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 PDF Key takeaways: Competitive pressures are increasing faster than ever, driving manufacturers to move beyond lean to a more value driven approach, fueled by adaptability and empowerment. The agile approach is well developed for software and is rapidly emerging as a methodology to develop manufactured products and respond to change…
 PDF Key takeaways: To have a successful digital transformation journey flexibility and resiliency are critical characteristics for the company and its PLM-enabling solutions. The Scalable Agile Framework (SAFe) methodology is paying great dividends at Aras enabling them to produce better software faster and helping to flesh out their end-to-end digital…
 PDF Key takeaways: Creo 8 introduces an optional design item folder to document the design’s model structure independent of the feature history. Creo’s GD&T Advisor has been enhanced to support assemblies. For additive manufacturing, Creo 8 introduces the concept of simulation-driven lattices. On April 15, 2021 PTC released the next…
 PDF Key takeaways: Supply chain collaboration for large product platforms is complex, and even more complex when defense security restrictions such as ITAR[1] and EAR[2] need to be adhered to. Eurostep’s collaboration solution helps BAE Systems Maritime manage their ever-changing supply chain with data security while protecting IP and respecting…
 PDF On April 19, 2021 at the ACE 2021 virtual conference (Aras’ user conference), Mr. Peter Schroer, Aras’ CEO & Founder, announced a major investment by GI Partners, a private investment firm based in San Francisco, California. In the press release, Mr. Travis Pearson, Managing Director and Co-Head of Private…
 PDF Today, April 15, 2021, Autodesk announced their intent to acquire cloud-based product lifecycle management (PLM) and product data management (PDM) solution provider, Upchain. The acquisition provides Autodesk an established data collaboration platform upon which to support a decentralized product value chain. Upchain delivers a multi-tenant, cloud-native software-as-a-service (SaaS) architecture…
 PDF Key takeaways: Product development companies strain to author and deliver the volume of product documentation necessary to produce and support their products. Engineers are required to provide critical information; however, they desire the use of familiar tools and user interfaces for the creation and consumption of engineering content. Oberon…
 PDF Key takeaways: Technology obsolescence is a ubiquitous problem within industrial companies that often inhibits progress and can drag profitability lower. Old and obsolete software often doesn't have the functional capabilities and/or security companies need to support their digital transformations. PLM-enabling technologies are continuously undergoing significant technological transformation, so being…
 PDF Key takeaways: Cloud is pervasive in our daily lives and is rapidly taking over many enterprise application segments. Increasingly, that includes product lifecycle management (PLM). Cloud Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) helps reduce capital expenses (CapEx) and greatly simplifies operating expenses (OpEx) when compared with traditional on-premise offerings. A recent market entrant,…
 PDF Key takeaways: The cost of inventory is a significant and well-understood issue. While statistical models can help manage inventory, end customer satisfaction can be at substantial risk especially in the case of high value and low volume items. Technology evangelists often promote additive manufacturing machines that use metal or…
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