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Program will take place November 11-15, 2013 Ann Arbor, Michigan, 5 September, 2013 — CIMdata, Inc., the leading global PLM strategic management consulting and research firm announces that it will bring its highly acclaimed PLM Certificate Program to Fond du Lac, Wisconsin, from November 11 to 15, 2013. The program will be hosted by CIMdata’s PLM Leadership Alliance member Mercury Marine. CIMdata’s PLM Certificate Program is the flagship offering of CIMdata PLM Leadership, the PLM industry’s most comprehensive non-biased education and training offering available for today’s PLM professionals. CIMdata’s PLM Certificate Program equips PLM professionals at several levels with the tools they need to successfully address the inherent challenges to PLM strategy development and implementation. This assessment-based certificate program includes a personalized classroom experience, individual and team-based exercises, and individual evaluations of achievement. In addition, the program provides intensive and extensive exposure to a team of CIMdata experts. Upon successful completion of

 PDF Key takeaways: Companies are not consistently achieving the maximum value from their PLM investments To maximize benefits, implementations need to be tailored for a specific industry, and incorporate best practices and company-specific business needs Companies need to fully implement the PLM technology they acquire to maximize the value from their investment – there is often a Value Gap between investment potential and return realized Siemens PLM Software’s Catalysts provide a vehicle that enables more complete, industry tailored, best practice enabled implementations resulting in obtaining a higher return on investment and doing so sooner Introduction Companies invest in product lifecycle management (PLM) as a means to transform their product development strategies, create innovative products and services, and improve their overall competitive position. PLM solution providers are delivering increasingly more complete solutions to help their customers undertake their business transformation. No matter which PLM solution provider(s) a company selects, how they implement the selected PLM technologies and solutions has

Presentation will discuss the role of PLM and information technology as a critical transformational element. Ann Arbor, Michigan, 29 August 2013 — CIMdata, Inc., the leading global PLM strategic management consulting and research firm announces that Adrian Micu, Vice President of Engineering for CES Group, North America’s largest manufacturer of industrial and commercial heating, ventilating, and air conditioning systems will make a keynote presentation at PLM Road Map™ 2013. The event, which is celebrating its 20th year, will be held in conjunction with Product Innovation Chicago on October 9 and 10. The presentation entitled “PLM as a key Transformational tool in Engineering Excellence,” will draw on the speakers’ prior experience as the Vice President of Engineering at Whirlpool Corporation. The presentation will consider which framework is right for achieving excellence in engineering and technology and will present the key factors for success. Additionally, the role of PLM and information technology as

 PDF Key takeaways: Companies are focusing on services to differentiate their product offerings and as a way to improve product design, improve profits, and increase customer satisfaction Effective Service Lifecycle Management (SLM) is a key factor in developing and maintaining customer satisfaction and loyalty PTC has developed and acquired a number of best in class service solutions that address key aspects of SLM and that enable a System for Service which helps companies provide world class service so their customers achieve the highest value from the products they sell Introduction Service is much more than the repair or replacement of defective or failing products. It encompasses all activities that ensure products can be used to their full potential—i.e., that the product performs as designed or better throughout its designed life. This critical activity involves a myriad of activities such as field service, warranty and contract management, customer experience, knowledge and technical information management, service logistics, and

30 years of defining, researching, and leading the PLM ecosystem Ann Arbor, Michigan, 27 August 2013 — CIMdata, Inc., the leading global PLM strategic management consulting and research firm is excited to announce a milestone 30th year anniversary. Founded in 1983 by Julius Dorfman, Robert Johnson, and David Penning, CIMdata has been at the forefront of the ever-evolving PLM ecosystem from the beginning. Throughout its 30 year history, CIMdata has been dedicated to maximizing its clients’ ability to design and deliver innovative products and services through the application of PLM. CIMdata is committed to advancing the PLM industry through its research, consulting, and educational endeavors. Commenting on this milestone event, CIMdata president Peter Bilello said, “CIMdata has shown that we have the ability to stay ahead of the PLM curve by providing timely and actionable insight and advice to our clients throughout the world. We owe our success to our people, who continue

Presentation will discuss the five distinct efforts that make up DARPA’s Adaptive Vehicle Make Portfolio. Ann Arbor, Michigan, 28 August 2013 — CIMdata, Inc., the leading global PLM strategic management consulting and research firm announces that LTC Nathan Wiedenman, a Program Manager at the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) will make a keynote presentation at PLM Road Map™ 2013. The event, which is celebrating its 20th year in 2013, will be held in conjunction with Product Innovation Chicago on October 9 and 10. Current approaches to the development of defense systems and vehicles have proven inadequate for the timely delivery of new defense systems to the war fighter. To address this problem, DARPA’s Adaptive Vehicle Make (AVM) portfolio seeks to fundamentally alter the way systems are designed, verified, and built. The primary goals of AVM are to: raise the level of abstraction in the design process; minimize or eliminate redesign resulting

 PDF Key takeaways: Complex electronics and software are now a critical component of many consumer and business durable goods. Traditional manufacturing companies must now have high-tech product development competency, which requires managing complex engineering tradeoffs. A borderless development-information environment is a critical capability for durable goods manufacturing. End-to-end coverage of the systems engineering process is mandatory for product development information systems. High-Tech Product Development Trends Electromechanical product (e.g., appliances, computers, automobiles) market leadership now requires that those products be digital and interactive, communicating with people and other devices, connecting to the Internet, incorporating sensors, collecting data, displaying more information, and being autonomous, among a host of desired features. Approximately 40% of CEOs believe technology will have the biggest impact on their organization in the next 3 years. 1 Mainstream manufacturers must now have high-tech product development competency to compete successfully. Even home appliances are becoming high-tech. Ten years ago, for example, washing machines were electromechanical units with simple

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