How can process industry companies take advantage of the proven digital thread and PLM capabilities used in the discrete manufacturing industries? Process manufacturers, including food & beverage, chemicals, oil & gas, and cosmetic, have traditionally been underserved by packaged PLM software systems. These companies need fully capable PLM solutions tailored to their unique needs to…
Process Industries
Digitalizing Tech Transfer (survey results)
Effective Tech Transfer is crucial to delivering innovative products to market. Can companies improve Tech Transfer through the use of digital data, processes, and technology? We surveyed over 200 companies to find out. Please enjoy the summary below. For the full report, please visit our sponsor BIOVIA Dassault Systems (registration required). Improve Tech Transfer, Improve Profitability…
Oracle’s Vision for Agile 2014+
What does the future hold for Oracle’s PLM solutions? Oracle has big plans for PLM that include Agile PLM, Agile PLM for Process, and the recently released Oracle Innovation Management solution. Not to mention continued support for the (once considered sunset) Eigner PLM solution. This post shares a bit of Agile history followed by my insights on their…
Product Lifecycle Management Proving Value at Heinz
Product Lifecycle Management Proving Value at Heinz: A PLM Case Study from the Consumer Goods Industry – Food and Beverage reviews the strategic value achieved by Heinz from implementing Product Lifecycle Management processed and software in their global business. Please enjoy the free Executive Summary below, or click the report title above to download the…
SAP and Colgate Innovate on … Innovation!
What I learned in June is that SAP and their customer Colgate have been hard at work improving the way manufacturers innovate. While this isn’t a formal SAP product as of yet, the co-developed solution shows some real promise on how companies can use social computing to drive innovation.