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Dassault Systemes and IBM put right the PLM Ecosystem

October 27, 2009 by Jim Brown 7 Comments

I had the chance to talk with … Dassault Systemes and IBM today about Dassault’s announced acquisition of parts of IBM’s PLM business. For many, this is the dissolution of a long-standing marriage that they are comfortable with and makes sense. They may mourn the loss. To me, this is just the final correction to a legacy relationship that has served its time and purpose. Dassault Systemes (DS) and IBM have been great partners – and still will be. But this move will allow IBM and DS to focus on their core competencies and allow DS to continue pursuing their PLM vision.

Filed Under: One-to-One Tagged With: PLM, Vendors, Dassault Systemes, IBM, Acquisition

The Evolving Roles of ERP and PLM in Manufacturing

October 22, 2009 by Jim Brown 3 Comments

A quick peek into some research on … how the roles of ERP and PLM have evolved from Tech-Clarity’s most recent report, Tech-Clarity Insight: The Evolving Roles of ERP and PLM – Integrating the Roles of Execution and Innovation. This research is a follow up to The Complementary Roles of ERP and PLM. The paper furthers my previous research and describes how the use of these enterprise systems has evolved, and the associated maturation of the integration between ERP and PLM systems. As my past research has concluded, these systems remain the cornerstone of product profitability and are better together.

Filed Under: Insights, Clarity on PLM, Insights & Activity Tagged With: Roles, SCM, PLM, Research, Vendors, Manufacturers, ERP, MES, Integration

Exponential Times – What Does it Mean for Manufacturing and PLM?

October 20, 2009 by Jim Brown 5 Comments

What I learned this week … came from watching the Did You Know 3.0 Video and asking myself what it means to the world of manufacturing and product lifecycle management (PLM). The answer? Quite a lot. If you haven’t seen the video, it is worth 5 minutes of your time to give you an entertaining and informative look into the times we live in. The part that really caught me was that we live in “exponential times.” Things are changing rapidly in our personal and professional lives, and manufacturers need to consider the ways the world is changing in order to be relevant with the right products (and the right processes) to capitalize on the future.

Filed Under: What I Learned Tagged With: Business Intelligence, Social Computing, KM, Search, Product Innovation, Engineering, Product Development, 3D, NPD, Knowledge Management, Simulation, BI, PLM

Single Bill of Material – Holy Grail or Pipe Dream?

October 13, 2009 by Jim Brown 6 Comments

What I learned this week … is a thought sparked by a post in the Daily PLM Think Tank on Engineering and Manufacturing Data Management back in 1992. The post isn’t from 1992, but Oleg was re-reading some books from that time and commented on some issues that the manufacturing industry is still struggling with after 17 years of progress. I know there are strong proponents of the single bill of material (BOM) concept, but I wonder if we will every really get there and whether we haven’t made some really good progress managing bills of material with different perspectives. And maybe, just maybe, there is an easier way.

Filed Under: What I Learned Tagged With: PLM, ERP, Manufacturing, Digital Manufacturing, MPM, Associated, Single Bill

Digital Prototypes – Yes. But for a Manufacturing Plant?

October 9, 2009 by Jim Brown Leave a Comment

A quick peek into some research on … the use of digital prototyping techniques and technologies to design (and redesign) efficient manufacturing plants. Most of the times I discuss “digital prototyping” it regards products. But the same concepts apply when using digital prototyping in the plant – namely using digital models to increase design efficiency and get designs right the first time. Today I am happy to share my new report with you, Digital Prototyping in the Plant: Improving Manufacturing Agility with the Digital Factory.

Filed Under: Published Research Tagged With: Simulation, Robert Bosch, Android, Digital Manufacturing, Digital Prototypes, DM, DP, Early Design Validation, GM, LIDAR, Manufacturing Process Planning, Manufacturing, MPM

A Vision for PLM and Beyond – Dassault Systemes

October 8, 2009 by Jim Brown 4 Comments

I had the chance to talk with … Dassault Systemes CEO Bernard Charles and his team at Dassault’s 2009 customer conference today. I attended the general sessions in the morning and then spent some time speaking with DS execs in a smaller group setting. Once again, Bernard and the team painted a very different picture of PLM than some might have in mind. Dassault does PLM, but the vision does not stop there. It doesn’t matter if you call it PLM 2.0 (as Dassault does) or put some other label on it – DS has a very unique view on what the future will look like. And they have plans to play a broader role than CAD, CAE or product design.

Filed Under: Insights, Clarity on PLM, Insights & Activity Tagged With: Dassault Systemes, Manufacturers, Product Development, Vendor, Social Innovation, Vision, User Conference, PLM, Social Computing

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