CIMdata PLM Industry Summary Online Archive
1 November 2004
Implementation Investments
DX Antenna Drives Lower Product Costs and Better Supplier Integration With Agile PLM
Agile Software Corporation today announced that DX Antenna Co., Ltd., a leading manufacturer of television reception systems, information transmission systems and accessories, has deployed the Agile PLM solution across their enterprise. Agile has enabled DX Antenna to reduce their product development time and drive lower product costs due to improved visibility and collaborative capabilities across their supply chain.
"With the market for communications equipment expanding, especially with the emergence of wireless and satellite technologies, it is critical that we get our products to market faster, while still maintaining the highest quality," said Hiroe Takahashi, executive managing director, DX Antenna. "In addition to improving our product development processes, the enhanced view we now have on our manufacturing and development cycles has allowed us to better control our costs and address any supplier or manufacturing issues that might arise much sooner."
DX Antenna sought a solution that would allow them to move their mostly paper-based product development and introduction processes to an electronically-based infrastructure that speeds up critical time-to-market collaborative processes while reducing both operational and materials costs. With Agile PLM, DX Antenna now has the infrastructure to support a comprehensive global system of record for the product, resulting in faster product development time and time-to-market, faster ramps to volume production while improving quality, and better product margins through lower product development, production and material costs. In addition, with Agile PLM's inter-enterprise workflow capabilities and built-in industry best practices, DX Antenna has successfully streamlined the collaboration between departments, divisions, and suppliers, while creating greater visibility across all participants in the product development, procurement, manufacturing and service process.
"The communications industry is very dynamic, with new technologies being introduced at a very rapid pace. Many firms are seeing the adoption of PLM as an imperative in order to improve their product development capabilities and drive higher revenues, while reducing costs, in order to stay ahead of the competition," said Jay Fulcher, Agile president and COO. "We're pleased with the continued momentum that PLM is having in the Japanese market, as companies like DX Antenna use their PLM strategy to manage their product record across their enterprises with positive results."
Headquartered in Kobe, Japan, DX Antenna is a global supplier of state-of-the-art, television reception systems and accessories, satellite receivers and home security products. DX Antenna provides high-level information for the new multimedia age, and enhances communication among people. DX Antenna carefully tracks current trends and leverages technology experts to define the needs of future. "Link people with DX" is DX Antenna's corporate statement. Learn more about DX Antenna at http://www.dxantenna.co.jp
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