A tongue-in-cheek pitch for the SwivelChair 2020 to integrate systems followed by an informative discussion with TSM Control Systems Engineering Manager David Keeley. We touch on how the gap between PDM and ERP causes mistakes and inefficiency that get reflected in poor quality products and customer dissatisfaction. Then, David explains how newer PLM systems with the flexibility to manage metadata and processes fill the void and how TSM implements new processes quickly and inexpensively in a way not possible with traditional CAD- and PDM-centric packages.

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PLM411 brings you straight talk about how manufacturers can accelerate product innovation and product development with PLM.

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Prior Episode: A silly story about how one product developer convinced his company to improve product development with PLM, along with a candid discussion between host Jim Brown of Tech-Clarity and Brian Roepke of Autodesk about the benefits of cloud-based solutions and why Autodesk chose to bring a cloud PLM solution to market.

Next Post: Wish you could “spray on” the business benefits of enterprise software like PLM? Here’s what that ad would look like. 🙂 Following that Tech-Clarity’s Jim Brown and Schnitger Corp‘s Monica Schnitger share insights on how to implement PLM without having to spend a lot of time and money.