Originator of Multi-Tenant Cloud PLM Makes Solution Scalable for Largest Enterprises

Ann Arbor, Michigan, 3 November 2015—CIMdata, Inc., the leading global PLM strategic management consulting and research firm announces a program review of Arena Solutions and their PLM portfolio.

Arena Solutions was the originator of multi-tenant cloud-based PLM. Since their inception they have continued to expand and evolve the functional capabilities of their solution portfolio, their hosted delivery model, and the underlying technology so that it is now capable of supporting the largest global enterprises. This paper discusses the issues facing manufacturing organizations across all industries and the need to have scalable,...

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Key takeaways:

• SAP is expanding their reach across the extended supply chain, focused on needs and opportunities in the age of smart connected products
• The platformization of the SAP portfolio on S/4HANA illustrates the evolution of the product innovation platform as defined by CIMdata and others
• Expansions like Innovation Management, Product Lifecycle Costing, and others are bringing new energy into SAP PLM, expanding their solution coverage to the full product record

CIMdata attended SAPs Extended Supply Chain Management (eSCM) analyst event at SAP Headquarters in Walldorf, Germany on 29-30 September 2015. The SAP team put on a...

Ann Arbor, Michigan, 28 October 2015—CIMdata, Inc., the leading global PLM strategic management consulting and research firm, announces the start of its inaugural PLM Road Map for the Aerospace and Defense Industry. The theme of the event is Free at Last with 3D Model Based Design? No, Not Yet, Just a Little Bit Longer: Status Check and Next Steps for Aerospace & Defense OEMs and their Supply Chain Partners. Around 150 people registered for the event which took place at the Westfields Marriott, near Washington, Dulles.

The event comprised presentations made by industry-specific PLM users interleaved with short vignettes about topics of...

Presentation will explore the evolution of Model-Based Systems Engineering in the automotive industry.

Ann Arbor, Michigan, 27 October 2015—CIMdata, Inc., the leading global PLM strategic management consulting and research firm is pleased to announce that Professor Dr.-Ing. Martin Eigner of the Technical University of Kaiserslautern will make a presentation at PLM Road Map™ for the Global Automotive Industry. This one-day event will be held on 24 November at the Sofitel Bayerpost, Munich, Germany.

Over the last decade or so, the exponential increase of embedded software, controllers, and other electronics found within automotive systems and the overall vehicle has elevated systems engineering to...

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Key takeaways:

• Product complexity is increasing as products become smarter and more connected
• As new methods and paradigms for design emerge the importance of PLM to manage the increased scope of requirements and information needed for design, development, manufacturing, and service continues to increase

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In their latest article on how technology and the Internet of Things (IoT) are changing products and business models, PTC President and CEO Jim Heppelmann and Dr. Michael Porter, Bishop William Lawrence University Professor at Harvard Business School discussed How Smart, Connected Products are Transforming Companies.^[1] CIMdata is...

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Key takeaways:

• Augmented Reality solutions are being rapidly adopted in automotive, aerospace, and other industry sectors with particular use in design and service applications
• Recent CIMdata research on augmented reality and mixed reality applications suggests that industrial companies are just scratching the surface with the enablement of potential use cases
• The Vuforia acquisition should enable PTC to provide significant new capabilities for product design, operational management, and service

PTC announced it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire the Vuforia business from Qualcomm Connected Experiences, Inc., a subsidiary of Qualcomm Incorporated (NASDAQ: QCOM), for $65 million. Vuforia...

Leading PLM solution and service providers to sponsor PLM conference.

Ann Arbor, Michigan, 13 October 2015—CIMdata, Inc., the leading global PLM strategic management consulting and research firm and Longview Advisors, Inc., organizer of 3D CIC, have today announced the key sponsors for the upcoming PLM Road Map for the Aerospace & Defense Industry featuring 3D CIC conference. The participating sponsors are 3D PDF Consortium, Anark, Aras Corp., Autodesk, Dassault Systèmes, ITI, Kisters, Siemens PLM Software, Tata Consultancy Services, and Theorem Solutions. The event, which takes place on October 28 and 29 at the Westfields Marriott - Dulles, is a strategic conference...

Presentation will show how General Motors is enabling true end-to-end modeling and simulation as a core part of its product innovation platform.

Ann Arbor, Michigan, 15 October 2015—CIMdata, Inc., the leading global PLM strategic management consulting and research firm is pleased to announce that Dr. Ulrike Warnecke, Engineering Group Manager for Systems Development & CAx Support, GM Vehicle Engineering Europe (Adam Opel), will make a presentation at PLM Road Map™ for the Global Automotive Industry. This one-day event, focused on the global automotive industry, will take place on 24 November at the Sofitel Bayerpost, Munich, Germany.

Systems engineering, simulation and analysis, and...

Webinar will take place on November 11, 2015 and will share an emerging innovation system framework.

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, 6 October 2015—CIMdata, Inc., the leading global PLM strategic management consulting and research firm, announces an upcoming free webinar, “Enterprise Innovation Management Solutions – Connecting the Dots!” The webinar will take place on November 11 at 11:00 a.m. (EST) and will share the early findings from CIMdata’s research on Enterprise Innovation Management (EIM).

According to webinar co-host, CIMdata’s Director for Collaborative Innovation & Social Product Development Consulting, Dr. Suna Polat, “Many enterprises struggle with inefficiencies in their innovation due to disjointed processes, solutions,...

Presentation will discuss how managing engineering changes is a critical step for Parker Aerospace’s business strategy

Ann Arbor, Michigan, 1 October 2015—CIMdata, Inc., the leading global PLM strategic management consulting and research firm and Longview Advisors, Inc., organizer of 3D CIC, announce that Bob Deragisch, Director of Engineering & Infrastructure Services at Parker Aerospace (Parker), will make a keynote presentation at PLM Road Map™ for the Aerospace & Defense Industry featuring 3D CIC. Additional keynote presentations will be made by Henrik Weimer of Airbus, Jeff Plant of Boeing, and Peter Bilello of CIMdata. This two-day event focused on the Aerospace &...