Simplicity and simplification is one of my favorite topics. When it comes to product lifecycle management (PLM), product data management, supply chain management, and product development process, the topic of simplification always turns out to be a very interesting thing. This is where we can hear a lot of customer…
After three years dominated by COVID-19, the world is taking cautious steps towards a semblance of normalcy. And, with that, we’re seeing the resurgence of in-person events, the heartbeats of industries worldwide. PTC LiveWorx 2023, the global event that offers insights into the latest trends and advances in product lifecycle…
The topic of “intelligent part numbers” (IPN) came across again. This time it caught my attention via the post on LinkedIn from PLM Technology Group. The post links to the article – PLM and Configuration Management Best Practices: Part Numbers from PLM Advisors. The topic is really important and, especially,…
Events are coming back. WHO chief declares end to COVID-19 as a global health emergency, which marks the end of the ‘virtual winter era’ in conferences. Everyone is coming back to meet and talk to people in real life. Earlier this year, I made a survey with my readers and…
Earlier this week, I attended PLM Roadmap, a CIMdata event. I gave it a preview in my earlier article including the event agenda. The event focus was on a digital thread in heterogenous, extended enterprise reality. The manufacturing industry continues to explore digital transformation and the questions about how to…
This weekend I want to come back to basics. You can ask why to do so. With such a high amount of information about PLM everyone and tools can help you to find information either by search or even synthesis or summary of long articles and videos, I still believe…
Manufacturing processes are getting more complex and it leads to an increased level of complexity in the implementation of major enterprise systems – namely ERP, PLM, and MES. To the fairness, I should add CRM, CPQ, and some others to the equation too. But these three are super fundamental for…
The digital transformation revolution has taken the manufacturing industry by storm. It is clear that many companies have begun to embrace digital technologies to increase efficiency and productivity. Digital Thread and Digital Web are top priorities for PLM industry analysts and vendors. Last month CIMdata Industry Forum was completely focused…
I attended the Imagination in Action – Future of Business with AI (artificial intelligence) event at MIT earlier this week. The topic of the event speaks for itself. it was covering many topics and it is coming at a time we are all experiencing the impact of ChatGPT and related…
PLM for SMB 13 years ago, I was sitting in a small coffee shop in Brookline, Mass with Hardi Meybaum, co-founder of GrabCAD. We talked about engineering communities, how engineers are working behind the wall and have no ways to communicate, about barriers between engineering and manufacturing teams, and the…
