Survey and interview research initiated by the Aerospace & Defense PLM Action Group (AD PAG) and conducted by CIMdata has identified and provided insights on weaknesses, barriers, and problems in the current state of global collaboration. In this instance, global collaboration is defined as data standards and work processes used to share and work with product data among A&D Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs) and their product design and manufacturing engineering partners and suppliers. Phase 1 research resulted in a characterization of currently practiced PLM global collaboration and a taxonomy of product development collaboration. That taxonomy sets forth a representation of PLM global collaboration in six primary dimensions, with a set of nodes that offer the greatest potential for business performance improvement. The AD PAG will continue its research (Phase 2) to investigate the high-potential improvement opportunities identified in Phase 1.
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