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Diverse groups have been discussing PIM from the perspective of data synchronization and syndication, product lifecycle management
(PLM), and enterprise publishing. Each of these product categories includes the management of product information, but each
uses product information for a different operation (...)
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Diverse groups have been discussing PIM from the perspective of data synchronization and syndication, product lifecycle management
(PLM), and ente...
Published:
2005-03-28
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While the race for the pole position in the still evolving, moving-target PLM market started several years ago, it has been
quite accelerated by Agile Software's fourth acquisition in 2003. Particularly with the most recent Agile-Eigner announcement,
the two players have apparently decided to leapfrog ma (...)
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While the race for the pole position in the still evolving, moving-target PLM market started several years ago, it has been
quite accelerated by A...
Published:
2003-10-22
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Because product lifecycle management (PLM) offers a host of benefits to manufacturers, it has become one of the fastest growing
categories of enterprise applications. But a PLM system needs to work hand-in-hand with an enterprise resource planning system,
so how can an organization integrate these two e (...)
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Because product lifecycle management (PLM) offers a host of benefits to manufacturers, it has become one of the fastest growing
categories of ente...
Published:
2008-09-05
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In PLM, there is no single vendor that can meet all of the requirements, and the market is still immature, so almost every
product can be the right solution provided a certain set of requirements. In this part of the article we review 3 vendors
who offer products to the PLM market - IDe, Thetis, and PDM (...)
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In PLM, there is no single vendor that can meet all of the requirements, and the market is still immature, so almost every
product can be the righ...
Published:
2003-05-26
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Abstract:
Past experience shows us that the vast majority of enterprise technology evaluations run over time and budget, and once selected,
the majority of the implementations fail to meet functional, return on investment (ROI) and total cost of ownership (TCO)
expectations. Enterprise technology selections for (...)
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Past experience shows us that the vast majority of enterprise technology evaluations run over time and budget, and once selected,
the majority of ...
Published:
2003-05-22
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Abstract:
Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) software solutions, like many of the application suites that have come before it, are
a collection of different offerings that serve a common theme and contribute to overlapping value propositions. Like previous
application suites, there is strategic value in approachi (...)
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... 15 years of experience in management consulting and application ...
of applying Product Lifecycle Management, ERP, Supply ... companies specializing in PLM
and other ...
Published:
2003-12-29
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MAPICS hereby joins the raft of enterprise resource planning (ERP) vendors that are making their way into the product lifecycle
management (PLM) market by bundling or partnering strategically to embed PLM functions within their suites. (...)
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... Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) solution, from its longstanding
partner—Ceimis Enterprises of Laguna Hills, California (US). ...
Published:
2004-07-22
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Abstract:
The question, 'Do vertical industry needs play a significant role in a PLM software selection?' should be a simple question
to answer. Instead, it is a question best answered with a series of questions. (...)
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... years of experience in management consulting and application ...
applying ERP, Product Lifecycle Management, Supply Chain ... companies specializing in PLM
and process ...
Published:
2003-12-26
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Abstract:
Key concerns for PLM prospects will be domain knowledge in design and engineering-specific functions and integration, including
currently poor connections from Oracle workflow to third-party business applications and CAD/PLM interfaces. (...)
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... while implementation partners would provide consulting services in ...
The PLM market covers a wide range ... include Product Portfolio Management,
Project Management ...
Published:
2004-01-06
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During our recent briefing, MAPICS' executives acknowledged that almost all enterprise software companies are either "hunting"
or being "hunted". (...)
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... ERP, and customer relationship management to improve ... Electric before
joining Andersen Consulting (Accenture), and ... companies specializing in PLM
and process ...
Published:
2004-07-21
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Abstract:
In PLM, there is no single vendor that can meet all of the requirements, and the market is still immature, so almost every
product can be the right solution provided a certain set of requirements. The Catch 22 for both buyers and vendors is to
pinpoint the right opportunity in this ongoing 'dating game' (...)
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In PLM, there is no single vendor that can meet all of the requirements, and the market is still immature, so almost every
product can be the righ...
Published:
2003-05-24
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With a PLM solution in place, a company has the ability to automate, monitor, and track product development and revision
processes with their customers, suppliers, and employees amid the increasing pressures of mass customization, globalization,
regulatory compliance, outsourcing, and product accountabil (...)
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With a PLM solution in place, a company has the ability to automate, monitor, and track product development and revision processes
with their cust...
Published:
2004-07-19
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The future of the PLM Suite will include more applications that cover product-related functionality and further expand the
benefits available. As the PLM Suite matures, companies will benefit from increased functionality and increased integration
between business processes. The ultimate expression of t (...)
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... In order to understand the future of the PLM Suite, it is important to ...
to MRPII which included extensions to MRP including order management, then transitioned ...
Published:
2003-12-30
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The former die-hard IBM AS/400-based enterprise resource planning (ERP) supplier to mid-market manufacturing companies, MAPICS,
seems to have found its soul after the recent acquisition of its former competitor Frontstep and Frontstep's extended-ERP
product line on a Microsoft .NET-based technology platf (...)
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plm for management consulting:
... Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) solution, from its longstanding
partner—Ceimis Enterprises of Laguna Hills, California (US). ...
Published:
2004-07-20
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Abstract:
Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) solutions have to work with many other systems, not just ERP, so integration is not a
new issue for PLM vendors. Most PLM vendors recognize the need for integration and have addressed the need in their toolkits.
The additional work comes from integrating the concepts a (...)
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Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) solutions have to work with many other systems, not just ERP, so integration is not a new
issue for PLM vendors...
Published:
2003-08-02
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Abstract:
Even if Agile continues to deliver superior products, its competition against single-vendor, pre-integrated ERP suite products
will force Agile to aggressively differentiate the depth of their PLM expertise and further drive industry specialization. (...)
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Even if Agile continues to deliver superior products, its competition against single-vendor, pre-integrated ERP suite products
will force Agile to...
Published:
2003-10-24
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Abstract:
PLM enterprise applications should not be selected in a vacuum. The needs and requirements of multiple departments and even
business partners must be represented in the documented requirements and also on the selection team, which should attempt
to examine different functions and methods involved in crit (...)
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... In order to make a PLM selection, the manufacturer should weigh the ...
Jim Brown has over fifteen years of experience in management consulting and application
...
Published:
2004-08-21
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Abstract:
Companies that took an early adopter approach to PLM are beginning to show significant reductions in new product introduction
lead times and to benefit from meaningful cost savings by executing a series of focused, high return projects (...)
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... and further the company toward their overall PLM goals. About The Author. Jim Brown
has over 15 years of experience in management consulting and application ...
Published:
2003-12-21
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Abstract:
Past experience shows us that the vast majority of enterprise technology evaluations run over time and budget, and once selected,
the majority of the implementations fail to meet functional, return on investment (ROI) and total cost of ownership (TCO)
expectations. Many companies have consequently been s (...)
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plm for management consulting:
Past experience shows us that the vast majority of enterprise technology evaluations run over time and budget, and once selected,
the majority of ...
Published:
2003-05-23
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Abstract:
The Importance of Component Event Management in a PLM Strategy. Documents and Other Software Package to Use In Your Complex
System Related To The Importance of Component Event Management in a PLM Strategy. Component event management promises an answer.
Component event management is a methodology to system (...)
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The Importance of Component Event Management in a PLM Strategy. Documents and Other Software Package to Use In Your Complex
System Related To The I...
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2010-03-11