-
Abstract:
Past experience shows us that the vast majority of enterprise technology evaluations run over time and budget, and once selected,
the majority of the implementations fail to meet functional, return on investment (ROI) and total cost of ownership (TCO)
expectations. Enterprise technology selections for (...)
Excerpt related to
consultant in plm for software production:
Past experience shows us that the vast majority of enterprise technology evaluations run over time and budget, and once selected,
the majority of ...
Published:
2003-05-22
-
Abstract:
In PLM, there is no single vendor that can meet all of the requirements, and the market is still immature, so almost every
product can be the right solution provided a certain set of requirements. In this part of the article we review 3 vendors
who offer products to the PLM market - IDe, Thetis, and PDM (...)
Excerpt related to
consultant in plm for software production:
In PLM, there is no single vendor that can meet all of the requirements, and the market is still immature, so almost every
product can be the righ...
Published:
2003-05-26
-
Abstract:
Past experience shows us that the vast majority of enterprise technology evaluations run over time and budget, and once selected,
the majority of the implementations fail to meet functional, return on investment (ROI) and total cost of ownership (TCO)
expectations. Many companies have consequently been s (...)
Excerpt related to
consultant in plm for software production:
Past experience shows us that the vast majority of enterprise technology evaluations run over time and budget, and once selected,
the majority of ...
Published:
2003-05-23
-
Abstract:
Most of the manufacturing software vendors have planning and scheduling software which assume either infinite production
capacity for calculating quantities of raw material and work in progress (WIP) requirements or infinite quantities of raw
and WIP materials for calculating production capacity. There a (...)
Excerpt related to
consultant in plm for software production:
Most of the manufacturing software vendors have planning and scheduling software which assume either infinite production capacity
for calculating ...
Published:
2004-10-12
-
Abstract:
In PLM, there is no single vendor that can meet all of the requirements, and the market is still immature, so almost every
product can be the right solution provided a certain set of requirements. The Catch 22 for both buyers and vendors is to
pinpoint the right opportunity in this ongoing 'dating game' (...)
Excerpt related to
consultant in plm for software production:
In PLM, there is no single vendor that can meet all of the requirements, and the market is still immature, so almost every
product can be the righ...
Published:
2003-05-24
-
Abstract:
In PLM, there is no single vendor that can meet all of the requirements, and the market is still immature, so almost every
product can be the right solution provided a certain set of requirements. In this part of the article we review 3 vendors
who offer products to the PLM market - IDe, Thetis, and PDM (...)
Excerpt related to
consultant in plm for software production:
In PLM, there is no single vendor that can meet all of the requirements, and the market is still immature, so almost every
product can be the righ...
Published:
2003-05-26
-
Abstract:
This tutorial points out the significance of buyers researching PLM technology vendors before determining the short list
and vendors researching the viability of the opportunity before committing time and money to a sales effort. Since a 'one-size-fits-all'
product is still not quite a viable possibilit (...)
Excerpt related to
consultant in plm for software production:
This tutorial points out the significance of buyers researching PLM technology vendors before determining the short list and
vendors researching t...
Published:
2003-05-27
-
Abstract:
The former die-hard IBM AS/400-based enterprise resource planning (ERP) supplier to mid-market manufacturing companies, MAPICS,
seems to have found its soul after the recent acquisition of its former competitor Frontstep and Frontstep's extended-ERP
product line on a Microsoft .NET-based technology platf (...)
Excerpt related to
consultant in plm for software production:
... The product lifecycle management (PLM) software applications' purpose
has been discussed at great length (See The Many Faces of PLM), but, in a nutshell, it is ...
Published:
2004-07-20
-
Abstract:
The product development life cycle - innovate, conceptualize, plan, design, procure, produce, deliver, service, and retire
- naturally includes multiple people, operating in multiple departments, and typically from multiple companies, each with
locations in multiple countries around the world. Solving in (...)
Excerpt related to
consultant in plm for software production:
The product development life cycle - innovate, conceptualize, plan, design, procure, produce, deliver, service, and retire
- naturally includes mu...
Published:
2003-10-09
-
Abstract:
PLM enterprise applications should not be selected in a vacuum. The needs and requirements of multiple departments and even
business partners must be represented in the documented requirements and also on the selection team, which should attempt
to examine different functions and methods involved in crit (...)
Excerpt related to
consultant in plm for software production:
... industry's "fatal flaws" (see Find The Software's Fatal Flaws ...
In order to make a PLM selection, the manufacturer ... as well as being a consultant/implementer
and ...
Published:
2004-08-21
-
Abstract:
Thanks, in part, to the fallout from the financial scandals of Enron, WorldCom, Tyco and others, the corporate spotlight
is being refocused on the audit function. However, by waiting until systems are live and in production before applying an
audit regimen, you may miss an excellent opportunity to establ (...)
Excerpt related to
consultant in plm for software production:
Thanks, in part, to the fallout from the financial scandals of Enron, WorldCom, Tyco and others, the corporate spotlight is
being refocused on the...
Published:
2003-10-20
-
Abstract:
With a PLM solution in place, a company has the ability to automate, monitor, and track product development and revision
processes with their customers, suppliers, and employees amid the increasing pressures of mass customization, globalization,
regulatory compliance, outsourcing, and product accountabil (...)
Excerpt related to
consultant in plm for software production:
With a PLM solution in place, a company has the ability to automate, monitor, and track product development and revision processes
with their cust...
Published:
2004-07-19
-
Abstract:
Key concerns for PLM prospects will be domain knowledge in design and engineering-specific functions and integration, including
currently poor connections from Oracle workflow to third-party business applications and CAD/PLM interfaces. (...)
Excerpt related to
consultant in plm for software production:
... a PLM vendor, go to Selecting A PLM Vendor. ... IT/ERP,
as well as being a consultant/ implementer and ... in management consulting and application
software focused on ...
Published:
2004-01-06
-
Abstract:
RFPs and selection tools typically focus on features and functions. The business process protagonists consider this focus
old fashioned. However, users want and need an inventory or check lists of the functions to understand if the business process
will work. One always has to start from somewhere, and t (...)
Excerpt related to
consultant in plm for software production:
RFPs and selection tools typically focus on features and functions. The business process protagonists consider this focus
old fashioned. However, ...
Published:
2003-10-28
-
Excerpt related to
consultant in plm for software production:
... But as a experienced consultant i stronlgy disagree with the ... Discrete
means that every item of production is assembled ... ERP Software on 7
November, 2009 at 7:15 ...
Published:
2007-11-12
-
Abstract:
Although its PLM solutions will not likely be the "all things to all people" any time soon, Oracle might be showing us its
ability to develop its own applications in collaborative effort with its prominent customers. (...)
Excerpt related to
consultant in plm for software production:
... a much broader mission of PLM would be ... as design engineers, manufacturing
engineers, production planners, field ... still evolving category of software
should help ...
Published:
2004-01-05
-
Abstract:
During our recent briefing, MAPICS' executives acknowledged that almost all enterprise software companies are either "hunting"
or being "hunted". (...)
Excerpt related to
consultant in plm for software production:
... IT/ERP, as well as being a consultant/implementer and ... subsequently
served as an executive for software companies specializing in PLM and process ...
Published:
2004-07-21
-
Abstract:
An application product can never provide competitive advantage by itself, it is a function of how and how much is implemented.
A good implementation of a commodity software product can give you a short-term advantage until the competition catches up. (...)
Excerpt related to
consultant in plm for software production:
An application product can never provide competitive advantage by itself, it is a function of how and how much is implemented.
A good implementa...
Published:
2003-09-11
-
Abstract:
The advent and growth of vendors targeting the needs of discrete manufacturing industries proves that the PLM market in this
sector has been hot. Agile Software has made a name for itself by providing the tools that support the collaborative exchange
of product data, appealing to companies that rely on c (...)
Excerpt related to
consultant in plm for software production:
The advent and growth of vendors targeting the needs of discrete manufacturing industries proves that the PLM market in this
sector has been hot. ...
Published:
2003-10-23
-
Abstract:
Even if Agile continues to deliver superior products, its competition against single-vendor, pre-integrated ERP suite products
will force Agile to aggressively differentiate the depth of their PLM expertise and further drive industry specialization. (...)
Excerpt related to
consultant in plm for software production:
Even if Agile continues to deliver superior products, its competition against single-vendor, pre-integrated ERP suite products
will force Agile to...
Published:
2003-10-24