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As a follow up to The Top 10 Business Reasons for Implementing PLM, SofTech’s latest white paper focuses on the Bill of Information (BOI). Many companies that employ a Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) system are only managing a limited data set of the entire product portfolio. By using a PLM system to manage the BOI, companies are able to capture the entire data set, required for design, testing, manufacture, delivery, sale, and support of a product.
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Top 10 Business Reasons for Implementing PLM [ PDF 139 K ]
Once again SofTech, Inc. has teamed up with leading PLM authority, author, consultant, and speaker John Stark of John Stark Associates (www.johnstark.com ),
to deliver his insight and knowledge on the Top 10 Business Reasons for Implementing PLM. This quick easy-to-read whitepaper spells out the top reasons businesses can benefit from the implementation of a PLM solution.
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10 Critical PLM Facts Every Executive Should Know [ PDF 846 K ]
Written by leading PLM authority, author, consultant, and speaker John Stark of John Stark Associates (www.johnstark.com ), this executive briefing white paper will quickly bring you up to speed on PLM. It lays out what PLM is, it isn’t, and what PLM can realistically do for your businesses in terms of financial and business performance. It encapsulates John Stark’s experience, providing practical knowledge on how to get your PLM initiative staffed, organized, up and running and delivering maximum business benefit in as little time as possible.
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Top 10 PLM Pitfalls to Avoid [ PDF 194 K ]
We are pleased to announce an update to the Top 10 PLM Pitfalls white paper summary. This paper was first produced for a PLM Web series put on by SofTech and leading PLM authority, Dr. John Stark. Since it's first issue back in the Fall of 2005, we have had a surprising response to it, with over 1,000 companies requesting copies. In addition, it has been reprinted in a number of publications, being called "irresistibly practical" and sparking a number of discussion threads. For the PLM Initiative Manager or Team, we believe there lies its appeal, its practicality. In a quick-read Top 10 format, it gives you the chance to educate yourself more on PLM, plan for it, and recognize and overcome the more common pitfalls that might otherwise cost you money, time, or stand in your way to PLM success.
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PLM for Mid-Sized Manufacturing Enterprises [ PDF 96 K ]
A CIMdata Analyst Review
This paper provides CIMdata's analyst review of SofTech’s ProductCenter PLM solution offering, which is intended for mid-sized manufacturers that are considering a PLM deployment. It covers how and why mid-sized companies are implementing PLM in record numbers by explaining PLM and its benefits. The paper then reviews SofTech’s ProductCenter PLM product offering, and includes results of interviews that CIMdata has conducted with a number of SofTech’s PLM customers.
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Companies are adopting PLM solutions to meet a variety of challenges. They
are finding that PLM helps them deal
with daunting growth, global operations, and highly
competitive market demands. Check out this PLM white paper to
learn what to look for in a PLM solution
to avoid common pitfalls and lock-in a successful PLM
implementation that meets your needs.
Going Beyond MCAD With Product Lifecycle Management [ PDF 1.4 MB ]
Advanced
mechanical CAD solutions permit you to develop
more and more complex products.
The upside is that you can satisfy market demands
for diverse variations and options in less time.
The
downside is that you require increasingly advanced
configuration systems to handle the complexity.
Especially
useful for companies operating in a mixed CAD
environment, explore this PLM white paper to learn how a
PLM
solution will help you gain quick control of
this highly complex data to maximize your competitiveness.
ProductCenter™ PLM Technical Summary [ PDF 1.6 MB ]
This paper discusses implementing
and integrating ProductCenter PLM with your existing
legacy
data and applications in a distributed environment.
It overviews ProductCenter PLM data modeling and other
advanced capabilities, such as version/revision control,
workflow, and bills of material management, as
well
as the adaptation of ProductCenter PLM to suit your unique
requirements.
ProductCenter™ PLM for FDA [ PDF 284 K ]
ProductCenter
PLM meets the requirements of FDA Rule 21, CFR Part
11, which lays out specific
criteria for securely managing electronic records
and ensuring the trustworthiness of the systems
used
to manage this data. This PLM white paper addresses the
FDA regulation in detail, directly comparing how
ProductCenter
PLM complies through advanced controls, such as electronic
signatures and transaction logging. Although geared
for medical device and equipment suppliers, this PLM white
paper is a valuable resource for any security
conscious
company.
