Popular PLM education program will take place in Santa Clara, California from December 5-9, 2016.

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, 15 September, 2016—CIMdata, Inc., the leading global PLM strategic consulting and research firm, will bring its highly acclaimed Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) Certificate Program to Santa Clara, California from December 5-9. The program is recognized as the PLM industry’s most comprehensive solution-agnostic education offering.

The three- or five-day program prepares PLM professionals to successfully address the challenges commonly faced in PLM strategy development and implementation. The assessment-based certificate program includes a personalized classroom experience, individual and team-based exercises, and individual evaluations of achievement. The...

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Key takeaways:

• The lack of integration between EBOM, MBOM, manufacturing process planning, and work instructions results in information silos that create gaps in traceability and make it difficult to keep data synchronized—directly impacting product cost, quality, and time to market
• Automating the transformation of the Engineering Bill of Material (EBOM) to Manufacturing Bill of Material (MBOM) is a goal of many Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) implementations, yet few fully automated solutions exist due to complexities of the transformation
• Improving the connection between product development and manufacturing data...

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Key takeaways:

• Industry thought leaders have identified pursuit of global sustainability as not only good for the environment, but also good for business because new product innovation drives growth and minimizes total lifecycle costs
• Wall Street has also recognized the positive correlation between financial performance (expanding market share, earnings growth and market leadership) and breakthroughs in sustainable...

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, 6 Septembre 2016—CIMdata, Inc., principal acteur mondial du Conseil Stratégique & Recherche PLM, annonce que le Dr. Venkatesh Agaram, Directeur Conseil en Ingénierie Qualité & Fiabilité, participera au webinaire afin d'aborder les différentes approches pour connecter les composantes du cycle de vie produits intégrant l'ingénierie de conception et de production.

Dans ce webinaire, "Connecter Toutes les Composantes du Cycle de Vie du Produit," suite à l'introduction de la connectivité et de l'intelligence artificielle, Dr. Agaram partagera ses perspectives sur deux aspects émergents du développement des produits à savoir le développement de produits basés sur l'analytique et la conception pour la fiabilité basée sur...

Webinar will focus on the scope of PLM.

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, 6 September 2016—CIMdata, Inc., the leading global PLM strategic management consulting and research firm, announces that Dr. Venkatash Agaram, Director of Quality & Reliability Engineering, will take part in a webinar to discuss different approaches for connecting PLM to all parts of the lifecycle.

In this webcast, “Connect All Parts of the Product Lifecycle,” Dr. Agaram will share his insights on two facets of product development that have emerged due to the increasing introduction of connectivity and artificial intelligence in products and product systems, namely analytics-driven connected product development and knowledge...

In this free educational webinar CIMdata will present findings from a recent research survey of Architecture, Engineering, and Construction (AEC) professionals.

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, 6 September 2016—CIMdata, Inc., the leading global PLM strategic management consulting and research firm, announces an upcoming free educational webinar, “Transforming AEC – Obstacles and Opportunities.” The webinar will take place on October 13, 2016 at 11:00 a.m. (EDT).

Despite the wide adoption of BIM in AEC, the industry remains fragmented, and the benefits of new technologies and processes have not yet been fully realized in construction, operations, and maintenance. During this webinar CIMdata will review findings from...

Presentation will consider the impact of autonomous vehicle technology and ride sharing on design for reliability.

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, 30 August 2016—CIMdata, Inc., the leading global PLM strategic management consulting and research firm, is pleased to announce that James Wasiloff, Armored Multi-Purpose Vehicle Reliability Leader and Autonomous Vehicle Technology Consultant at BAE Systems, will make a keynote presentation at PLM Road Map™ for the Global Automotive Industry. This one-day event will be held on 3 November at the Inn at St. John’s, Plymouth, Michigan.

The presentation, “The Impact of Autonomous Vehicle Technology and Ride Sharing on Customer Usage and Design for Reliability,”...

Presentation will share experiences from the company’s 15-year plus PLM journey.

Ann Arbor, Michigan, 24 August 2016—CIMdata, Inc., the leading global PLM strategic management consulting and research firm, and PDT Europe announce that executives from Safran Helicopter Engines will make a keynote presentation at PLM Road Map™ for the Aerospace & Defense Industry in collaboration with PDT Europe. This three-day event will be held November 8-10 at The Renaissance Paris La Defense, Paris, France.

Safran Helicopter Engines is the world's leading manufacturer of gas turbine engines for both civil and military helicopters. With the PLM requirements of a large company and the...

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Key takeaways:

• Smart, connected products and product-systems capable of adaptive autonomous functioning which can be remotely monitored, diagnosed, repaired, and updated, are increasingly the norm in the market
• Innovative connected and intelligent products will drive unprecedented increases in design complexity and software content, while time to market and profit margins continue to shrink due to competition
• To mitigate the risk of recalls due to the failure of smart, connected products, it is imperative to enable rapid verification and validation cycles, supported by full traceability of requirements, as well as closed-loop feedback from testing and field trials...

Fifth Module of the 2016 PLM MAR Report Series

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, 18 August 2016—CIMdata, Inc., the leading global PLM strategic management consulting and research firm, announces the release of the CIMdata PLM Geography Analysis Report, the fifth of five modules of the CIMdata 2016 PLM Market Analysis Report Series. The MAR Series provides detailed information and in-depth analysis on the worldwide PLM market during 2015. It contains analyses of major trends and issues; revenues of leading PLM providers; and revenue analyses for geographical regions, industry sectors, and historical and projected data on market growth.

The PLM market grew to $38.7 billion...