An enterprise that wants to shift to a global product development strategy must invest in modern product lifecycle management (PLM) technology. Therefore, the PLM software market could be on the edge of a significant growth cycle.
Can ERP Speak PLM? Jim Brown
Because product lifecycle management (PLM) offers a host of benefits to manufacturers, it has become one of the fastest growing categories of enterprise applications.
But a PLM system needs to work hand-in-hand with an… Read Article…
Audit Your Message Strategy by Answering Three Questions Lawson Abinanti
Most companies create a new marketing plan every 12 months. At the same time, they should audit their message strategy to stay on top of competitors’ marketing and to have confidence that they are delivering the right… Read Article…
Preparing for Product Development in Process Manufacturing P.J. Jakovljevic
Combining process industry–oriented product lifecycle management capabilities with process manufacturing–oriented enterprise resource planning ones can help alleviate many of the challenges particular to the process… Read Article…
Quote-to-order: One Big, Lean Machine Adds High Tech to Its Mix P.J. Jakovljevic
BigMachines differentiates itself in the quote-to-order (Q2O) sphere due to its solutions’ lean end-to-end, inquiry-to-order focus. Although there are other vendors offering Q2O as a service, BigMachines product is… Read Article…
Quote-to-order: A Newcomer Causes a Stir in the Market P.J. Jakovljevic
A crop of next-generation, Web-based, on-demand, startup quote-to-order systems providers has lately flourished, spearheaded by BigMachines, whereas some traditional vendors that once defined the product configuration… Read Article…
Quote-to-order: New Ingredients in the Recipe for Success P.J. Jakovljevic
Quote-to-order (Q2O) systems can address the increasing demand for personalized and customized products. Complex product specification, quoting, and ordering processes—as well as the software applications catering to… Read Article…
Product Lifecycle Management: Expediting Product Innovation R. Nagarajan
The highly competitive product manufacturing market makes true product lifecycle management (PLM) inevitable. PLM helps companies map product requirements to features, obtain control over product data, preserve product… Read Article…
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