Making the value of technology clear
Jim Brown will set the stage for this Industry Week webcast featuring Mercury Marine’s John Bayless. Jim’s presentation will feature the fundamentals of PLM including: Product and Product Development Complexity Knowledge-Based Decisions and Information Overload Operational and Business Value of PDM and PLM Thanks to Siemens PLM for sponsoring this educational webcast! Register for the…
An exciting new article by Jim Brown explains how PPM software extends the business value manufacturers receive from ERP, PLM, and other enterprise applications. The discussion explains the importance of time to market and how PPM has emerged alongside other enterprise apps to help companies create and deliver compelling, profitable product portfolios. Read the article,…
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…
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…
AU 2013 saw Autodesk fully embraces the cloud with one arm while continuing to embrace the desktop with the other. Autodesk demonstrated in Las Vegas that they have made significant headway in moving engineering and design software to the cloud. Last year Autodesk made a major announcement that was said to “change everything” in PLM…
I spoke with Dassault Systemes‘ execs and their customers earlier this week about everything from business strategies, the state of the manufacturing industry, and PLM market dynamics to implementation experiences at the first 3DEXPERIENCE Forum. I am fortunate to have been invited to hear firsthand two highly important aspects of a software vendor’s future: The…