Product Lifecycle Management

What's the Real 'China Price'?

March 8, 2010

Product Lifecycle Management: The Increasing Dynamic Between Product Design and Strategic Sourcing

March 3, 2010

Kurt (Yu) Chen, Research Analyst, Technology Evaluation Centers

Analyst Insight: Product and engineering design focuses more on the technical feasibility of a product, and strategic sourcing works more on the commercial feasibility of materials of the same product. The two together are what product development is about. Product lifecycle management (PLM) comprises the management approach and the technology used to increase the dynamic between the two feasibilities.

Product Lifecycle Management: Brand-Oriented Value Chains Find PLM Quite Relevant

March 2, 2010

Simon Ellis, Practice Dir., SC Strategies, IDC Manufacturing Insights

Analyst Insight: PLM applications have grown up in engineering or technology-oriented value chains where product and technological complexity required a much firmer grasp of specifications and proactive lifecycle management, but a number of market trends suggest PLM applications might offer important capabilities to process manufacturers.

Tesla Motors: A Tale of Beauty and Pain

March 1, 2010

Robert J. Bowman, SupplyChainBrain

Product Lifecycle Management: Successful Product Launches Address All Requirements

February 25, 2010

Michael J. Burkett, Vice President, PLM Research, AMR Research

Analyst Insight: New product launch success remains elusive cross-industry, with fewer than 60 percent on average considered successful in high-tech alone. Yet PLM applications have been deploying for over 10 years. Manufacturers claim time-to-market and cost benefits, so why such poor success? The answer is a combination of narrow PLM deployments and PLM providers not grasping the attention of all stakeholders.

High-Tech / Electronics: The Next Great Innovation Will Come from the Customer

February 24, 2010

C.J. Wehlage, research director, AMR Research

Analyst Insight: The industrial economy has been replaced by the information economy. For high-tech supply chains battling the recession and focusing on demand-driven strategies, it's the customer that has undergone the most dramatic transformation. Selling, fulfilling and servicing these customers will require new supply chain designs.

Aras's PLM App Certified for MS Windows Server 2008 R2

February 23, 2010

Aras

Product Lifecycle Management: The Systems Used in Product Development

February 23, 2010

Erin Williams, Analyst, and Marisa Brown, Senior Program Manager, APQC

Analyst Insight: Advisors are often asked what's the best system to develop a product. Time and again our data indicates that simple spreadsheets just don't cut it - commercial packages and internally developed systems provide the real-time visibility into the data that organizations need to succeed.

Revving Up for Recovery

February 22, 2010

Robert J. Bowman, SupplyChainBrain

Actio Releases Update of Material Disclosure Software

February 18, 2010

Actio Corp.

Product Lifecycle Management

The latest news, analysis, trends and solutions regarding product lifecycle management and its impact on supply chain management. New developments in product lifecycle software - which manages product information from design to disposal - are transforming the way companies operate and allowing them to stay ahead of the competition in their industries. As these solutions continue to evolve, businesses are discovering new ways to increase efficiency and cut costs. Learn how companies around the world are using product lifecycle management solutions for supply chain optimization.