Product Lifecycle Management: Meeting the Needs of Collaboration Steve Wobschall – Director,...

Product Lifecycle Management: Meeting the Needs of Collaboration

Steve Wobschall – Director, Product Management, QAD

Product Lifecycle Management: Meeting Needs of Collaboration

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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


• 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


• 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


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

QualityManagement

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PLM Challenges


• 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


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


• 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


• 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


• 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: [email protected]

Questions & Answers


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