Comments for Get Savvy about PLM http://plmsavvy.org Product Lifecycle Management without the vendor hype Fri, 26 Feb 2010 22:26:58 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 Comment on Fundamentals of PLM Seminar Video by Samantha http://plmsavvy.org/2009/11/18/fundamentals-of-plm-seminar-video/#comment-745 Samantha Fri, 26 Feb 2010 22:26:58 +0000 http://plmsavvy.org/?p=80#comment-745 Thanks for sharing! I just finished watching the seminar online and it's really thorough. I hope you'll be back online and blogging again soon! Samantha Datastay Corp. Thanks for sharing! I just finished watching the seminar online and it’s really thorough.
I hope you’ll be back online and blogging again soon!

Samantha
Datastay Corp.

]]> Comment on Fundamentals of PLM Seminar Video by jiting http://plmsavvy.org/2009/11/18/fundamentals-of-plm-seminar-video/#comment-711 jiting Thu, 07 Jan 2010 06:24:21 +0000 http://plmsavvy.org/?p=80#comment-711 The seminar was really amazing. We learned a lot of PLM knowledge. Thank you very much! Happy new year to you! The seminar was really amazing. We learned a lot of PLM knowledge. Thank you very much! Happy new year to you!

]]> Comment on The Part Numbering Conundrum by Steve http://plmsavvy.org/2007/04/04/the-part-numbering-conundrum/#comment-690 Steve Thu, 19 Nov 2009 19:44:26 +0000 http://plmsavvy.org/2007/04/04/the-part-numbering-conundrum/#comment-690 Like many others, we ran into the same problem in trying to decide on using significant or non-significant part numbers. There are pros and cons to each, and as a very small business we were more worried about what was happening today. While we didn't want to paint ourselves into a corner ten years from now when/if we got to be a big company, we finally decided that was our biggest concern. We finally ended up deciding on the part numbering service from part-numbering.com (http://www.part-numbering.com). It let us set up our significant numbering formats with a shared sequence across all of our number formats. Our hope is that when we get big, or the "significant" format becomes to much burden to support, we can just switch over to a non-significant format. Since all of our part numbers are drawing from the same sequence, they'll already be unique across all formats. So the conversion should be a snap (we hope). Cheers, Steve Like many others, we ran into the same problem in trying to decide on using significant or non-significant part numbers. There are pros and cons to each, and as a very small business we were more worried about what was happening today. While we didn’t want to paint ourselves into a corner ten years from now when/if we got to be a big company, we finally decided that was our biggest concern.

We finally ended up deciding on the part numbering service from part-numbering.com (http://www.part-numbering.com). It let us set up our significant numbering formats with a shared sequence across all of our number formats. Our hope is that when we get big, or the “significant” format becomes to much burden to support, we can just switch over to a non-significant format. Since all of our part numbers are drawing from the same sequence, they’ll already be unique across all formats. So the conversion should be a snap (we hope).

Cheers,
Steve

]]> Comment on The importance of a long term roadmap for PLM by Matt http://plmsavvy.org/2008/07/11/the-importance-of-a-long-term-roadmap-for-plm/#comment-676 Matt Sat, 24 Oct 2009 18:48:23 +0000 http://plmsavvy.wordpress.com/?p=44#comment-676 Meant to add question mark to above? Meant to add question mark to above?

]]> Comment on The importance of a long term roadmap for PLM by Matt Brosious http://plmsavvy.org/2008/07/11/the-importance-of-a-long-term-roadmap-for-plm/#comment-675 Matt Brosious Sat, 24 Oct 2009 18:47:29 +0000 http://plmsavvy.wordpress.com/?p=44#comment-675 Do you think intergated PLM, sourcing and ERP should be part of the roadmap. Do you think intergated PLM, sourcing and ERP should be part of the roadmap.

]]> Comment on Should your PLM system live on Oracle or MS SQL? by Hoda http://plmsavvy.org/2007/01/18/should-your-plm-system-live-on-oracle-or-ms-sql/#comment-449 Hoda Tue, 12 May 2009 09:58:21 +0000 http://plmsavvy.org/2007/01/18/should-your-plm-system-live-on-oracle-or-ms-sql/#comment-449 Hello, There is an issue which has taken my mind. I have understood that for a company on the PLM road and freshly started its investigations and requirement specifications for PDM system, it is necessary to make sure that every other department which has process or data interface with the product development department (such as customer relationship dep. or service/support dep.) use compatible and integratable systems for their information/document managemenet system. The question is, when deciding about system vendors, what are the key features to be considered to make sure of no miss-match between the selected PDM system and a document management systems used in another department? .... especially if the other departments are on instant need to buy a software for their own web-based document management needs, before the final decision for PDM system selection is made. Should they really wait until the whole PLM architecture is defined? or am I totally having a wrong approach toward this issue? (Hope I have expressed myself clearly!) I really would be glad to have your opinion abou it. Best Regards, ~Hoda Hello,

There is an issue which has taken my mind. I have understood that for a company on the PLM road and freshly started its investigations and requirement specifications for PDM system, it is necessary to make sure that every other department which has process or data interface with the product development department (such as customer relationship dep. or service/support dep.) use compatible and integratable systems for their information/document managemenet system.

The question is, when deciding about system vendors, what are the key features to be considered to make sure of no miss-match between the selected PDM system and a document management systems used in another department? …. especially if the other departments are on instant need to buy a software for their own web-based document management needs, before the final decision for PDM system selection is made. Should they really wait until the whole PLM architecture is defined? or am I totally having a wrong approach toward this issue?

(Hope I have expressed myself clearly!)

I really would be glad to have your opinion abou it.

Best Regards,

~Hoda

]]> Comment on The importance of a long term roadmap for PLM by Phillip K http://plmsavvy.org/2008/07/11/the-importance-of-a-long-term-roadmap-for-plm/#comment-444 Phillip K Fri, 08 May 2009 14:33:19 +0000 http://plmsavvy.wordpress.com/?p=44#comment-444 Good article, most don’t understand the need for a sustained roadmap and building up a resistance to allowing individuals that want to go “off-road” to speed up the process. I agree with Laila, it is a good point Chris. As far as implementing features, it gets back to the focus of the article…the need for a roadmap. Ideally, the roadmap would include a roll out with the Product Development teams in addition to the change management process. The initial focus on change management serves several areas. First, it affects more users on the system from the beginning so the effects are more apparent. There are many organizations that have separate departments or teams that work independent of the main stream. Therefore, if the only starting point were with PD team, the initial impact in this case would be small and take a long time for the downstream users to see the effects until the project matured. Secondly, many projects need to show early benefits for the users and stakeholders. By having more users, the project should see a larger positive effect and enable the project managers of the system to show cost and time benefits to the stakeholders. Assuming a good rollout, the excitement generated by a good rollout is infectious and will win over the users that are initially resistant to the change. Most importantly, to the long term health of the project, is giving back the investment to the stakeholders quickly or they will lose interest and allow the project to die. Good article, most don’t understand the need for a sustained roadmap and building up a resistance to allowing individuals that want to go “off-road” to speed up the process.
I agree with Laila, it is a good point Chris. As far as implementing features, it gets back to the focus of the article…the need for a roadmap. Ideally, the roadmap would include a roll out with the Product Development teams in addition to the change management process. The initial focus on change management serves several areas. First, it affects more users on the system from the beginning so the effects are more apparent. There are many organizations that have separate departments or teams that work independent of the main stream. Therefore, if the only starting point were with PD team, the initial impact in this case would be small and take a long time for the downstream users to see the effects until the project matured. Secondly, many projects need to show early benefits for the users and stakeholders. By having more users, the project should see a larger positive effect and enable the project managers of the system to show cost and time benefits to the stakeholders. Assuming a good rollout, the excitement generated by a good rollout is infectious and will win over the users that are initially resistant to the change. Most importantly, to the long term health of the project, is giving back the investment to the stakeholders quickly or they will lose interest and allow the project to die.

]]> Comment on 18.5% improvement in profit margins with PLM? Sign me up! by Jim Brown http://plmsavvy.org/2008/11/26/185-improvement-in-profit-margins-with-plm-sign-me-up/#comment-425 Jim Brown Tue, 24 Mar 2009 19:24:55 +0000 http://plmsavvy.wordpress.com/?p=49#comment-425 Leila, I just stumbled across your blog and read your post. I used to lead Aberdeen's PLM practice, and one of the things I really enjoyed was being able to see what the best manufacturers are doing differently from the rest. I look forward to staying in touch with your blog. I try to share some PLM research in my blog at www.mbtmag.com/plmblog. Some of it is Aberdeen's, some of it from my company (Tech-Clarity), and some from others. I look forward to sharing information with you moving forward. Best, Jim Leila,
I just stumbled across your blog and read your post. I used to lead Aberdeen’s PLM practice, and one of the things I really enjoyed was being able to see what the best manufacturers are doing differently from the rest. I look forward to staying in touch with your blog. I try to share some PLM research in my blog at http://www.mbtmag.com/plmblog. Some of it is Aberdeen’s, some of it from my company (Tech-Clarity), and some from others. I look forward to sharing information with you moving forward.
Best,
Jim

]]> Comment on PLM Glossary by Laila Hirr http://plmsavvy.org/plm-glossary/#comment-421 Laila Hirr Thu, 12 Mar 2009 20:11:02 +0000 http://plmsavvy.wordpress.com/plm-glossary/#comment-421 Thanks for the suggestions. I made the addition you requested for the glossary and already have ideas formulating on what to share regarding implementations. I-deas/NX migrations are vendor specific which I prefer to avoid on this blog however would be happy to discuss it with you directly. I'll send you a note with my contact information. Thanks for the suggestions. I made the addition you requested for the glossary and already have ideas formulating on what to share regarding implementations. I-deas/NX migrations are vendor specific which I prefer to avoid on this blog however would be happy to discuss it with you directly. I’ll send you a note with my contact information.

]]> Comment on PLM Glossary by icconian http://plmsavvy.org/plm-glossary/#comment-420 icconian Thu, 12 Mar 2009 13:47:38 +0000 http://plmsavvy.wordpress.com/plm-glossary/#comment-420 Laila, could you please add SMB to your glossary? Your Nov 08 blog referred to SMBs, but I don't have a clue. Interesting read, anyway. Any more stories from the front lines of PLM implementation that you could share with us? Any thoughts on I-DEAS/NX to TeamCenter? Laila, could you please add SMB to your glossary? Your Nov 08 blog referred to SMBs, but I don’t have a clue. Interesting read, anyway.
Any more stories from the front lines of PLM implementation that you could share with us? Any thoughts on I-DEAS/NX to TeamCenter?

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