Earlier this weekend I read a sad news about passing of John Walker, the founder and the father of AutoCAD and Autodesk. The contribution of John Walker to the development of CAD and PC eco-system was incredible. From early 1980s, Autodesk was one of the biggest software products that demonstrated…
The Bill of Materials (BOM) stands as a pivotal yet contentious subject within the space of Product Lifecycle Management (PLM), product development process, product data management, engineering, data management and raw materials. This term, ubiquitous in its usage, paradoxically elicits widespread debate in the world of 3D CAD, PLM technology,…
In the land of product development and manufacturing, the traditional Product Data Management (PDM) systems have long stood as the backbone, ensuring the structured organization, storage, and retrieval of product-related documents. According to the reviews of analysts to find that traditional use cases are still dominant in PLM and most…
Bill of Materials management is a core data management and a foundation of every PLM system. It brings mechanisms to define data elements such as Items and Product Structure, allowing to control revisions and lifecycle. BOM management is usually a foundational part of every PLM software and it represents basics…
3DEXPERIENCE World, formerly known as SolidWorks World, doesn’t require much introduction among the design and manufacturing communities. It is the place to meet SOLIDWORKS people and meet from industry leaders attending the event and learn how to drive innovation. This event stands as the largest gathering of mechanical engineers and professionals from…
Earlier this week, an insightful article by Prof. Jorg Fischer grabbed my attention. It explored the complexity of BOM (Bill of Materials) types, a topic familiar to many in the fields of manufacturing, engineering, and product management. Terms like EBOM (Engineering BOM), MBOM (Manufacturing BOM), PBOM (Procurement BOM), SBOM (Service…
In the rapidly evolving landscape of industrial processes, the digital transformation has become a pivotal focus. This shift demands a reconsideration of how Product Lifecycle Management (PLM), Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP), and other systems manage data. One of the approaches I touched recently in my articles is related to buiilding…
For the last few weeks, I’ve been following publications of Prof. Martin Eigner, speaking about PLM technologies and products, discussing multiple aspects of historical technological decisions taken in the past by ERP and PLM software vendors. He also brought a few very interesting and important points about complexity of PLM…
In the era of digital transformation, the integration of complex systems and data models has become a pressing challenge for businesses across various industries. One of the most challenging integration scenarios is between Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) and Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP software) systems. PLM and ERP operate with fundamentally…
In my earlier article How to bridge PLM and ERP Systems To Support Modern Product Development and Digital Thread I shared my thoughts about how two most important business systems (ERP and PLM ) can be integrated to support business processes. The three options I suggested were (1) simple synchronization;…
