In my previous article How to solve PLM & ERP, I explored the challenges and complexities involved in integrating PLM (Product Lifecycle Management) and ERP (Enterprise Resource Planning) systems. The feedback and comments from readers have been incredibly insightful, and I want to thank everyone who contributed their thoughts and…
The debates about PLM and ERP about management of Bill of Materials are heating up. Recent years were remarkable with the number of complexities that coming together surrounding topics like supply chain, sustainability, increased regulation and cost analysis. MBOM and Ordering process is in the cross roads of these debates….
In the world of engineering and manufacturing, data integration is paramount. As industries evolve towards more interconnected systems, choosing the right integration framework is crucial for efficiency, interoperability, and scalability. integration of enterprise resource planning systems (ERP), supply chain management, product lifecycle management and business processes in a modern enterprise…
I was catching up on social media reading over the weekend, and my attention was caught by Matthias Ahrens post speaking about about multi-CAD PDM support and federated PLM architecture. Check this out here. Here is the key passage: ….it seems that each PLM system has its favorite CAD system,…
The reality of every engineering team or manufacturing enterprise is multiple systems. For the last 20+ years, the question of system integration was one of the most popular and asked questions in any PLM system implementation I’ve been involved. The question of integrations between PLM and ERP was critical for…
The summer slowdown time is a great opportunity to focus on the technology retooling and new tools section. It is an opportunity to bring your refresh business strategies and digital transformation journey. And this is a great time to check if your PLM technology and selection is up to speed….
Digital thread projects are trending these days. We live at the time, when data management technologies are advancing significantly beyond what was defined back in 1990s as a “Database”. Even the “holy grail” PLM ideas to build a vertical platform for product lifecycle management was around for the last decade,…
PLM (Product Lifecycle Management) has been around for a long time. It was initially developed as a a set of software tools (often as a toolkit) to assist complex engineering and manufacturing processes. However, the concept that PLM can benefit any manufacturer has been circulating for the past two decades….
My attention was caught by the Cambridge Semantics acquisition by Altair, a company I’ve followed since the early 2000s when I was first introduced to semantic web technologies. Cambridge Semantics’ core innovation, the Anzo Graph database and platform, has always been an interesting innovation across multiple type of databases used…
Attending events is getting back in swing these days. The lesson learned from COVID days – you go to conferences to talk to people. You can watch slides and presentations online. But to have the ability to talk to people, ask questions, to discuss and just have time to exchange…
