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Reshoring Gains Momentum for Global Manufacturers

Nancy Pardo — Fri, 25 May 2012 04:00:38 +0000

New research by strategy and operations consultancy The Hackett Group indicates China is losing its manufacturing advantage, while reshoring to advanced economies and relocation to lower-cost regions looks likely to grow. The reasons are myriad, but China’s wage inflation together with stagnant manufacturing wages in the West, rising transportation costs and concerns about intellectual property have all resulted in a ...

PLM Advocacy: What Executive Buy-In Really Means

Rob Leavitt — Thu, 24 May 2012 23:16:00 +0000

Cynthia Ridley heads the Innovation & Change Leadership Practice for Kalypso, a fast-growing innovation and PLM (Product Lifecycle Management) consulting firm. With more than 20 years experience in engineering, operations, and executive coaching, Ridley specializes in executive team alignment, leadership development, and change management for PLM and new product development initiatives. To understand some of the challenges around executive leadership ...

SpaceX Launches Capsule to Supply International Space Station

Nancy Pardo — Tue, 22 May 2012 18:12:08 +0000

SpaceX is well on its way to becoming the first commercial company to send a spacecraft to the International Space Station. Earlier this morning SpaceX launched its Falcon 9 rocket carrying the Dragon capsule from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station. While the Dragon orbits Earth a series of tests will be carried out on its GPS system and free drift ...

Aligning Your Organization for PLM Success: What Does It Really Take?

Rob Leavitt — Tue, 22 May 2012 04:00:05 +0000

As veterans of any enterprise software implementation know all too well, risks to program success increase dramatically if the organization isn’t aligned around key objectives, investments, and timelines. But what does organizational alignment really entail, especially for large-scale PLM (Product Lifecycle Management) initiatives that cross multiple functional, regional, and process boundaries? In a recent survey with business and IT leaders ...

Meeting Safety Standards in Software-Intensive Autos

Admin — Mon, 21 May 2012 04:00:59 +0000

There has been an explosion of innovation in the automotive industry in recent years in almost all areas, from hybrid-electric technology to advanced safety systems and web-connected infotainment. This technological advance is driven by an exponential increase in the use of software, which has resulted in overwhelming complexity in the interaction and integration of mechanical, electrical/electronic and software systems, introducing ...

Mining Sustainability: Why We Need to Look Beyond China

Nancy Pardo — Fri, 18 May 2012 04:47:17 +0000

Earlier this month, we highlighted a report by the World Economic Forum and Deloitte which identifies shifts in manufacturing trends over the next decade and beyond. One such trend is the increased demand for and resulting scarcity of rare earth materials. China currently controls 95 percent of the export market of rare earths, which has the United States, Europe and ...

High Performance PLM: Four Keys to Outstanding Business Results

Rob Leavitt — Thu, 17 May 2012 19:23:12 +0000

New research by Tech-Clarity and PTC highlights four key success factors that distinguish high performers in Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) from the rest of the pack: Strategic business alignment Process-based solution design Reduced customization of PLM software Comprehensive, role-based learning and adoption Sounds pretty obvious, right? Well, sort of. But, as usual, the devil is in the details. The practical ...

Industry Leaders Share PLM Insight

Anna Giangregorio — Tue, 15 May 2012 04:00:35 +0000

Some of the biggest names in industry—from high-tech and medical devices to industrial equipment—are using Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) to get ahead of the pack. Their stories help us better understand PLM and how it can streamline the product lifecycle. Take a look at some of our favorite video highlights: AGCO manufactures sustainable, highly customized and built-to-order farming equipment for ...

Boston Hub for PLM Software

Nancy Pardo — Mon, 14 May 2012 17:51:15 +0000

When we think about high-tech, our minds naturally wonder to Silicon Valley. But in the 1950s through to the 80s, Route 128 in Greater Boston was the technology hotspot, with companies like Sun Microsystems, EMC Corporation and Raytheon calling it home. Today, Route 128 is the center for PLM (Product Lifecycle Management) software, technology that manages the entire product lifecycle from conception ...

Engineering in the Intelligence Era – It’s Pretty Cool Stuff!

Nancy Pardo — Fri, 11 May 2012 04:00:02 +0000

There are some exciting things going on in Hampton, Virginia. The world of modeling, simulation and visualization engineering is getting a futuristic makeover using the latest virtual reality technologies. The Center for Advanced Engineering Environments (CAEE) at Old Dominion University is a NASA-funded research facility aimed at integrating computational, communication, networking and human performance technologies into the analysis, design, testing ...