The first series of speakers for the PLM Innovation Congress 2011, taking place in London on January 19th & 20th have been announced.  They include:

• Christian Verstraete, Chief Technologist, Cloud Solutions, HP – understand what is meant by the ‘cloud’, and the threats and opportunities it presents to your business.
• Carmen Malangone, Global Solution Provider, Coty Inc. - learn how the World’s largest fragrance company transformed their product development with a global PLM solution.
• Mark Chapman, Chief Engineer, Bloodhound SSC – hear how the UK land speed record team aim to smash their existing record and hit 1,000mph, and how virtual design has been crucial for their bid.
• Peter Bilello, President, CIMdata – understand the current state of the PLM industry and get a glimpse of the future of product lifecycle management from the President of the World’s leading PLM consultancy.
• Oleg Shilovitsky, Renowned Blogger and PLM Consultant – hear from Oleg and his panel of experts as they predict the future of engineering software.
• David Widegren, Manager of Engineering Support, CERN – learn how The European Organization for Nuclear Research is using PLM to manage data across a project with a 25+ year lifecycle.
• Dr Harminder Singh, Warwick Business School – learn how to engender cultural change in your business to maximize the ROI of your PLM implementation.

Register for the earlybird rate here.

The idea for product lifecycle management (PLM) is thought to have started in 1985 during the development of the Jeep Grand Cherokee. American Motors Corportation – later purchased by Chrysler – wanted to speed up product development, improve communication and use a central repository to access important product docs. The result was the first PLM system.Today, PLM has become a key component of enterprise resource planning (ERP) software, the broadest term used to describe enterprise software applications in manufacturing and other industries. For a quick way to understand the context of current enterprise software events, check out the Software Advice manufacturing & ERP software timeline. The timeline includes 17 key events that have shaped the ERP software industry over the last 50 years. However, it’s not complete…

They want to grow the timeline to over 35+ events and dates. To do so, they have asked for industry experts to contribute their suggestions. Sort of like a “wiki-timeline.” If you have any ideas, email Houston (houston@softwareadvice.com). ]]> http://www.plmjobs.com/blog/2009/12/plm-timeline/feed/ 0 http://www.plmjobs.com/blog/2009/06/delivering-the-plm-benefit-to-the-smb/ http://www.plmjobs.com/blog/2009/06/delivering-the-plm-benefit-to-the-smb/#comments Fri, 05 Jun 2009 14:14:47 +0000 PLMjobs.com http://www.plmjobs.com/blog/?p=62 MarketKey have confirmed that Bruce Boes, VP of the Siemens PLM Velocity Series, will lead their next PLM Webinar ‘Delivering the PLM Benefit to the SMB‘.
Many small and medium size enterprises are now taking advantage of the cost and time benefits offered by PLM. Join this session to understand how PLM can help your business.

How do we turn what customers expect into innovations that do more than they imagined?
The Siemens answer: PLM software for small businesses to improve customer responsiveness

PLM is no longer the exclusive domain of big business. The SMB is now seeing PLM as a genuine opportunity to gain the competitive advantage.

This webinar will show you how moving to a PLM solution can help you to exceed your customers expectations. We will also introduce you to the Velocity Series of PLM solutions design specifically for the needs of SMBs… and we will discuss how implementing Velocity Series has helped other companies exceed customer expectations.

For more information, visit the MarketKey website or alternatively register here.

MarketKey has announced the launch of the PLM Webinar Series 2009, a 6 part free-to-attend webinar series offering insight into the PLM space from leading analysts, vendors and thought leaders with a view to further understanding the commercial benefits of Product Lifecycle Management.

The first two sessions take place in June with 4 further sessions scheduled for later in the year.

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SESSION 1 – On June 3rd, CIMdata President, Ed Miller, will deliver the opening session titled ‘Using PLM to Succeed in the Downturn‘.

At a time of economic instability, the session will explain how PLM can improve your business processes, eliminate waste and crucially, maintain innovation through this difficult period.  Attendees will learn why PLM is not a luxury that should be cut when a recession strikes, but a necessity to compete and succeed during a recession.  For more information visit the MarketKey Website or alternatively register here.

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SESSION 2 – On June 10, Bruce Boes, VP of Global Velocity Marketing at Siemens PLM, will lead the session ‘Delivering the PLM Benefit to the SMB‘

How do we turn what customers expect into innovations that do more than they imagined?
The Siemens answer: PLM software for small businesses to improve customer responsiveness

PLM is no longer the exclusive domain of big business.  The SMB is now seeing PLM as a genuine opportunity to gain the competitive advantage.

This webinar will show you how moving to a PLM solution can help you to exceed your customers expectations.  We will also introduce you to the Velocity Series of PLM solutions design specifically for the needs of SMBs… and we will discuss how implementing Velocity Series has helped other companies exceed customer expectations.

For more information, visit the MarketKey website or alternatively register here.

If you require any additional information regarding the MarketKey PLM Webinar Series or any other MarketKey webinars, please contact us at info@marketkey.co.uk.

Interested applicants should have development experience with either Java or C++ programming as well as eligibility to work in the USA.

For more information visit the job listing and apply online.

If you could not attend the summit, this is your opportunity to purchase a copy of the PLM North America Virtual Conference CD and catch up on the presentations you missed for only US$755. This includes the speaker notes and audio from a number of presentations and is an invaluable record which can be referred to time and time again by you and your colleagues. Secure your copy today quoting JOB1.

Each year our conference program is carefully researched ensuring that our speakers present original ideas that address the current business critical issues you are facing today or in the near future. We give our attendees relevant real-time solutions that can be taken straight from the summit and implemented on their return.

Discover the latest thought leadership from some of the industry’s most respected speakers:

• Michael Burkett, Vice President of AMR Research who revealed new ways in which the. value of your PLM investment can be driven throughout your organization.
• Doug Tracy, Global Chief Technology Officer at Rolls Royce portrayed the case for PLM technology investment and how you should be aligning your business processes to adapt to such changes.
• Huw Evans, R&D Information Director, HPC at Unilever outlined what PLM had brought to Unilever in terms of sharing information, implementing improved product procedures and workforce unity.
• Terry Kline, Global Product Development Process Information Officer, General Motors Corporation explained how GM has used PLM to improve every aspect of their business and how it could help build your products to become best in class.

Don’t forget – secure your copy today quoting JOB1 for only US$755 for your permanent record of the latest PLM industry developments.

The company has taken advantage of the economic downturn that has seen manufacturers turn to PLM to accelerate product development, reduce time to market and increase profitability.

“As a contract manufacturer we get bills of materials (BOMs) in every conceivable form. Arena PLM gives us a central repository, a common format, and revision control that is nearly impossible to maintain otherwise,” said Rod Mullins, process engineering manager at Idaho-based Western Electronics. “The ability to lock all data once a product is released to production is key, and the automated routing of BOM changes reduces the time to implement a change and minimizes the potential of a misbuild. This enhanced control and improved communication are especially important during periods of economic slowdown when our customers are even more concerned with avoiding waste, redundancy, and costly errors.”

Full story available on the Arena Solutions website.

Not for the first time, PTC has now become subject to takeover speculation.  Earlier this year there were rumours that PTC could be an aquisition target, the most likely suitor being touted as SAP – this, and positive sales figures, saw their share price leap from $13.68 in mid-March to more than $21 by mid-August.   This month, the Financial Times announced that PTC has engaged the services of Goldman Sachs to look for potential buyers with a price tag of around $2billion.   PTC are yet to comment on this speculation, and at the Deutsche Bank Securities Technology Conference on September 9th, Kristian Talvitie, PTC’s vice-president of investor relations said “With respect to the article, things get printed on rumors all the time. I can’t comment on that. But as a public company, our shares are always for sale on the Exchange.”

Whether the rumour is true or not, it seems reasonable to assume that a takeover approach might well win board approval in light of the Boston Business Journal reporting a bonus increase for senior management should an acquistion be successful.

Customers include Nordic Windpower Ltd., Sunlink Corporation, and Free Source Energies LLC.  Nordic Windpower implemented Arena PLM to accelerate the domestic and international rollout of its advanced wind turbines. The company says that the software has helped it achieve product launch goals, ensure product data integrity and collaborate with worldwide contract manufacturing partners.

“We’re trying to make clean, sustainable wind power a more viable alternative by reducing its cost,” says Greg Mead, vice president of manufacturing and operations at Nordic Windpower. “Using Arena PLM, we can do it faster. Arena PLM streamlines processes and eliminates costly mistakes before they occur. We pass these lower costs on to our customers and ultimately will be able to expand production, distribution and global use of this renewable energy source.”