The digital thread is a concept that has been preached by many in the manufacturing industry for years. The idea is that through the use of technology, businesses can connect all aspects of product development, manufacturing, operations, and maintenance from early design to delivery. If you’re in the PLM business,…
Develop3D article The Future of CAD brings up a discussion with the representatives of leading CAD vendors and a few startups with questions about what the future holds for CAD development. The scope of questions includes the following topics: How do you imagine sketch tool environments evolving? How do you…
Although many manufacturers still rely heavily on document-based Bill of Materials (BOM) Excel files, the days of these archaic systems and processes are numbered. While managing BOMs using Excel and spreadsheet files is widely popular, they also come with a host of disadvantages that can negatively impact a manufacturer’s operations….
I was catching up on some of the social media reading over the weekend. My attention was caught by Deloitte’s The Future of Work website providing some futuristic insight on how work will be changing in the manufacturing digital future. Here is an interesting passage, which speaks about leveraging digital…
In the digital age, it’s more important than ever to keep track of your data. Managing the complexity of the information about modern products and complex product development and manufacturing processes can be difficult. Digital Thread is quickly becoming a place where manufacturing companies are looking to invest. The capabilities…
Data is a very fascinating word. A few weeks ago, I was invited by Nina Dar to her Change Troubleshooter podcast to talk about data and the role of data in a modern business environment. We touched on a few very interesting topics about what data is, how it is…
Manufacturing has always been a competitive and complex industry, but it has also been one that is constantly evolving. In order to keep up with the competition, cost pressure, and growing supply chain complexities, manufacturers are turning to digital transformation. This involves using digital technologies to create a “digital thread”…
In the manufacturing world, there is a lot of talk about documents and information flow. What’s the difference? And which one is more important? In this blog post, we’ll discuss the differences between documents and information flow, and explain why information flow is so important in manufacturing. There are a…
Data is one of the most precious assets in the modern business world. Manufacturing companies are sitting on piles of data, but similar to crude oil, data by itself doesn’t do any good to companies. You need to bring the data to a digital refinery and make it accessible for…
Last month, I published a series of articles about PLM and ERP exploring the war between both systems for data ownership, different strategies of PLM and ERP vendors, and how I can see some future strategies in the development of integrations between PLM and ERP systems. Also, I was exploring…
