Post on 22-Dec-2015
Product Lifecycle Management: Meeting the Needs of Collaboration
Steve Wobschall – Director, Product Management, QAD
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The following is intended to outline QAD’s general product direction. It is intended for information purposes only, and may not be incorporated into any contract. It is not a commitment to deliver any material, code, functional capabilities, and should not be relied upon in making purchasing decisions. The development, release, and timing of any features or functional capabilities described for QAD’s products remains at the sole discretion of QAD.
Safe Harbor Statement
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• What is PLM• PLM challenges• Who needs PLM solutions • Aligning PLM with ERP• Our partner, PTC• PTC’s Windchill• QAD integration• Q&A
Agenda
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What is PLM
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• A strategic business approach• Supporting the extended enterprise• Spanning from concept to end of life of a
product or plant• Integrating people, processes, business
systems, and information
CIMdata defines PLM as:
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CRM
ERPProduct
Development
PLM: The Source of Truth
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PLM
• Universal product definition information• Integrity throughout the life of the product• Business processes to manage the
information
Fundamental Concepts of PLM
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Key Components of PLM
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One architecture
High performance
Secure & open Interoperable
Supplier & Component Mgmt
RequirementsManagement
Program PortfolioManagement
EmbeddedVisualization
DistributedCollaboration
Heterogeneous CAD Data Mgmt
Change & Config. Mgmt
ManufacturingProcess Mgmt
Complete BOM Management
Document Mgmt
Product Analytics
Workflow
Service Information
Communities of Practice
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PLM Challenges
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• Increasing pressure from global competitors
• IT environments are fragmented• Constant need to save money• Changing workforce demographics• More regulatory requirements
Challenges
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Product Development Challenges
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Economic factors
IT fragmentation
Lean product development
IT consolidation
Global product development
Workforce demographics
Web 2.0 technology
Regulatorypressures
Compliance management
CHALLENGES
INITIATIVES
Global competition
• Demand for innovation• Strict environmental/regulatory
requirements• Shrinking price premiums
Medical Devices
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• Diverse customer requirements• Extremely cost competitive• Geographically dispersed customers and
facilities
Industrial Equipment
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• Quick time-to-market• Falling prices• Environmental regulations
High Tech & Electronics
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Aligning PLM and ERP
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PLM and ERP are Complementary
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PLM ERP Financial
Logistics
ProductDefinition
Manufacturing Execution
ProductPlanning
RequirementsManagement
Sourcing
Maintenance& Repair
MfgPlanning
PTC & QAD: A Natural Fit
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Time toMarket
Time toCustomer
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Our Partner, PTC
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• 4,725 employees in >30 countries• 57,000+ customers/850,000+ users• World Class PLM• World Class• Revenue $1010M (FY10)
A Global Leader
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• Industry leading products• Reliable implementations• Integrated PLM & ERP• Scalable solutions• IT consolidation• Globalization capabilities
Benefits of the Partnership
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• Best-of-breed desktop Product families - Mathcad- Pro/ENGINEER- Arbortext- ProductView
• Integral architecture- Windchill
Integration Without Compromise
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PTC’s Windchill
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• Manages all forms of product data• Secure data vaulting/sharing• Easy to use features
What is Windchill?
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• Web-based, secure access from anywhere• Integrations with all major CAD systems• Microsoft Office Integration
Open & Interoperable
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QAD Integration
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• Process benefits- Eliminates manual data transfer- Synchronizes BOMs- Changes communicated automatically
• Architecture benefits- Closed-loop transaction management- Leverages web services architecture- Workflow based- Advanced administrative tools
Windchill/QAD Integration Benefits
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• Items• BOMs (by site)• Routings• Item templates• Configurator rules• Co/By products• Supplier/item• BOMs (by domain)• Routings• ECOs (PCC)
• Alternate BOMs/Routings
• Service BOMs/Routings
• Compliance attributes
• Document attachments
• Quality specifications
Potential Touch Points
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Process Benefit Value
Product Development Process
•Time To market
•Product cost
•Engineering cost
+10 to 20%
-20 to 50%
+10 to 20%
Product Maintenance •Engineering change
•Parts re-use
•Inventory reduction
+10 to 25%
Document Management
•Document retrieval time
•Document distribution time
•Re-use and duplication avoidance
-20 to 50%
+10 to 20%
Metrics Affected
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• Ask your account manager for information about the PTC/QAD partnership
Next Steps
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• Steve Wobschall: swo@qad.com
Questions & Answers
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