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Key takeaways:

• Conflict minerals rules in the Dodd-Frank Act require companies to assess, track and report the usage of tin, tantalum, tungsten, and gold (3TG) in their global supply chains, yet another in a series of important compliance mandates
• Providing conflict mineral traceability is required for many industries, and managing that data is challenging
• Along with material compliance data, PLM can provide a necessary engine for early traceability for 3TG utilization in product designs
• Conflict minerals regulations highlight the need for a versatile framework that can manage similar needs in the future

What are Conflict Minerals

Conflict minerals are...

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• Traditional PLM often has low user adoption rates while cloud-based PLM solutions tend to ramp up quickly once selected
• Cloud-based PLM solutions incorporate technology to support mobile devices, enabling access to PLM anywhere
• PLM solutions of the future will leverage some aspects of cloud-based technology - Autodesk is doing it today

The tools that most companies use for PLM have been around for many years. However, today there are still many companies that have not been able to successfully implement a complete end-to-end PLM solution. Why is this true? Some companies have implemented several different...

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• The AVEVA World Summit drew a global audience of senior leaders and decision makers from the AEC and shipbuilding industries
• AVEVA has made great progress on their AVEVA Everything 3D^™ (E3D) offering, and now claim over 170 customers
• AVEVA also demonstrated exciting new cloud and mobile technology to help their customers build and leverage their “Digital Asset,” a central concept in AVEVA’s vision, messaging, and offerings

CIMdata was pleased to attend the AVEVA World Summit in Berlin, Germany on October 16-18, 2014. AVEVA is one of the AEC market leaders tracked by CIMdata in our...

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• Infor has established a partnership with Aras and will rebrand and sell the Aras Innovator suite to provide expanded PLM capabilities for discrete manufacturers 
• Infor will now be able to provide PLM solutions tailored to individual customer requirements regardless of company size and product complexity
• Infor continues to develop and expand the use of a common, context sensitive user interface across all of their products to provide a consistent user experience

CIMdata recently attended Inforum 2014 in New Orleans, Louisiana—a global event with attendees interested in all of Inforʼs business lines. Infor stated that over...

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Key takeaways:

• Increased product complexity and better enabling-technology creates an intersection where businesses have new opportunities to transform operating models and develop new revenue streams
• Accenture’s Digital PLM Network enables customers to improve business performance by leveraging state-of-the-art technology across the enterprise and applying new and more interconnected processes
• The Digital PLM Network leverages Social, Mobile, Analytics, and Cloud (SMAC) technologies to deliver a robust platform to enable better business outcomes and product decisions

Introduction

Increased product complexity is a given in today’s business environment. In addition to the increasing levels of mechanical, electronics, and software integration within...

Ann Arbor, Michigan, 2 October 2014—CIMdata, Inc., the leading global PLM strategic management consulting and research firm, announces the successful start of its PLM Road Map™ 2014 conference in Plymouth, Michigan. The theme of the conference is PLM-enabled Continuous Product Development and Delivery for the Automotive & Transportation Industry and Supply Chain. 142 people, from a variety of industries, attended the event. Sponsorships sold out.

Driven by comments from speakers at previous PLM Road Map events concerned with the large number of gray-haired attendees, CIMdata initiated a program to encourage young engineers to attend. The “You give them the Time, we give them...

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Key takeaways:

• Wipro held their 2014 Analyst and Advisor Day in Boston, MA, an event bringing together over 200 Wipro staff and key influencers from across a range of industries
• TK Kurien, Wipro’s CEO, updated the crowd on the big changes afoot in IT that lead to changes in his business
• Leading customers are facing those same trends; using Wipro for some IT services allows them to focus on delivering applications that provide differentiating value

Wipro Ltd (NYSE:WIT) held their 2014 Analyst and Advisor Day in Boston, MA on September 24, 2014. The event drew...

Chrysler's PLM Journey: Supporting People, Process & Technology

Vikal Sachdeva, Manager for Teamcenter Operations, Visualization, and Enterprise Data Exchange, Chrysler

The decision to migrate CAD and PDM systems poses many complex challenges in areas of data volume, data integrity, impact to active programs, and cost. This presentation will focus on how Chrysler successfully overcame these challenges by establishing cross-functional teams, selecting the right partners, and creating custom developed application tools and processes to complete the migration project below cost and on time.

Cloud-based PLM: Transforming How We Innovate in Automotive and Transportation Markets

Ron Locklin, Director, PLM360, Industry Strategy & Marketing, Autodesk

SaaS-based computing for PLM is here, and is both deployed and having a dramatic impact in Automotive and Transportation markets. What are the benefits of “the cloud”? Are SaaS solutions as attractive for Automotive and Transportation as it is to other industries? Which customers are most apt for the SaaS-based PLM technology and solution? All will be answered, including specific examples of deployed customers.

Why Driving in Circles is the Right and Best Future for PLM

Derek Piette, Product Management Director, PTC

The long and relatively straight road of product engineering in the automotive and transportation sectors has served us well over the past decades and produced several innovative and compelling products that enrich our lives on a daily basis. The mega-trends of safety, personalization, connectivity, and security are seeing that road heading towards a cliff when it comes to not only how we manage the product lifecycle but what we consider the product lifecycle itself and how we implement processes and tools to address it....