Making the value of technology clear
Manufacturers Now Favor the Cloud
The shift to cloud software is a relatively recent, fundamental shift in IT architecture. Only 17% of companies participating in our 2018 study1 had a software strategy that called for only using the cloud, using the cloud unless no capable solution was available, or preferring the cloud. Instead, over one-third would choose the most capable solution and about one-quarter did not consider or allow the cloud.
The 2022 survey reflects a dramatically different climate. Now, about three-quarters of companies favor, prefer, or mandate the cloud for their new software selections. In fact, only 4% of responding companies say they do not consider or allow the cloud.
PLM Cloud Transformation has Accelerated
Those results detail companies’ overall cloud strategy, but how does that relate to PLM? PLM adoption has traditionally lagged behind other enterprise software solutions. While some attributed lower adoption to security concerns, we believe it was because companies were forced to choose between cloud solutions or fully-featured PLM. Either way, it’s clear that the PLM transformation is now picking up pace. Almost three-quarters of surveyed companies are either using cloud PLM or to planning to do so. Very few, on the other hand, are unwilling to use the cloud. Our experience shows that this is likely due to regulatory or customer mandates.
The Transition is Underway
A fundamental cloud PLM transition is underway and has accelerated. Despite a slower start than some other applications like ERP or CRM, manufacturers are rapidly pursuing cloud PLM solutions. Cloud PLM offers significant benefits, and companies appear to have transitioned from deciding “if” to implement a cloud solution for PLM and now are discussing “when” and “how.”
Cloud Transformation Offers Additional Improvement Opportunities
In addition to cloud benefits, the large number of companies planning to replace their PLM system with a cloud offering can benefit from a “reset” if their PLM system does not move to the cloud quickly enough. This reset may be valuable because the common state of PLM hampers progress and value due to:
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What does the future look like for PLM in the CPG industry? Tech-Clarity led an interactive discussion with Pepsico and Kalypso PLM leaders in a Kalypso-hosted webinar. It was an interactive discussion with PLM industry leaders from a variety of roles to discuss the findings of our recent research on the Future of PLM in CPG.
The panel brought together over six decades of PLM experience from industry, trusted advisors, and research perspectives. The panel, hosted by Kalypso's Consumer Industry Marketing Manager Hadley Bauer, consisted of:
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How can strategic sourcing professionals lower risk and cost in these uncertain times? This new paper by Procurement Leaders points to the potential of AI in a marketplace, and quotes Tech-Clarity’s Julie Fraser.
Please enjoy the summary* below. For the full research, please visit Procurement Leaders (registration required).
Materials price increases and supplier risk have not abated since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. Traditional procurement automation systems do not address those issues effectively. Thus, companies must find new ways to combat what appears to be a permanent situation.
“Flipping the pyramid” to use mostly external data and combine internal data with it may hold the key. Marketplaces are once again taking the stage, and with advanced analytics behind them, the benefits are significant. This paper has a concrete example from Bose.
Electronics is an example of an industry where many suppliers and parts are used by a multitude of companies, and available both direct from the manufacturer and from distributors. This makes it ideal for such a marketplace approach.
Fraser points out that near real-time data about supply and logistics from outside still needs a way to get into context with internal data for analytics to perform. If a platform allows that, it can truly push out insights that lead to decisions for how to improve costs and reduce risk.
Read the report to learn more. Thanks, Malcolm Wheatley for the opportunity to share our point of view along with many luminaries.
For related research with Julie Fraser, please read Procurement automation: advancing to the future.
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[post_content] => What can manufacturers do to gain full business value from IIoT investments? Julie Fraser shares three tips to create a firm foundation for success on The Peggy Smedley Show podcast.
Hear four examples of how new technology infrastructure and architecture can support bridging the IT/OT divide. Plus a focus on process improvement and people. All of these can deliver strong IIoT business value - if you stay focused on them. Listen to this in this episode to get some ideas for what you might do to better ensure IIoT projects deliver business benefits.
What can you expect for PLM ROI? How will it help your business?
Engineers waste a lot of valuable time on non-value-added work. However, our research finds that Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) can help. It provides business value by empowering engineers to focus more of their valuable time on innovation, design, and engineering. Still, how can it help YOUR company?
Tech-Clarity's 5-minute online assessment leverages our research to help you assess and predict the business value of PLM at your company so that you will have a better understanding of PLM's Return on Investment (ROI).
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What should you consider to ensure your MBE strategy is successful?
Manufacturers adopting a Model-Based Enterprise (MBE) strategy report improved traceability and agility, faster delivery, greater efficiency, and lower costs. What should you consider to realize similar benefits? An MBE is an organization that uses digital models to support commissioning, operating, servicing, and decommissioning a product, thereby eliminating many of the process and coordination challenges associated with managing products with paper-based, manual processes throughout their lifecycle.
Adopting a Model-Based Enterprise (MBE) Strategy? What You Should Know, a research report based on a survey of 250 discrete manufacturers, establishes a "state of the market" for MBE adoption. In addition, it identifies best practices and considerations to help you progress to higher maturity levels during your MBE adoption journey. This understanding should help manufacturers better plan and prepare for the journey by leveraging people, process, and technology to maximize return on investment as early as possible.
Please enjoy the summary below.* For the full report, please visit our sponsor iBASEt (registration required).
Do not let technology concerns hold you back as you start the MBE journey. MBE offers benefits early on, while technology does not become a bigger issue until later.
Upfront, think more about process. This is an opportunity to modernize and rethink how processes should work without the limitations of current approaches. Today's environment and products have evolved significantly, so processes developed decades ago will likely hold you back.
Do not overlook people and culture changes. Executive support is critical, and training needs must be addressed regularly throughout the journey. Employees need to understand the value of the new approach, why it is better for them, and how it will help them do an even better job, in less time, with higher quality.
Vendors who have a strong vision for MBE can be a great asset. Those involved in standards organizations such as NIST will likely support the latest standards. Look for software solutions that will leverage semantic PMI to automate work.
What has changed in the past 30 years of manufacturing? Listen to the Manufacturing IT Podcast episode where Julie Fraser shares her thoughts with host Daniel Langley. We wander through topics from cigars and sexism to rebranding manufacturing
and remaking companies to be more customer-centric and serious about ESG to overcome the skills shortage. You’ll hear the excitement of myriad new technologies allowing visions of data-driven operations coming to reality. We touch on research and why technology matters to businesses.
Watch the podcast on YouTube or listen on Apple Music.
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Has the time come to do continuous improvement (CI) on the approach to CI? We think so. There is a new era in manufacturing, so it’s time for a new era in continuous improvement programs. We interviewed manufacturers, consultants, and associations to validate the notion we explain in this white paper.
Please enjoy the summary* below. For the full research please visit our sponsor, PTC (registration required).
For related research, read Getting Beyond Percentages to Insights with OEE to learn how to accelerate improvements with your equipment.
Customer expectations for rapid, complete shipments are rising constantly. How can a business set supply chain strategy to meet current and future needs? Listen to this webcast from July 19, 2022 where Julie Fraser explores this with Kenny William of Parts Town and Victoria Brown of Körber Supply Chain. Both have deep experience in ensuring that warehouse management software (WMS) keeps products moving even when customer expectations change.
You will hear and learn about:
Beyond implementing lab technologies, what can laboratories do to leverage them effectively? We surveyed 222 people working in corporate labs to find out.
Please enjoy the summary* below. For the full research, please visit our sponsor Dassault Systemès BIOVIA (registration required).
Can new technology in the laboratory help make companies more successful? Apparently. Almost universally, those who use them report they deliver significant business benefits. Yet constant changes, including changes in processes, materials, and technology, create challenges. To minimize inefficiency, most labs have worked toward good processes and practices. All of that is still not delivering total potential value.
This research of 222 respondents from labs worldwide indicates that new technologies and processes are insufficient. Very few respondents report good – let alone excellent – performance on throughput, cycle time, documentation for compliance, or analyzing data and making sound decisions. It appears that greater integration and data standardization, a data-centric mindset, and process shift are also required.
What does MES need for manufacturing IT agility and to stay current in our uncertain world? It’s more than fit and functionality: a modern IT architecture. We talked to leading high-tech manufacturers to understand their vision for this.
Please enjoy the summary below. For the full paper, please visit our sponsor Critical Manufacturing (registration required).
For related research, please watch the MES Architecture for More Resilient, Responsive, and Agile Manufacturing webcast.
Conclusion
A message from Jim Brown, President of Tech-Clarity...
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How does the right PLM help improve product development collaboration to create agility, speed, and quality in product innovation? What collaborative capabilities should companies look for when they select a PLM platform?
Products and product development have become increasingly challenging as manufacturers push the boundaries of product innovation and product development velocity. Manufacturers have to be increasingly agile to react to changing customer needs and market opportunities in the global economy. To support this, today’s product innovation process requires contributions from many roles across the enterprise and the supply chain. Efficient and effective design collaboration across departments, customers, the supply chain, and regulators is more critical than ever.
Please enjoy the summary* below. For the full research, please visit our sponsor PTC (registration required).
For related research, please read some of our previous buyer's guides, 'How to' Choose the Right PDM System, Engineering Buyer's Guide for Multi-Discipline Systems, or PLM for the Medical Device Digital Thread.
How much better would your machine designs be if engineers wasted less time on non-value-added work?
Unfortunately, machine designs have grown so complex that engineers waste significant time on non-value-added work. Consequently, they often lack the bandwidth to meet all of these expectations. An overwhelming, 98% of machine designers report that their challenges negatively impact the business. Consequently, it can be hard to identify conflicts and find the time to fully evaluate essential engineering decisions affecting quality and cost. As a result, many struggle to avoid cost overruns and risks to delivery dates.
This research identifies six strategies machine designers can implement to reduce non-value-added work.
Please enjoy the summary below.* For the full report, please visit our sponsor Dassault Systèmes SolidWorks (registration required).
For related research, you may be interested in our other eBooks How to Reduce Non-Value-Added Work in Engineering and Industrial Design: 7 Ways to Reduce Non-Value-Added Work which provide additional insights on reducing wasted engineering effort.
Engineers Need Empowerment
For companies that develop machines, especially industrial equipment manufacturers, engineering is critical to success. Global competition is so steep that much of what makes a machine stand out is the engineering behind it. However, many challenges hold engineers back (see graph).
Increasing Complexity
As machines become more innovative, they also get more complex. More components, smarter products, numerous configurations, mechanism calculations, and more drive product complexity. In turn, the more complex machines become, the more complicated engineering decisions get, making it difficult to balance cost and quality. These factors make predictability difficult. Plus, minor errors easily contribute to cost overruns and delays. Changes also require agility to quickly pivot and adapt without compromising lead times.
Business Impacts
An overwhelming 98% of machine designers report that these challenges impact the business,
hurting profitability (see graph). If engineers are not more empowered, products will cost more. Meanwhile, quality issues can lead to missed delivery dates, market delays, or fewer key features, making you less competitive. Consequently, customers may go elsewhere, leading to revenue losses. At the same time, dealing with increasing complexity or addressing problems related to errors, manufacturability issues, and other difficulties hurt productivity.
Increase Engineering Bandwidth
Engineers need to be empowered to be as productive as possible to have the capacity to deal with the top machine design challenges. Unfortunately, previous Tech-Clarity research has found that engineers waste 33% of their time on non-value-added work.1 By reducing some of that time, engineers will have more bandwidth to address the top challenges of machine design.
Ensure machine designers can easily access product data in real-time from anywhere. This will limit their time searching for data, recreating work
because they couldn't find the data, or reworking designs due to outdated information.
What are the key factors to consider when selecting warehouse management software (WMS)? As fast as supply chains are changing, how can you be ready for the future? Our new WMS Buyer’s Guide has the answers, informed by interviews with companies who have found WMS that keeps up with their business.
Please enjoy the summary below.* For the full report, please visit our sponsor Körber Supply Chain (registration required).
For related research, stay tuned for the upcoming webcast with Julie Fraser of Tech-Clarity, Kenny Williams of Parts Town, and Victoria Brown of Körber Supply Chain.
In today’s challenging supply chain environment, every company needs all of the advantages they can get. Enterprises compete on best practices they have discovered: choose a WMS designed to mold to those, and keep up as you learn, grow, and change.
Optimize the Operation
Today’s enterprise needs more from WMS than just executing the same flows repeatedly. The goal is to improve what you are doing, even as things change. The opportunity to optimize flows with simulation for the warehouse is enormous. Predictive analytics are not just a shiny buzzword but are available today in some WMS.
Future-ready
Looking ahead is the core to choosing the right WMS. Companies must prepare for what's next, whether it’s automating more, hiring new people, serving new markets, or just knowing something unforeseen will happen. Ensure your WMS is ready.
Total Cost of Ownership
Look for WMS with a good fit, self-configuration, robust integration, optimization, and a reliable software partner. All of the above adds up to a lower total cost of ownership (TCO) for an enterprise. It also points to the potential for better performance for the warehouse, the enterprise, and the entire supply chain.
*This summary is an abbreviated version of the research and does not contain the full content. For the full research, please visit our sponsor Körber Supply Chain (registration required).
If you have difficulty obtaining a copy of the report, please contact us.
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How are manufacturers improving manufacturing engineering performance with better practices and technology? Join this webcast as Jim Brown previews survey results from our 3D and Virtual Simulation in Manufacturing Engineering study.
Companies are under increasing pressure to deliver more complex and personalized products to market faster to meet consumer demands. As the pace of design, engineering and manufacturing climbs, so does the challenge of maintaining high levels of quality without incurring additional cost and delays.
The virtual build process focuses on technology and process that can bridge the gap that exists between engineering and manufacturing and enable companies to achieve their goals of satisfying customer demand and capturing market share without sacrificing profit or quality.
Join Tech-Clarity’s Jim Brown and Dassault Systemes Delmia’s Strategic Business Development Director Adrian Wood in a discussion about how manufacturing engineering is evolving.
Register now for the final webcast of this three part series hosted by Dassault Systemes Delmia.
Click here to watch the first webcast in this series, also featuring Jim Brown and Adrian Wood.
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There is a clear, industry-wide transition of software solutions to the cloud, but not all solutions are moving at the same pace. Cloud PLM adoption has accelerated, but how quickly are companies transitioning? And how can they make sure that they continue to drive business value from PLM while enjoying the benefits of cloud computing?
Register for this webcast on Thursday, June 30th at 11am ET to hear Tech-Clarity’s Jim Brown share previews from his recent survey on the State of Cloud PLM 2022 and Aras’ Bruce Bookbinder as he offers insights from his conversations with customers. Join us for this interactive discussion.
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[post_content] => Are your manufacturing workers safe? Many companies don’t know. Yet, the risk of not knowing is high.
The global COVID-19 pandemic has brought a new focus to the health and safety of onsite frontline employees. Those workers are in high demand, and part of knowing who is at risk comes down to their training, certifications, and qualifications. Another part is analyzing the types of issues that commonly arise in each work area and having preventive measures in place.
A modern and proactive enterprise approach to health and safety software and processes is essential. For many companies, it’s quite different from the piecemeal and reactive processes currently in place.
Join this webinar on June 17th at 12PM EST with Tech-Clarity’s Julie Fraser and ComplianceQuest’s Michael Bower to learn more. Be a part of this important discussion about the rightful place of health and safety in your company’s strategy. Hear about ways to lower workplace health and safety risks.
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How can manufacturers improve product development performance and more consistently hit their product development targets? We surveyed over 200 companies to find out.
Please enjoy the summary* below. For the full research, please visit our sponsor Siemens (registration required).
Companies are making a significant shift to the cloud, how is that impacting PLM? What do manufacturers need to be aware of related to features, customization, and upgrades as they make the transition? Our survey results include insights from over one hundred manufacturers to find out.
Please enjoy the summary below.* For the full report, please visit our sponsor Aras (registration required).
For related content, watch the interactive webinar replay where Jim Brown shares in-depth insights from his conversations with customers.
Manufacturers Now Favor the Cloud
The shift to cloud software is a relatively recent, fundamental shift in IT architecture. Only 17% of companies participating in our 2018 study1 had a software strategy that called for only using the cloud, using the cloud unless no capable solution was available, or preferring the cloud. Instead, over one-third would choose the most capable solution and about one-quarter did not consider or allow the cloud.
The 2022 survey reflects a dramatically different climate. Now, about three-quarters of companies favor, prefer, or mandate the cloud for their new software selections. In fact, only 4% of responding companies say they do not consider or allow the cloud.
PLM Cloud Transformation has Accelerated
Those results detail companies’ overall cloud strategy, but how does that relate to PLM? PLM adoption has traditionally lagged behind other enterprise software solutions. While some attributed lower adoption to security concerns, we believe it was because companies were forced to choose between cloud solutions or fully-featured PLM. Either way, it’s clear that the PLM transformation is now picking up pace. Almost three-quarters of surveyed companies are either using cloud PLM or to planning to do so. Very few, on the other hand, are unwilling to use the cloud. Our experience shows that this is likely due to regulatory or customer mandates.
The Transition is Underway
A fundamental cloud PLM transition is underway and has accelerated. Despite a slower start than some other applications like ERP or CRM, manufacturers are rapidly pursuing cloud PLM solutions. Cloud PLM offers significant benefits, and companies appear to have transitioned from deciding “if” to implement a cloud solution for PLM and now are discussing “when” and “how.”
Cloud Transformation Offers Additional Improvement Opportunities
In addition to cloud benefits, the large number of companies planning to replace their PLM system with a cloud offering can benefit from a “reset” if their PLM system does not move to the cloud quickly enough. This reset may be valuable because the common state of PLM hampers progress and value due to:
Companies are making a significant shift to the cloud, how is that impacting PLM? What do manufacturers need to be aware of related to features, customization, and upgrades as they make the transition? Our survey results include insights from over one hundred manufacturers to find out. Please enjoy the summary below.* For the full report,…
Should you be improving continuous improvement (CI) in your company? For many companies, the answer is yes. Find out the difference between a typical continuous improvement program and one that’s better in this infographic to see whether you have room for improvement on your CI. Data is at the heart of any CI program. Yet…
What does the future look like for PLM in the CPG industry? Tech-Clarity led an interactive discussion with Pepsico and Kalypso PLM leaders in a Kalypso-hosted webinar. It was an interactive discussion with PLM industry leaders from a variety of roles to discuss the findings of our recent research on the Future of PLM in…
How can strategic sourcing professionals lower risk and cost in these uncertain times? This new paper by Procurement Leaders points to the potential of AI in a marketplace, and quotes Tech-Clarity’s Julie Fraser. Please enjoy the summary* below. For the full research, please visit Procurement Leaders (registration required). Materials price increases and supplier risk have…
What can manufacturers do to gain full business value from IIoT investments? Julie Fraser shares three tips to create a firm foundation for success on The Peggy Smedley Show podcast. Hear four examples of how new technology infrastructure and architecture can support bridging the IT/OT divide. Plus a focus on process improvement and people. All…
What can you expect for PLM ROI? How will it help your business? Engineers waste a lot of valuable time on non-value-added work. However, our research finds that Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) can help. It provides business value by empowering engineers to focus more of their valuable time on innovation, design, and engineering. Still, how…
What should you consider to ensure your MBE strategy is successful? Manufacturers adopting a Model-Based Enterprise (MBE) strategy report improved traceability and agility, faster delivery, greater efficiency, and lower costs. What should you consider to realize similar benefits? An MBE is an organization that uses digital models to support commissioning, operating, servicing, and decommissioning a…
What has changed in the past 30 years of manufacturing? Listen to the Manufacturing IT Podcast episode where Julie Fraser shares her thoughts with host Daniel Langley. We wander through topics from cigars and sexism to rebranding manufacturing and remaking companies to be more customer-centric and serious about ESG to overcome the skills shortage. You’ll…
Has the time come to do continuous improvement (CI) on the approach to CI? We think so. There is a new era in manufacturing, so it’s time for a new era in continuous improvement programs. We interviewed manufacturers, consultants, and associations to validate the notion we explain in this white paper. Please enjoy the summary*…
Customer expectations for rapid, complete shipments are rising constantly. How can a business set supply chain strategy to meet current and future needs? Listen to this webcast from July 19, 2022 where Julie Fraser explores this with Kenny William of Parts Town and Victoria Brown of Körber Supply Chain. Both have deep experience in…
Beyond implementing lab technologies, what can laboratories do to leverage them effectively? We surveyed 222 people working in corporate labs to find out. Please enjoy the summary* below. For the full research, please visit our sponsor Dassault Systemès BIOVIA (registration required). Table of Contents Current Situation Challenges Technology – The Solution? Additional Needs Recommendations About…
What does MES need for manufacturing IT agility and to stay current in our uncertain world? It’s more than fit and functionality: a modern IT architecture. We talked to leading high-tech manufacturers to understand their vision for this. Please enjoy the summary below. For the full paper, please visit our sponsor Critical Manufacturing (registration required)….
Tech-Clarity Celebrates 20 Years of Making the Value of Technology Clear A message from Jim Brown, President of Tech-Clarity… Tech-Clarity recently turned 20 years old. I have to admit that it snuck up on me. I didn’t think much about it until I started getting “congratulations on your work anniversary” messages on LinkedIn. Two decades…
How does the right PLM help improve product development collaboration to create agility, speed, and quality in product innovation? What collaborative capabilities should companies look for when they select a PLM platform? Products and product development have become increasingly challenging as manufacturers push the boundaries of product innovation and product development velocity. Manufacturers have to…
How much better would your machine designs be if engineers wasted less time on non-value-added work? Unfortunately, machine designs have grown so complex that engineers waste significant time on non-value-added work. Consequently, they often lack the bandwidth to meet all of these expectations. An overwhelming, 98% of machine designers report that their challenges negatively impact…
What are the key factors to consider when selecting warehouse management software (WMS)? As fast as supply chains are changing, how can you be ready for the future? Our new WMS Buyer’s Guide has the answers, informed by interviews with companies who have found WMS that keeps up with their business. Please enjoy the summary…
How are manufacturers improving manufacturing engineering performance with better practices and technology? Join this webcast as Jim Brown previews survey results from our 3D and Virtual Simulation in Manufacturing Engineering study. Companies are under increasing pressure to deliver more complex and personalized products to market faster to meet consumer demands. As the pace of design,…
There is a clear, industry-wide transition of software solutions to the cloud, but not all solutions are moving at the same pace. Cloud PLM adoption has accelerated, but how quickly are companies transitioning? And how can they make sure that they continue to drive business value from PLM while enjoying the benefits of cloud computing? …
Are your manufacturing workers safe? Many companies don’t know. Yet, the risk of not knowing is high. The global COVID-19 pandemic has brought a new focus to the health and safety of onsite frontline employees. Those workers are in high demand, and part of knowing who is at risk comes down to their training, certifications,…
How can manufacturers improve product development performance and more consistently hit their product development targets? We surveyed over 200 companies to find out. Please enjoy the summary* below. For the full research, please visit our sponsor Siemens (registration required). Table of Contents Collaborative Systems are Key to Successful NPD Missing Product Development Targets is the…