Manufacturing companies are always looking for ways to improve their operations and increase efficiency. One way to do this is by implementing a PLM system. For many years, PLM systems very promoted and sold the idea and value of a “Single Source of Truth” (SSOT), which established a single place…
Earlier this week I sat together (virtually) with Nina Dar whom I know for many years of meeting in PLM communities and events. Pandemic screwed many events but opened new ways to communicate and Nina suggested we take some time on her new podcast The Change Troubleshooter to discuss the…
Digital transformation is a hot topic in many industries, and manufacturing is no exception. Many manufacturers are looking for ways to improve their operations and stay competitive in a digital world. There are many different aspects of digital transformation, but one key component is the ability to use data to…
As technology evolves, so does the way we work. In today’s competitive landscape, more and more companies are looking for ways to optimize their processes and introduce digital technologies to improve their information flows. For product development teams, the organization of optimal data management and information streams is a big…
Earlier this week, I shared my thoughts about connected PLM and how the organization of a semantic data layer can provide a foundation to build a new approach in data aggregation and communication. For the last two decades, semantic technology was used for a number of projects, and data management…
The market for large enterprise PLMs is very lucrative and complex. Practically every large OEM in this world already implemented one or two PLM solutions in the last 15-25 years. These companies are large, complex, and moving very slow. To sell to these accounts can take a few years of…
Data is at the center of digital transformation projects. Questions about how to organize the data in the most efficient way and provide access to the data are on the top of the mind in many companies developing engineering and manufacturing systems. Therefore, I was absolutely not surprised when my…
Back in the old days of enterprise software, the discussion about best of breed vs single vendor was very popular. I remember companies were asking endlessly if they need to go with a single vendor provider or choose the best combination of software for everything. I can see this dilemma…
My long time PLM buddy Jos Voskuil wrote about The Future PLM. In the voice of many PLM publications, Jos’ articles are always standing out. As Helena Gutierrez of Share PLM wrote in her article The Best 12 PLM blogs to follow – When Jos Voskuil shares advice, I listen….
Yesterday’s SaaS PLM comparison article triggered great sparring with my long-time PLM industry colleague, Marc Lind, SVP of Strategy at Aras Corp. In normal circumstances, Marc and I would be grabbing a cup of coffee in a nearby Brookline or Newton coffee shop, but the reality of the pandemic moved…
