Making the value of technology clear
To get the real story and prompt a practical discussion, Tech-Clarity surveyed over 2,500 companies about their experiences managing data. It’s time for companies to stop believing the urban legends about PDM and get the facts so they can start improving their businesses. After all, the alternative is unmanaged (or manually managed) data, which is inefficient at best and risky at worse. As The Basics of Managing CAD explains, “Some recognize the shortcomings and risks of a manual (data) management approach, while others are one mistake away from learning the hard way.”
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Tech-Clarity's Systems Engineering Buyer’s Guide helps manufacturers develop criteria to evaluate software solutions to support Systems Engineering on a set of high level criteria. Tech-Clarity’s Buyer’s Guides go beyond software functionality to provide a framework of requirements that impact implementation success and long-term ROI, including:
an interactive assessment based on our Systems Engineering Buyer’s Guide. The assessment asks where you have the most trouble as well as your company's current capabilities. It then uses your responses to recommend the top three areas of systems engineering you should look at first.
To download this interactive assessment please visit our sponsor, PTC, here (free of charge, registration required) and receive personalized recommendations to help you prioritize buying criteria based on your company's needs.
To set the foundation for expert systems engineering practices, companies should focus on the entire systems engineering process, ensuring there are solutions for all aspects of systems engineering. This will enable companies to be even more competitive in ways that will lead to higher growth and greater profitability.
This guide is not an all-encompassing requirements list. It provides a high level overview for systems engineering. In addition to the systems engineering capabilities discussed in this buyer’s guide, companies should also consider needs for the tools of individual engineers for each engineering discipline.
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[post_content] => Join Tech-Clarity's Jim Brown on this webcast as he presents his views on PLM and how cloud offerings help to drop the barriers to entry. In addition, hear from Mike Gurican of Autodesk give an overview of PLM and PLM360 and discuss common issues that PLM improves, including BOM and Change Management.
The webcast is sponsored by MasterGraphics and will air on Wednesday, January 28th at 11:30 AM (Eastern Time).
The recorded webcast is now available (free, registration required) thanks to the sponsor, MasterGraphics.
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The Managing Multi-CAD Complexity on a Budget eBook discusses the challenges of managing multi-CAD data and continues the conversation started in Tech-Clarity Insight The Basics of Managing CAD about whether a simpler, lower overhead, cloud-based data management solution is enough to manage CAD files. The eBook shares the experiences of engineers from Synaptics, Interactive CAD Solutions, and Moss Designs in dealing with the reality of multi-CAD. The eBook concludes that a lower overhead, cloud-based solution is a valid option to manage multi-CAD data management complexity.
Please enjoy the summary below, or click the report to download a PDF overview (free of charge, no registration required).
For the full multi-CAD ebook, please visit our sponsor GrabCAD (free, registration required).
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Tech-Clarity is conducting a research study on how top performing consumer goods companies manage their product design process. Past research from Tech-Clarity found that top performers spend 25% less time on nonproductive data management tasks. That gives engineers more time to innovate or allows managers to significantly reduce design cycle times. We are conducting a research study to explore this further to examine the challenges that impact engineering and design efficiency of consumer goods companies. Thank you for your interest and your participation in our survey!
Those who respond by Friday January 23, 2015 will be entered into a drawing to receive one of 20 $25 Amazon gift cards.*
The survey should take no more than 10-15 minutes to complete.
Tell us how satisfied you are with your PDM / PLM system!
In addition, 200 respondents will receive a $10 Amazon gift card. See rules and eligibility requirements below.
The survey should take no more than 10 minutes to complete.
To be eligible for this offer, you must be a professional with job responsibilities related to or supporting the development, release, or manufacture of products. Vendors and consultants who sell software, solutions, or services to support product development are not eligible. Students without professional work experience are also not eligible. A valid work email is required to receive the gift card. To verify eligibility, your work email must include the domain of your place of employment. Email addresses will be kept confidential and will not be used for any direct sales or marketing purposes unless you specifically opt in. Duplicate responses will be disqualified. Winners will be notified when the survey is closed.
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Tech-Clarity Insight: Containing CAD Costs in A&D - How CAD Consolidation Leads to Cost Reduction and Strategic Differentiation explores how aerospace and defense companies can save money by consolidating CAD solutions. The report examines key criteria in a CAD solution that are needed to support design best practices for A&D companies.
Please enjoy the summary below, or click the report to download a PDF overview (free of charge, no registration required).
For the full report, please visit our sponsor Siemens at their Aerospace & Defense page.
Watch the related episode of Tech-Clarity TV, Consolidating CAD for A&D.
Clarity Perspective: Reducing Non-Value Added Work in Engineering - Improving Efficiency with Real-Time Access to Design Information shares survey results from nearly 250 manufacturers identifying areas that hurt engineering efficiency and distract from developing better products. The study examines the practices of the “Top Performers,” those that are more profitable, to determine best practices to streamline access to design information.
Please enjoy the summary below, or click the report or title to download the full PDF (free of charge, no registration required, courtesy of Dassault Systemes).
For more information on accessing design data in real-time, please visit the Dassault Systemes Enovia Page.
Issue in Focus: Mastering the Development of Smart Products - Raising Process and Systems Maturity to Improve Quality and Time-to-Market discusses the impacts that developing "smart" products has on product design and development. The report shares best practices for developing these products and managing the complexity arising from the integration of mechanical, electrical, and software design elements into the final product.
Please enjoy the summary below, or click the report or title to download the full PDF (free of charge, no registration required).
For more information from our sponsor please visit the Dassault Systèmes High-Tech Resources Center.
Design Data Management SurveyIn addition, 200 respondents will receive a $10 Amazon gift card. See rules and eligibility requirements below.
The survey should take no more than 10 minutes to complete. Individual responses will be kept confidential.
To be eligible for this offer, you must be a professional with job responsibilities related to or supporting the development, release, or manufacture of products. Vendors and consultants who sell software, solutions, or services to support product development are not eligible. Students without professional work experience are also not eligible. A valid work email is required to receive the gift card. To verify eligibility, your work email must include the domain of your place of employment. Email addresses will be kept confidential and will not be used for any direct sales or marketing purposes. Duplicate responses will be disqualified. Winners will be notified when the survey is closed.
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Developing the STEM Workforce Paper PDF on Tech-Clarity Site[/caption]
Developing the STEM Workforce of the Future: Partnering to Meet the Demand for Engineering and Manufacturing Talent discusses the shortcomings of the current education system in producing a sufficient number of qualified candidates to fill engineering and manufacturing jobs. The study doesn't focus on the gap, but instead identifies some of the causes and explores how manufacturers are developing more qualified candidates by partnering with academics, government, and software vendors. The key finding from the research is that these partnerships are successfully augmenting the current, theoretically-oriented educational approach with hands-on experience.
Please enjoy the summary below, or click the report or title to download the full PDF (free of charge, no registration required, courtesy of Siemens PLM).
Watch the related episode of Tech-Clarity TV, Partnering to Develop the STEM Workforce of the Future.
Tech-Clarity Insight - Creating the Environment to Innovate, How Industry Leaders Put People, Processes, and Technology in Place to Drive Innovation shares our insights and the perspective of three leading companies on how to best create an atmosphere that fosters innovation. The report explains that companies must put a realistic improvement plan in place that covers people, process, and technology if they want to improve innovation performance.
Please enjoy the summary below, or click the report to download a PDF overview (free of charge, no registration required).
For the full report, please visit our sponsor Planview (free of charge, registration required).
You can also view a replay of a related, 30 minute Three Elements Missing From Your Innovation Process webcast presented by Planview (free, registration required).
Tech-Clarity is conducting a research study on how top performing manufacturers manage their product design process. Past research from Tech-Clarity found that top performers spend 25% less time on nonproductive data management tasks. That gives engineers more time to innovate or allows managers to significantly reduce design cycle times. We are conducting a new research study to explore this further to examine the challenges that impact engineering and design efficiency. Thank you for your interest and your participation in our survey!
The first 25 people who respond will receive a $10 Amazon gift card. Remaining respondents will be entered into a drawing to receive one of 10 $25 Amazon gift cards.*
The survey should take no more than 10-15 minutes to complete, and we will be happy to share a free copy of the report with all respondents.
View a replay of the 30 minute Three Elements webcast presented by Planview (free, registration required)
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Motorola Addresses Conflict Minerals with Compliance Infrastructure explains how Motorola extended the comprehensive platform that allows them to design products for environmental compliance to address US Dodd-Frank act conflict minerals requirements. The eBook explains how the process and software platform that enables Motorola to comply with RoHS, REACH, and other regulations gave them a tremendous head start when the need to track conflict minerals through the supply chain emerged. Motorola takes a leadership position on product compliance in general and this case study demonstrates that conflict minerals is no exception.
Please enjoy the summary below, or click the report or title to download the full PDF (free of charge, no registration required).
For more information on addressing Conflict Minerals, please visit our sponsor PTC's Conflict Minerals Page.
In 2009, Tech-Clarity observed that “Many companies are still addressing compliance on a project basis, and far too many are collecting insufficient information, such as simple letters of compliance, that will fall short of the needs generated by upcoming regulations like REACH. Those with a systematic approach will continue to lead, providing better product compliance at a lower total cost.” Motorola achieved this vision. They can extend their materials compliance capabilities to meet the conflict minerals requirements because they already know what’s in their products, they have a responsive supply chain, and they have adaptable infrastructure and automation in place.
Motorola is well positioned to meet the 2014 reporting requirements and the 2015 demand for part level data when “Undeterminable” filing expires. Motorola is far ahead of many of their competitors because of the infrastructure they have in place. These capabilities enable them to confidently state that they will be ready to comply with Dodd-Frank, as the Motorola Corporate Responsibility Website states, ”Motorola Mobility will be fully compliant with the SEC reporting requirements before the deadline for submission of 31st May 2014.”
Motorola is extending the following key capabilities to confidently meet today’s conflict minerals requirements.
Find more information from our sponsor, PTC, on their Regulatory Compliance Resource Center.
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This ebook, Science Lifecycle Management in the Enterprise Ecosystem, explains the value of Science Lifecycle Management (ScLM) solutions and how they complement other enterprise solutions like Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) and ERP. It provides a quick way to get up to speed on the ScLM vision by sharing insights from Unilever, Johnson & Johnson, and Eli Lilly. The eBook overviews how ScLM integrates scientific functions ranging from electronic lab notebooks (ELN) to informatics and simulation with other solution suites to improve quality, efficiency, compliance, and scientific innovation.
Please enjoy the excerpt below, or click the eBook or title to download the full PDF (free of charge, no registration required).
ERP and PLM are the two primary systems used to enable manufacturing businesses. Tech-Clarity’s research describes the roles ERP and PLM play and how they work alongside other enterprise systems. But the discussion has always stopped short of the lab and the value of R&D – developing and validating new materials, compounds, and processes that are the building blocks for product-level innovation.
The lab is involved in all phases of the product lifecycle. Now, visionary companies are taking a more holistic, integrated view of how science enables the enterprise. An integrated ecosystem of solutions has emerged, Scientific Lifecycle Management (ScLM). ScLM starts in early discovery with capabilities like high throughput science, molecular simulation, and lab notebooks and extends through product development, testing, and validation.
Leading companies are extending the advantage of ScLM by integrating it more broadly into their enterprise processes and systems including ERP and PLM. This eBook shares insights and experience from two companies that have started their ScLM journeys with visions toward fully integrated enterprise ecosystems that support the business of manufacturing, product innovation, and scientific exploration and discovery.
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Issue in Focus - The Evolution of Digital Prototyping - Extending "Right First Time" Value Beyond Design explains that manufacturers must go beyond getting form, fit, and function right to compete in today's global markets. Digital prototyping offers tremendous business benefits by letting designers get innovative products right. But it also allows them to make intelligent tradeoffs to optimize products for sustainability, cost, weight, supply, and more. Digital Prototyping can add significant additional value by allowing companies to get products "right for market" and get manufacturing processes right early in design. The evolution and expansion of 3D design, simulation, and digital prototyping suites now makes these capabilities more accessible.
Please enjoy the summary below, or click the report or title to download the full PDF (free of charge, no registration required).
For more information on digital prototyping and how to improve product performance, visit our sponsor Autodesk's Manufacturing Genius Site.
helps manufacturers develop criteria to evaluate design review software based on a set of high level criteria. Tech-Clarity's Buyer's Guides go beyond software functionality to provide a framework of requirements that impact implementation success and long-term ROI, including:
Please enjoy the summary below, or click the report to download the PDF (free of charge, no registration required) thanks to our sponsor, PTC.
You can also hear more about the Design Review Buyer's Guide on Tech-Clarity TV on our YouTube channel.
Design review is a proven, low-risk process that helps manufacturers enhance quality, reduce time to market, improve productivity, and bring more innovative products to market. It supports a product development process that solicits input and feedback from a variety of people with varied expertise and points of view. This collaborative approach allows manufacturers to tap into their distributed product expertise and get products right the first time.
Achieving these desirable benefits requires more than sharing CAD files or implementing visualization tools. The guide identifies key business capabilities that must be adopted and the software needed to support them. It goes beyond software functionality to address the broader needs of the business, offering buying criteria that cover product, infrastructure, implementation, service, and business requirements. The guide also touches on special considerations for those with highly complex products and a few special considerations to consider by industry.
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The Facts about Managing Product Data - The Real Story on PDM Value and Accessibility offers insights to help uncover the truth about managing product data. The research shares analysis of over 2,500 responses to a multi-national survey investigating the challenges, uses, and implementation experiences of companies that use CAD files. The analysis shows that Top Performers - those with better ability to develop products efficiently, design high quality products, develop products quickly, and meet design project / program cost targets - are more likely to use PDM. It also uncovers some interesting facts, for example that only 8% of manufacturers without PDM report that they don't have problems managing data.
Given that so many that could benefit from PDM haven't implemented it, the research reviews the barriers to PDM adoption. Specifically the report evaluates the belief that PDM has to take a lot of time and cost a lot of money to implement. The findings are intended to help companies make a facts-based decision on how PDM can help them improve their business by clearing up some common urban legends surrounding data management. For example, some say that companies that primarily use 2D CAD and office documents don’t benefit from PDM, which the data shows is simply not true.
Please enjoy the summary below, or click the report or title to download the full PDF (free of charge, no registration required).
For more information on managing product data please visit our sponsor, Autodesk, and their Data Management Microsite.
This paper has been translated into local languages thanks to our sponsor, Autodesk.
To get the real story and prompt a practical discussion, Tech-Clarity surveyed over 2,500 companies about their experiences managing data. It’s time for companies to stop believing the urban legends about PDM and get the facts so they can start improving their businesses. After all, the alternative is unmanaged (or manually managed) data, which is inefficient at best and risky at worse. As The Basics of Managing CAD explains, “Some recognize the shortcomings and risks of a manual (data) management approach, while others are one mistake away from learning the hard way.”
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The Facts about Managing Product Data – The Real Story on PDM Value and Accessibility offers insights to help uncover the truth about managing product data. The research shares analysis of over 2,500 responses to a multi-national survey investigating the challenges, uses, and implementation experiences of companies that use CAD files. The analysis shows that Top Performers – those with better…
Tech-Clarity’s Systems Engineering Buyer’s Guide helps manufacturers develop criteria to evaluate software solutions to support Systems Engineering on a set of high level criteria. Tech-Clarity’s Buyer’s Guides go beyond software functionality to provide a framework of requirements that impact implementation success and long-term ROI, including: Software capabilities Implementation User adoption Support Vendor characteristics / attributes Industry or…
Join Tech-Clarity’s Jim Brown on this webcast as he presents his views on PLM and how cloud offerings help to drop the barriers to entry. In addition, hear from Mike Gurican of Autodesk give an overview of PLM and PLM360 and discuss common issues that PLM improves, including BOM and Change Management. The webcast is sponsored by MasterGraphics and will air…
The Managing Multi-CAD Complexity on a Budget eBook discusses the challenges of managing multi-CAD data and continues the conversation started in Tech-Clarity Insight The Basics of Managing CAD about whether a simpler, lower overhead, cloud-based data management solution is enough to manage CAD files. The eBook shares the experiences of engineers from Synaptics, Interactive CAD Solutions,…
Tech-Clarity is conducting a research study on how top performing consumer goods companies manage their product design process. Past research from Tech-Clarity found that top performers spend 25% less time on nonproductive data management tasks. That gives engineers more time to innovate or allows managers to significantly reduce design cycle times. We are conducting a research study…
Tell us how satisfied you are with your PDM / PLM system! This survey is now closed. We are in the process of determining the winners of the incentives. Please fill out this questionnaire to receive a free copy of the final report. In addition, 200 respondents will receive a $10 Amazon gift card. See…
Tech-Clarity Insight: Containing CAD Costs in A&D – How CAD Consolidation Leads to Cost Reduction and Strategic Differentiation explores how aerospace and defense companies can save money by consolidating CAD solutions. The report examines key criteria in a CAD solution that are needed to support design best practices for A&D companies. Please enjoy the summary below, or…
Tech-Clarity Perspective: Reducing Non-Value Added Work in Engineering – Improving Efficiency with Real-Time Access to Design Information shares survey results from nearly 250 manufacturers identifying areas that hurt engineering efficiency and distract from developing better products. The study examines the practices of the “Top Performers,” those that are more profitable, to determine best practices to streamline access to design…
Issue in Focus: Mastering the Development of Smart Products – Raising Process and Systems Maturity to Improve Quality and Time-to-Market discusses the impacts that developing “smart” products has on product design and development. The report shares best practices for developing these products and managing the complexity arising from the integration of mechanical, electrical, and software design elements…
Design Data Management Survey This survey is now closed. We are in the process of notifying the recipients of the gift cards. Thank you for your support. Please feel free to read the resulting report, The Facts about Managing Product Data. Please share your views on how manufacturers manage their engineering and design data. If you already completed the survey –>…
Developing the STEM Workforce of the Future: Partnering to Meet the Demand for Engineering and Manufacturing Talent discusses the shortcomings of the current education system in producing a sufficient number of qualified candidates to fill engineering and manufacturing jobs. The study doesn’t focus on the gap, but instead identifies some of the causes and explores…
Tech-Clarity Insight – Creating the Environment to Innovate, How Industry Leaders Put People, Processes, and Technology in Place to Drive Innovation shares our insights and the perspective of three leading companies on how to best create an atmosphere that fosters innovation. The report explains that companies must put a realistic improvement plan in place that…
Tech-Clarity is conducting a research study on how top performing manufacturers manage their product design process. Past research from Tech-Clarity found that top performers spend 25% less time on nonproductive data management tasks. That gives engineers more time to innovate or allows managers to significantly reduce design cycle times. We are conducting a new research…
Tech-Clarity’s Michelle Boucher joins Jeff Erno from GE, Bob Maffia from BAE, as well as Bill Ruccio and Kevin Baughan from Dassault Systèmes for an interactive panel discussion on the impact of the file on engineering. The discussion will take place at the Enovia Community Conference in Waltham, MA. The panel will explore the potential for…
Jim Brown of Tech-Clarity joined Carrie Nauyalis, NPD Solution Evangelist at Planview in this thirty minute webcast. The presentation shared how most companies lack consistency, transparency, and the right culture to successfully innovate and rapidly bring products to market. View a replay of the 30 minute Three Elements webcast presented by Planview (free, registration required)
Motorola Addresses Conflict Minerals with Compliance Infrastructure explains how Motorola extended the comprehensive platform that allows them to design products for environmental compliance to address US Dodd-Frank act conflict minerals requirements. The eBook explains how the process and software platform that enables Motorola to comply with RoHS, REACH, and other regulations gave them a tremendous head start when the need to track…
Tech-Clarity’s Regulatory Explosion Demands Product Development Changes to Ensure Compliance and Reduce Product Risk offers a compelling view of the growth in the number of global product regulations, the expanding scope of these mandates, and the increase in local variations. The graphic also shares the resulting business impact of this complexity and points out important benefits that…
This ebook, Science Lifecycle Management in the Enterprise Ecosystem, explains the value of Science Lifecycle Management (ScLM) solutions and how they complement other enterprise solutions like Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) and ERP. It provides a quick way to get up to speed on the ScLM vision by sharing insights from Unilever, Johnson & Johnson, and Eli…
Issue in Focus – The Evolution of Digital Prototyping – Extending “Right First Time” Value Beyond Design explains that manufacturers must go beyond getting form, fit, and function right to compete in today’s global markets. Digital prototyping offers tremendous business benefits by letting designers get innovative products right. But it also allows them to make intelligent tradeoffs to optimize products for…
Tech-Clarity’s Design Review Buyer’s Guide – Selecting the Right Visualization and Collaboration Solution helps manufacturers develop criteria to evaluate design review software based on a set of high level criteria. Tech-Clarity’s Buyer’s Guides go beyond software functionality to provide a framework of requirements that impact implementation success and long-term ROI, including: Software capabilities Implementation User adoption…
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