Jim Brown, Author at Tech-Clarity

The Bald Truth on Platform Design in Tech4PD Episode 5

January 17, 2013 by Jim Brown Leave a Comment

As you have seen in the Tech4PD year in review, the consequences for losing a debate on engineering software can be severe. This time somebody shaves their head! Tough loss, that one! In this episode Chad and I discuss Platform Design and related design automation topics. Our debate is which technology should take the lead…

Webcast on Leveraging Knowledge in Engineer to Order

January 14, 2013 by Jim Brown Leave a Comment

Jim Brown will present his view on engineer to order (ETO) business value and best practices on the Mobilize Your Product Knowledge to Win More Engineer to Order Business webcast with Brian Grogan of Siemens PLM and Kip Alexander of Babcock & Wilcox. The presentation will discuss the business benefits and resulting complexity of customized…

The Business Value of Knowledge-Enabled Decision-Making

January 9, 2013 by Jim Brown Leave a Comment

Tech-Clarity Insight: The Business Value of Knowledge-Enabled Decision-Making – Improving Product Development and Engineering Decisions shares the perspectives of three manufactures (Kimberly-Clark, Robert Bosch, and Rolls-Royce) on the value of applying knowledge-based decision-making techniques including semantic search and engineering tools. The paper also provides a template to calculate the ROI of a knowledge-based decision-making implementation…

Tech4PD Dueling CAD-PLM Analysts Year in Review

January 1, 2013 by Jim Brown Leave a Comment

One of the highlights of 2012 for me was the launch of the Tech4PD webshow on Engineering.com where Chad Jackson of Lifecycle Insights and I debate important issues around engineering software. Here’s a quick look at how the first episodes have worked out! Thanks to all for your support, the response has been overwhelming and…

Integrated Innovation Web Panel with Kimberly-Clark and Kalypso