Select a PLM Solution to Make Better Products
Selecting a best-fit solution requires balancing needs, cost, and incumbent applications.
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Lacking the technology to view the entire product lifecycle results in:
- Wasted time, money, and effort spent recreating product information that could otherwise have been leveraged from existing artifacts.
- A lack of understanding by both IT and the business as to why PLM is essential to ensuring product initiatives are scalable and cost effective.
Selecting a best-fit PLM has many benefits. It:
- Reduces the number of engineering change orders (ECOs) per product.
- Increases the percentage of parts digitally modeled per product.
- Improves product yield.
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Onsite Workshops offer an easy way to accelerate your project. If you are unable to do the project yourself, and a Guided Implementation isn’t enough, we offer low-cost onsite delivery of our Project Workshops. We take you through every phase of your project and ensure that you have a road map in place to complete your project successfully.
Book NowModule 1: Understand PLM and Elicit Requirements
The Purpose
- Understand the fundamentals of PLM tools and their real-world business applications.
Key Benefits Achieved
- A clear understanding of what PLM is capable of and where it fits within the enterprise application ecosystem
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| 1.1 | Introduce PLM technology. |
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| 1.2 | Kick off the requirements gathering initiative. |
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| 1.3 | Elicit requirements. |
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Module 2: Conduct an Environmental Scan and Internal Review
The Purpose
- Examine where the organization’s current product lifecycle processes stand.
Key Benefits Achieved
- Understanding of what is needed from a PLM initiative to drive efficiency and differentiate your organization from its competitors
| Activities: | Outputs: | |
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| 2.1 | Conduct business process mapping. |
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| 2.2 | Perform a competitive analysis. |
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| 2.3 | Gather document system requirements. |
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Module 3: Shortlist Vendors
The Purpose
- Achieve readiness for vendor demonstrations.
Key Benefits Achieved
- Creation of a custom vendor shortlist
| Activities: | Outputs: | |
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| 3.1 | Review PLM vendor landscape. |
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| 3.2 | Create vendor weighting criteria. |
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| 3.3 | Create a custom vendor shortlist. |
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