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CIMdata Announces the Availability of a New White Paper “PLM and APQP: How PLM Supports this Key Automotive Industry Initiative”
ANN ARBOR, Michigan, April 24, 2007 — CIMdata consulting and research firm announces the availability of a recently published White Paper entitled “PLM and APQP: How PLM Supports this Key Automotive Industry Initiative”. This paper describes the role that PLM (Product Lifecycle Management) plays in supporting the Advanced Product Quality Planning (APQP) process framework, which is generally described as a set of procedures and techniques, used to develop products in the automotive industry. A special focus is given to how the ENOVIA MatrixOne Automotive Accelerator™ for Program Management (APQP) supports and enables this important automotive initiative.
The automotive industry is facing new challenges, explained Peter Bilello, CIMdata’s Director of Consulting Services, “The days of the fully vertically-integrated supply chain are gone. Today, OEMs (Original Equipment Manufacturers) expect suppliers to define the manufacturing processes and the complete product. In many cases, OEMs are looking to their major suppliers to deliver fully-integrated and complex electromechanical systems to the vehicle production facility in sequence and just-in-time (JIT).” Mr. Bilello added that this is just one of the trends and challenges facing the automotive suppliers. “Others can be easily categorized as related to cost, quality, and time-to-market; globalization; and innovation.”
Mr. Bilello said, “As automotive companies seek the most effective ways to address these challenges, and secure a competitive advantage, they need to turn their attention to PLM as a critical component of their overall enterprise information technology architecture.” Through the proper implementation of PLM-enabled solution within an enterprise framework, noted Mr. Bilello, “a company can significantly enhance its ability to innovate its products as well as its manufacturing and product development business process. As such, PLM solutions like the ENOVIA MatrixOne Automotive Accelerator™ provide an excellent APQP platform.”
Copies of the “PLM and APQP: How PLM Supports this Key Automotive Industry Initiative” White Paper are available at no cost through the CIMdata website.