"SMB"
PTC: Road to SMB PLM
Can Aras PLM Scale Down for SMB?
PLM vendors are usually proud of the ability to scale up and support enterprise environments, complex product structures and sophisticated processes. Global enterprises, automotive OEMs, aerospace and defense manufacturers, sophisticated industrial equipment machinery. I can move forward with examples of industries and products that for many years are on the…
Will Dassault Systemes build a platform for small manufacturing companies and make it available for Solidworks users?
PLM for SMB is a long time dream of PLM minded community. Check articles online to see it is actually what PLM vendors are looking for. Here are just few snippets. Nancy Johnson (in Cadalyst) article The Democratization of Manufacturing and PLM Software Manufacturing is becoming faster, more agile, and…
Digital Transformation of SMB Manufacturers – the opportunity to cloud-enable existing processes?
Digital Transformation seems to be one of the most popular buzz everywhere these days. You can hear it everywhere in different contexts. My attitude towards “digital transformation” was careful because in many situations I’ve seen it as a slick marketing of existing technologies and processes. Earlier today, my attention was…
Will Solidworks unlock PLM SMB with 3DEXPERIENCE?
Did Autodesk find how to sell PLM to mid-size businesses?
Two decades of PLM SMB innovation and next steps
Will IoT boost PLM adoption by small and medium companies?
Small manufacturing companies and enterprises always presented a weak point in the landscape of PLM implementations. While complex organizations demonstrated an increased value of broader PLM deployments, small and medium sizes companies were tough nut to crack – long sales cycle, complex IT and functional requirements, configuration and customization. All…
How PLM vendors can find a formula to serve midsize manufacturing companies
by kosmolaut For many years, midsize manufacturing companies were underserved by PDM and PLM vendors. First it was about CAD file management. PDM was complex, clunky and expensive. It was an overhead that engineers were not able to tolerate. Later, it came to PLM segment. PLM demonstrated its value for…