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Is MCAD Data Management Smart Enough for Smaller Businesses?

Is it time to rethink MCAD Data Management?
Is it smart enough for smaller businesses?
MCAD data management is at the center of your design team collaboration. You need a system to share and co…

Teamcenter Supplier Collaboration: Enhanced User Experience

Supplier integration, or the exchange of data and information between OEMs (Original Equipment Manufacturer) and their suppliers in a timely manner in the Product Lifecycle, is very essential to…

Key Characteristics of Effective Technical Publications

An effective technical publication contributes to product acceptance. Finding the data needed, understanding its applicability to the product and being able to quickly finish a task is key to your cu…

An Integrated Product Definition: Driving Innovation

Let’s explore how an Integrated Product Definition can help drive innovation. Learn more by watching this webinar, “Multi-domain BOM management,” as part of our webinar …

Managing Materials, Beyond Material Compliance

In my previous posts, we’ve discussed material compliance in the context of addressing the U.S. conflict minerals reporting requirements, and also the importance of supplier materials disclosure.&nbs…

How a Service Knowledge Management System Fills in the Blanks (Part 2)

Connected products sound like they’re new, but they’ve actually existed for a while. Vending machines dial out inventory information via the Internet or cellular networks to report what sales and wha…

Smart Products Highlight Complex Defects!

I recently purchased my first new vehicle in several years. I’ve got to tell you, it’s a technological marvel. It has a touch-sensitive display and controls, cameras, sensors, collision avoidance, dy…

Accelerating Lead Times for Engineer to Order (ETO) Processes

Timing is everything.Whether you’re talking about your golf swing, the launch of a new product, or selling Engineer to Order equipment.Timing is especially important when i…

3 Ways to Compliance Management with Supplier Material Disclosure

We’ve recently discussed the compliance management imperatives that call on manufacturers to improve the business value associated with product sustainability using PLM, and key ways to improve …