced the release of CADfeature 8.2.1. Details Forming Technologies Inc. unveiled FASTFORM MultiStage. Details JETCAM International announced the release of a free plugin for its Expert CADCAM and nesting software. Details MasterControl Inc. announced the availability of its new MasterControl Microsoft Word Integration solution. Details MasterControl Inc. announced the release of the MasterControl Outlook E-mail Integration solution. Details Okino Computer Graphics announced that new CATIA v4+v5 R19 and ACIS SAT CAD importers are now shipping. Details OPEN MIND Technologies AG announced hyperCAD 2008.1. Details Powerway, Inc. announced the availability of APQP On Demand. Details PTC announced the launch of Pro/ENGINEER Manikin, a 3D digital human modeling solution. Details SmartCAMcnc announced the release of SmartCAM V15.5 applications. Details SYCODE launched six Vizualization Toolkit VTK file import and export plug-ins for Alibre Design, AutoCAD and Solid Edge. Details * Relationships * LEDAS Ltd. announced that Dassault Systemes, through the partnership between LEDAS and Dassault Systemes Russia Corp., completed localization of DELMIA Process Engineer. Details The ProSTEP iViP Association and PDES, Inc. announced a Memorandum of Understanding. Details Think3 announced a partnership with the Axoft Company. Details U.S. CAD announced it has been designated an Autodesk Premier Solutions Provider (PSP) for Manufacturing. Details * Other * AVEVA announced the opening of AVEVA do Brasil in Rio de Janeiro. Details AVEVA announced that its China Plant Division secured contracts in excess of USD 3 million during the company's second financial quarter ending September 2008. Details BigMachines, Inc. announced that it is developing a new native application on the Force.com platform from salesforce.com. Details IronCAD, LLC and Softeacher International announced a free training package for IRONCAD available for immediate download. Details i2 Technologies, Inc. announced that its stockholders voted to approve the company's proposed merger with JDA Software Group, Inc. Details JDA Software Group, Inc. announced that it has notified i2 Technologies that due to the adverse effect of the continuing credit crisis, available credit terms would result in unacceptable risks and costs to the combined company. Details The MathWorks announced the opening of a new office in Bangalore, India. Details Mentor Graphics Corp. announced the opening of the "Mentor Graphics Printed Circuit Board (PCB) Design Laboratory". Details SAP AG announced the release of its first sustainability report. Details SEAL Systems announced that Johannes Hesel has been elected as a PDF/A Competence Center member of board. PDF/A is an archiving standard based on PDF defined by ISO 19005. Details Siemens PLM Software announced that General Counsel and Secretary, Rose Marie E. Glazer, was honored with Dallas Business Journal's Outstanding General Counsel Award. Details Surfware Inc. announced that the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office has issued a patent (number 7451013) for its Engagement Milling technology. Details Zweave, Inc. announced that Apparel Magazine selected Nokona as a "Top Innovator" for 2008. Nokona selected Zweave's Zdesign On-Demand PLM solution. Details

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