Industry Summary Articles

 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…

 PDF Key takeaways: Global trends like social computing, cloud computing, mobile devices, analytics/artificial intelligence, and the Internet of Things (IoT) have dramatically changed our personal and business lives over the last 15 years. Smart, connected products are being introduced at an increasing pace across a wide range of industries, retrofit…

 PDF Key takeaways Autonomous vehicle development is a complex system-of-systems problem to solve but will have large societal impacts on many of our day-to-day activities. Competitive pressures and autonomous technology complexity are driving manufacturers to transform their development strategy, processes, and toolsets. Technology will play a key role in defining…

 PDF Key takeaways: Interacting with simulations to improve understanding is moving beyond simulation & analysis specialists to include other engineers, and even product development leadership. Pervasive product-use sensing is improving models, which are now being used after mass production to identify quality issues much earlier. Scale of possible verification &…

 PDF Key takeaways: Beginning May 2021 students can obtain 3DEXPERIENCE SOLIDWORKS for $60/year including SOLIDWORKS Premium and SOLIDWORKS 3D Creator. Students will also be provided membership in a cloud job listing community sponsored by Dassault Systèmes. Similarly beginning in the second half of 2021, Makers can purchase 3DEXPERIENCE SOLIDWORKS for…

 PDF Key takeaways: Actify’s Automotive Program Management (APM) suite offers top-tier automotive suppliers a strategic advantage in their pre- and post-RFQ award program operations. APM delivers a secure, end-to-end suite of applications that manages the entire OEM program lifecycle for suppliers, and consolidates processes and information buried in different enterprise…

 PDF Key takeaways: While digital transformation and Industry 4.0 dominate the business headlines, improving global sustainability is also a major global imperative. Companies need to evolve their value chain strategy from focusing on logistics and costs to "responsible value chains." Accenture believes that to become responsible and transform the business…

 PDF Key takeaways: Experts collaborate better when contextually connected. Design changes are completed faster when assembly and requirements traceability is easy to access and examine. Reuse of everything, from requirements, to features, to designs, to services, will delight customers with robust products and services. Managing product line variations consistently for…