Remember discussions about mass production and mass customization? I’ve been following this topic for quite some time from very early – The role of PLM in mass customization and morel recent articles Cloud CAD/PLM and mass customization future. Including few very specific topic speaking about role of Bill of Materials integration and…
Efficiency is one of those things helped manufacturing for centuries to find a better solutions and manufacture better products. It can be a complex process, but by learning how to improve existing processes manufacturing company can discover step by step how to achieve their goals. Some of historical examples of…
We are facing new technologies intervention almost every day. While technological transformation is a very good thing, to find and a balance of technology adoption, customer needs and cost of transformation is a very tough goal. My attention was caught by Panasonic article speaking about adoption of disruptive technologies in…
In the old manufacturing days, engineering activity was very much disconnected from manufacturing. Long development cycle provided enough luxury and time to have so called “over the wall engineering” strategy. But, things are going to change. I shared my thoughts about this transformation process in my article published earlier today…
Modern technological changes are reshaping the way enterprise systems are organized and operating. At the time, internet, mobile phone and cloud services changed the way we drive, do shopping and plan our vacations, many businesses are still trying to figure out how to apply these technologies to improve their operation….
The history of PLM is heavily intertwined with aerospace, defense and automotive industries. Back those days, these industries introduced the higher level of product design and manufacturing complexity you can imagine. It is still true. But here is the thing – for the last 20-25 years, some other industries gained…
Agile methods are trending these days. As companies are more focusing on speed then ever, the question how iterate fast and deliver better results is the one manufacturing companies and teams of every size are facing every day. In my recent blogs, I’ve been sharing some ideas how agile methods…
Digitalization is the integration of digital technologies into engineering and manufacturing process by switching from traditional process into a new form – digital. However, “digital” is a very confusing term. Think about the driving process and how digital environment can impact it. In the past we were driving using paper…
I’m heading up to Detroit to attend CIMdata PLM Roadmap for Global Automotive Industry and their Supply Chain Partners. Navigate here to get more information about the event, attendees and sessions. Last year I had a chance to share my thoughts about supply chain and data networks in my COFES 2015 presentation….
The number of new technologies developed for the last decade is amazing. Video, mobile, communication, self-driving cars… what else? The video of recent SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket landing on a drone ship at sea made me think about sci-fi books of Ayzek Azimov back in my school time. Product development technologies are…
