What’s the right amount of PLM for small to midsized manufacturers? We had a briefing with Office PLM to understand their offering. I spoke with Philip Thurman and he explained that Office PLM has all of the features a PLM system needs, but is affordable and installs in a couple of hours. I’m sure we…
Archives for September 2023
Dassault Systèmes Shares Growth and Strategy at Analyst Day 2023
Michelle Boucher and I joined a group of industry analysts for an annual visit to Dassault Systèmes headquarters for an update on their business performance, product progress, and corporate strategy. This year did not disappoint. We had a lot of great conversations with company leadership and heard some really interesting updates. I’m going to try…
Business Strategies for Long-Term Success
How do companies prioritize the business strategies that drive their long-term success? What’s driving their strategy as they face constantly shifting global market disruptions? How do they balance initiatives like digital transformation, ESG, developing their workforce, and adopting new business models to ensure business sustainability in 2023 and beyond? Read our 5th annual survey to…
Transforming Manufacturing in the Transportation Industry
How can auto manufacturers improve process design performance in the face of increased complexity? We surveyed over 150 people involved with manufacturing engineering and found that modernizing processes and technology drives higher automotive manufacturing engineering productivity and performance. These improvements are crucial to profitability in the transportation and mobility industry as customers demand high quality,…
Getting Beyond Siloes of AI for Supply Chain Decisions
Artificial intelligence holds the promise of entirely new insights for better decision-making. However, is it doing that in your company today? Manufacturers have long suffered from discipline-specific or “siloes” of data and information. Increasingly, those siloes have their own specific AI or analytics. September 27, day 3 of Smart Manufacturing Now, Julie Fraser will facilitate…
Takeaways from Hexagon Live 2023
Takeaways from Hexagon Live 2023 I attended my first Hexagon Live user conference this year. It was a well-attended, high-energy, polished event. I have to say, the content reminded me of my first conversation with Hexagon at a COFES industry conference a few years ago where I was overwhelmed with the scope and depth of…
