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* Welcome * Welcome to 2PLM, an e-zine distributed about every two weeks. This issue includes :
by Roger Tempest The official Agenda for the PLM User Forum launch in Reading and Cleveland was very simple: start with an overview of PLMIG tools and material to set the scene; hold a discussion about the current state of the PLM industry, as a warm-up; then move on to delegate presentations on PLM implementation issues, so the user participants could discuss what they really wanted to talk about. The User Forum, after all, was a long-awaited platform for PLM managers to set their own agenda - to meet in a neutral location, decide for themselves which are the most important issues affecting their PLM progress, and then work on them together in a format that is detailed enough to produce results. Some of the results were taken away in the minds of the participants, because there is no substitute for watching a presentation of another company's implementation, asking questions and comparing notes with your own. The formal proceedings were compiled into a 28-page Summary Document covering business, technical and management issues; user needs for the direction of the PLM industry; and a new working framework for evaluating the commercial value of PLM. The question: "How does PLM measurably affect business performance?" eclipsed all others, and the generation by the delegates of the new metrics framework shows how powerful user collaboration really is. Participants in Reading decided that this was the subject they wanted to work on in the group sessions, and began to look for a way to break PLM down into components. Previous user collaboration (at the PLMIG PLM Maturity Workshop in Paris in 2006) had showed that PLM Maturity cannot be measured if PLM is treated as a complete entity, but can be assessed under 16 sub-headings or 'Axes'. The Reading group took these axes and worked on the first four (Strategy, Portfolio Management, Business Management, and Collaborative Product Development). They showed that, for each axis, PLM can be mapped onto commercial performance, and therefore that the framework as a whole will work. This has implications that go well beyond the User Forum series. If user collaboration for 2 days at an off-site meeting can achieve this, then how much would be achieved by companies that collaborated for a whole year on their ongoing implementation issues? This is the aim of the industry-wide PLM User Initiative that was covered in the 2PLM issues of December 1 ( Voice of the Users) and December 15 (Next Year's PLM News). To understand the PLM User Initiative one must first understand its scale - it is truly international, and far larger than anything that has been done in PLM before. The companies that have been involved in the consultation process are multinational corporations, often with more than 10,000 employees and Euro 1 billion sales value. For such companies, national location is a secondary issue. They are typically present in 30 or 40 locations around the world. They consider themselves as operating in a global environment, and this in itself is a major factor in the complexity of their PLM implementations. They would regard their counterparts as being other corporations of a similar size and global reach, rather than other companies in the same country. One of the great attractions of the User Initiative is that it allows them to collaborate with other PLM implementors who face the same complex range of challenges, and to do so at a depth and for a duration that can impact their success. It will be the first time that user collaboration has taken place in this depth, and the resulting new knowledge will be mapped directly into their ongoing implementations. If a 2-day workshop can lay the foundations for a system of PLM metrics, then a 12-month exchange of expertise can produce new tools and standards that every major implementation needs. The PLMIG will manage this process and produce the common working material so that collaboration is constructive and effective, and never becomes a net overhead. If you are implementing PLM at a user company then this represents the chance to share implementation methods and best practice with the only people with comparable expertise and challenges as you - other PLM managers and directors - and have the results blended with your working processes. The scope of the User Initiative will cover Europe and the USA, and may be ported to other regions. The major vendors are being consulted about sponsorship, and we are now looking to confirm the user companies that wish to be involved. If you feel your company might participate in the PLM User Initiative then write to userinitiative@plmig.com for a copy of the 8-page User Forum Overview document, which outlines the User Forum results. You can keep informed about, and interact with, the User Initiative through PLMIG membership via membership@plmig.com. Roger Tempest is co-founder of the PLMIG. 
* Most Referenced PLM Book * Many thanks to the readers who sent in updates to the list of PLM references that was published in the May 30 2008 issue of 2PLM. That issue had 34 references to Product Lifecycle Management: Paradigm for 21st century Product Realisation. Here is the updated list. It includes 78 articles, books and courses that reference Product Lifecycle Management: Paradigm for 21st century Product Realisation. The list shares many of the characteristics of PLM. It:
A Closed-Loop Design Change Control Workflow in Product Data Management for Conceptual Design Phase (PDF) Jiun-Yan Shiau and Xiangyang Li A Collaborative Process of Product Lifecycle Management for Railway Signalling Infrastructure (PDF) Aki Harkonen A Grand Challenge: Immortal Information and Through-Life Knowledge Management (PDF) Alex Ball, Manjula Patel, Chris McMahon, Steve Culley, Stuart Green, John Clarkson A Grassroots Model of Decision Support System Implementations by Construction Project Teams (PDF) T Hartmann A holistic Product Lifecycle Management framework facing the challenges of 21st century (PDF) J Golovatchev, O Budde A holonic metamodel for product traceability in Product Lifecycle Management (PDF) Sergio Terzi, H. Panetto, G. Morel, M. Garetti A multi-agent system embedded to a Product Lifecycle Management to synthesise and reuse industrial knowledge S Gomes, D Monticolo, V Hilaire, M Mahdjoub A new point of view on Product Lifecycle Management (PDF) S. Terzi A peer to peer based approach to collaborative product engineering (PDF) P Stiefel, J Mueller A reference framework for integrating NC planning into Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) (PDF) Guenther Schuh, Michael Lenders, Ju-Young UAM A Strategy for the Management of Digital Information Products (PDF) Andreas Hart An Application Strategy for PLM in Construction Industry (PDF) Kyung-Min Min, Nam-Hyuk Ham, Ju-Hyung Kim, Yoon-Sun Lee, Jae-Jun Kim An Innovative Framework based on PLM, RFID and XML Technologies for promoting Innovation (PDF) P Lunghi, M Botarelli, M Ginocchietti An investigation into the early and retirement life-cycle stages: tools, requirements (PDF) G. Thimm, Y.-S. Ma, S. G. Lee, D. Liu, K. Chua Application of PLM in Higher Education Procurement (PDF) Michael Wisma, Cynthia Tomovic Assisting the Design of a Groupware System (PDF) M. ter Beek, S. Gnesi, D. Latella, M. Massink, M. Sebastianis, G. Trentanni Building a Platform for Collaborative Product and Processes Development (PDF) George Draghici, George Savii, Anca Draghici Collaborative workflow solution for distributed product development (PDF) Yuan-Ping Luh; Pan, C.-C. Contribution to the Formalization of Individualized Processes during Product Innovation (PDF) E. Castro, F. Mayer, P. Lhoste Decision Making and Support Tools for Design of Machining Systems (PDF) A. Dolgui, O. Guschinskaya, N. Guschinsky, G. Levin Design for manufacturing (PDF) Marcus Sandberg Design Principles for IT in Doubly Distributed Design Networks (PDF) N Berente, K Lyytinen, N Srinivasan, Y Yoo Developments in Feature Modelling Bronsvoort, Willem F ; Bidarra, Rafael ; Nyirenda, Paulos J Digital Manufacturing for Aerospace industry: Experimental Aircraft (PDF) D Guerra, R Ramírez, L Donato, A Molina Durchgaengiger und uebergreifender Konstruktionsdatenzugriff als Baustein eines wirksamen PLM (PDF) Joerg Lemke, Andreas Heinisch Einsatzpotenzial kommerzieller PDM/PLM softwareprodukte fuer Ingenieurbauprojekte (PDF) M Obergriesser, Y Ji, M Schorr, K Lukas, A Borrmann Evaluating the Role of User-Generated, online Resources in continuous Product Design Development (PDF) Martin Woolley Extracting engineering knowledge from PLM systems: An experimental approach Gomes, Samuel ; Serrafero, Patrick ; Monticolo, Davy ; Eynard, Benoit Federated through-life support, enabling online integration of systems within the PLM domain (PDF) Jonas Rosen Global new product introduction and development in the automotive sector (PDF) David Atkinson Global Product: Strategy, Product Lifecycle Management and the Billion Customer Question Stark J How closed-loop PLM improves Knowledge Management over the complete product lifecycle and enables the factory of the future (PDF) D Kiritsis, V K Nguyen, J Stark ICT interoperability challenges in decentral, cross-enterprise product engineering (PDF) Patrick D. Stiefel and Joerg P. Mueller Implementing information systems with project teams using ethnographic-action research T Hartmann, M Fischer, J Haymaker Improvement of 3 D data exchanges in the product lifecycle management Charles, Sebastien ; Ducellier, Guillaume ; Li, Lin ; Eynard, Benoit Incorporating free-form features in aesthetic and engineering product design: State-of-the-art report B. Falcidieno, F. Giannini, J.-C. Leon Industry requirements and the benefits of product lifecycle management (PDF) Shyam Durai Innovation in Engineering Computational Technology (PDF) BHV Topping, G Montero, R Montenegro Integrating knowledge maps in design process configurations for concurrently engineered product development Q Yang, B Song, W F Lu, Y Zhang Integrating Three-Dimensional Product Models into Engineering and Construction Project Information Timo Hartmann, Frank Neuberg, Martin Fischer Key performance indicators for PLM benefits evaluation: The Alcatel Alenia Space case study M Alemanni, G Alessia, S Tornincasa, E Vezzetti Key Technology Integration Breakout Session (PDF) Schweiger Raimund, Duffett Gino, Moser Alfred Knowledge and Technology Management in Virtual Organizations Goran Putnik, Maria Manuela Cunha Measuring the Impact of Product Lifecycle Management: an Assessment Model and Metrics Framework (PDF) Cynthia Tomovic, Abram Walton, Michael Grieves, Brandon Bednar, Ben Birtles Measuring the Impact of Product Lifecycle Management: Process Plan, Waste Reduction and Innovations Conceptual Frameworks, and Logic Model for Developing Metrics Cynthia Tomovic, A. Walton, L. Ncube, M. Grieves, B. Birtles, B. Bednar Modelling Across the Process Life Cycle: A Risk Management Perspective (PDF) Ian T Cameron Modelling web services for PLM distributed system (PDF) Iliya Georgiev, Jivka Ovtcharova, Ivo Georgiev Nachteile vorhandener PDMS-Einfuehrungsmethoden (PDF) Joerg Feldhusen and Boris Gebhardt Neutral reference model for engineering change propagation in global top-down modeling approach (PDF) J Hwang, D Mun, S Han Organising product data management and integrating it to enterprise resource management (PDF) Tapani Smatt O recall na emprasa montadora sob a perspectiva informacional da gestao do ciclo de vida do produto (PLM) (PDF) A. Valdambrini, J. de Sordi Paradigm shift: unified and associative feature-based concurrent and collaborative engineering Y.-S. Ma, G. Chen and G. Thimm PLM opportunities and weaknesses to support collaborative engineering (PDF) V. Merminod, E. Blanco PLM Pattern Language: An Integrating Theory of Archetypal Engineering Solutions (PDF) Joerg Feldhusen and Frederik Bungert PLM roadmap: stepwise PLM implementation based on the concepts of maturity and alignment (PDF) R. Batenburg, R.W. Helms, J. Versendaal PLM Systems for the Digital Company D. Martucci PLM Tools Taxonomy to Support the Design Process (PDF) Guerra-Zubiaga, D.A. ; Rios-Soltero, E.F. ; Ramon-Raygoza, E.D. ; Tomovic, M. ; Molina, A. PLM-integrated Configurators for Machine and Plant Construction (PDF) Philipp Ackermann Process Data Management for the Shortening of the Whole Product Creation Process (PDF) Veit Rueckel, Alexander Koch, Klaus Feldmann, Harald Meerkamm Product Development Process Managing in Supply Chain (PDF) Andrea Cristina dos Santos, Rafael Ernesto Kieckbusch, Fernando Antonio Forcellini Product Information Exchange: Practices and Standards S Fenves, R Sriram, E Subrahmanian, S Rachuri Product lifecycle management in aviation maintenance, repair and overhaul S.G. Lee, Y.-S. Ma, G.L. Thimm and J. Verstraeten Product lifecycle management support: a challenge in supporting product design and manufacturing manufacturing in a networked economy (PDF) Eswaran Subrahmanian, Sudarsan Rachuri, Steven J. Fenves, Sebti Foufou, Ram D. Sriram Product Lifecycle Management: Paradigm for 21st century Product Realization Mandarin Project Management (Word) P Torres Quality function deployment implementation based on Fuzzy Kano model: An application in PLM system Y-C Lee, L-C Sheu, Y-G Tsou Representing and sharing process knowledge in PLM systems design (PDF) Marco Bertoni, Umberto Cugini Romanian Research Network for Integrated Product and Process Engineering-INPRO G Draghici, A Draghici Social Issues of Product Lifecycle Management: Developing Cross Cultural Virtual Teams; Supporting Today's Green Manufacturing Imperative; Educating and Preparing Tomorrow's Workforce; and Impacting Inter-Organizational Relationships in Supply Chain Management Cynthia Tomovic, H Anderson, A Anglin, LV Barreto, S Frillman, T Georgiades, S Homan, J Kochert, M. Lech, J Sukup, K Wilde, M Wisma Supplier Integration and Communication Strategies in Collaborative Platform Development Andreas Lindquist, Fredrik Berglund, Hans Johannesson Sustainable engineering management: end-of-life vehicles with recovery in mind (PDF) G.M. Acaccia, R.C. Michelini, N. Qualich The Cost and Assessment of Product Lifecycle Management Projects (PDF) Patricio Torres, Mileta Tomovic The maturity of Product Lifecycle Management in Dutch organizations (PDF) Ronald Batenburg, Remko Helms, Johan Versendaal The Promise of Increasing Business Value with PLM and Smart Products (PDF) J Stark Towards a meaningful manufacturing enterprise metamodel: a semantic driven framework (PDF) E I Neaga, J A Harding, H-K Lin Towards PLM based Digital Mock-Up Exchange in Collaborative Product Development Emmanuel Guyot, Sebastien Charles, Benoit Eynard, Thomas Gallet Versionierungs- und Synchronisationskonzepte fuer dezentrale Produktdatenbanken (PDF) Elisabeth Hoehne Von ERP zu ERM und BI (PDF) Andreas Karcher |
