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Should your PLM system live on Oracle or MS SQL?
I was preparing to set up the basic framework of a commercial PLM system at a customer site recently and ended up finding a engineering vs IT debate in progress. Engineering wanted the most pre-built...
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Top level criteria for PLM System Selections
There are many readily available references to ERP Selections, CRM Selections and so on… The principles are generally the same for PLM. First and foremost – technical requirements and technical...
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The Key Differences between PLM and ERP in meeting corporate objectives
There is a historical tension between a corporations need to innovate and its need to produce. Fostering innovation is not possible within the rigor of production demands and successful production...
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Definition of Usability
I saw a chart the other day being used to describe usability and it was one of the most concise images on the importance of usability I have ever seen, yet the presenter did not really explain the...
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Impacts of the mergers and acquisitions of PLM vendors
Okay – I’ve been biting my tongue long enough regarding the shifting sands of the PLM space. The past year has seen massive movement among the players and the question is not really how do these deals...
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Should your CAD system result in a default selection of PLM?
All PLM systems are not created equal. When we work with our customers to select a PLM system we evaluate the entire business situation not just the engineering department. Too often PLM is viewed as...
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The importance of a long term roadmap for PLM
One of the big project level benefits of a PLM implementation is that most PLM solutions can be rolled out to the users in stages. New PLM processes and workflows and modules can be incrementally added...
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Quality Management Systems (QMS), Document Management (DMS) or PLM? What are...
Copyright 2007, LRHirr Definition of QMS/DMS/PLM This topic has been sitting in my notes as a to-do for a very long time. From a very high level perspective, terms like knowledge management, document...
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