Archive for February, 2015

The route beyond PLM – m3 Manufacturing 4.0 meetup

The route beyond PLM – m3 Manufacturing 4.0 meetup

I’ve been attending m3 Manufacturing meetup in Berlin earlier this week. It was a very interesting gathering of makers, hardware geeks and manufacturers. Absolutely crazy agenda organized by Lutz Villalba, founder of Makercloud.io. More information about the event is here. Photos from the event is here. I wanted to share…

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Why PLM should leave a comfort zone?

Why PLM should leave a comfort zone?

Thoughts after PI Congress in Dusseldorf… Earlier this week, I attended PI Congress in Dusseldorf. For me, it was an interesting experience. I had no chance to attend PLM events for almost two years. PI Congress is an event I know from a very first time it was introduced in London…

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What will change existing PLM paradigms?

What will change existing PLM paradigms?

It is not uncommon to hear about “changing paradigms” in different domains these days. We are watching Netflix and disconnecting cable TVs, using Uber instead of driving our own cars. Yesterday at PI Congress, I saw the following slide demonstrating examples of digital disruption in different industry domains. Which obviously…

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PLM and changes in manufacturing eco-system

PLM and changes in manufacturing eco-system

In my previous post, I summarized changes in enterprise software that are going to influence a future of PLM. But enterprise software is not only thing that impacting PLM. A lot of new things are happening in manufacturing itself. You probably heard about “new industrial revolution”, “Manufacturing 4.0”, “makers movement”, etc. It…

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New enterprise software reality for PLM vendors

New enterprise software reality for PLM vendors

I’m planning to attend PI Congress event in Dusseldorf next week. As part of the preparation, I’m taking a look back on past events. Back in 2012, I was presented at PLM Innovation 2012 event in Munich about PLM and consumerization. You can navigate and see my presentation. One of…

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Irregular thoughts about PLM when skiing at high altitudes

Irregular thoughts about PLM when skiing at high altitudes

[Updated 19-Feb-2015] I’ve been thinking about my blogging pattern this week. Taking time off, it is hard to keep up with a regular daily post schedule. However, it is hard to disconnect from PLM ideas completely. So, I decided to do something new.  I’m coming with one “live blog” with…

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Time off…

Time off…

I will taking time off with family next week. It is hard to pull the plug and disconnect from “Beyond PLM” thoughts. So, occasional PLM thoughts can come. However, don’t expect me to keep up with daily pace of writing. I’m sure to share all my PLM thoughts with you…

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Why existing standards can fail future PLM platforms?

Why existing standards can fail future PLM platforms?

There is a growing number of discussions related to  “platformization” in PLM. Few weeks ago I had a chance to read CIMdata’s article Platformization: The Next Step in PLM’s Evolution by Peter Bilello. It speaks about reliability of future PLM solutions: Reliable solutions must be able to withstand multiple system upgrades…

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The future of free PDM

The future of free PDM

Free is an interesting trend. As we always said, there is no free lunch. But, last decade introduced us to a new way of thinking about FREE. I recommend you to read a book – Free: The Future of a Radical Price by Chris Anderson. Free trend is interesting and has…

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Why PLM got stuck with people?

Why PLM got stuck with people?

I want to step back and look on PLM development trends for the last 4-5 years. Cloud PLM was one of the most visible one. It came as a result of enterprise software consumerization – the trend that made lot of mature web and cloud technologies available for enterprise organization. The…

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