London Workshop Registration, The PLM and PLM Grid Paradigms,
2PLM NewsletterJohn Stark Associates November 21, 2011 - Vol14 #17 |
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Welcome to the 2PLM e-zine This issue includes :
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| London Workshop Registration by Roger Tempest |
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| In 2 weeks' time the next workshop in the PLM Standardisation series will take place in London at the Headquarters of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers.
The IMechE is not only hosting the Workshop, but will take an integral part in the proceedings. The IMechE Vision is to improve the world through engineering, and this workshop will apply that same approach to PLM. The opening session begins with a PLMIG presentation of the background to PLM standardisation, and the best practices that have been generated during 2011. The IMechE will present their views on PLM, and then the floor is open for everyone. The afternoon is a group working session based on the delegates' own ideas, and on Day 2 the group decides the Agenda and which PLM elements should be worked on. With vendor participation, a neutral setting, and the IMechE lead, this promises to be one of the most interesting and productive workshops in the series. It is the first time that a professional institution has actively supported PLM in this way, and the Workshop will create a template for other industry bodies to do the same. |
Users, vendors and consultancies all participate at the same level with no commercial drivers, which creates an unprecedented exchange of ideas. Not only will we formalise more PLM best practices, but we have the chance to show how the industry itself can develop over the next five years.
You can use the group discussions at the Workshop to work on issues that are affecting your own implementation, and to influence the way in which new standards and best practices are developed. The Workshop will take place on 01-02 December, and Registration is open until 25 November. Details are available from the PLMIG web site or via standardisation@plmig.com.
Roger Tempest is co-founder of the PLMIG. Membership of the PLMIG is available via membership@plmig.com. |
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| The PLM Paradigm and the PLM Grid Paradigm by John Stark |
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| A Paradigm A paradigm is a generally accepted framework or model for a particular concept. It's a commonly agreed way of thinking or communicating about something. The PLM Paradigm The previous paradigm had been serial and departmental: develop a product in Engineering (or R&D); produce in Manufacturing; support in Maintenance (or After-Sales). Software was the responsibility of the IT Department (or of the functional department using it); processes were the responsibility of the Quality Department (or IT, or the functional departments involved in the processes); responsibility for product data was even less clear (maybe IT was responsible, or Quality, or the functional departments that created and used the data). By the end of the 20th Century it was becoming clear that this serial, departmental paradigm led to slow, costly, low-quality and ineffective results. In the 21st Century, the paradigm of PLM emerged, a joined-up holistic approach addresing the management of all of a company's products across the lifecycle. |
The PLM Grid Paradigm The Grid shows the 5 phases of the product lifecycle (Imagine, Define, Realise, Use/Support, Retire/Dispose) along the x-axis. The components of PLM (such as the PDM application, other applications such as CAD, business processes, product data, people, the product, etc.) are shown on the y-axis of the Grid. The PLM Grid helps answer questions such as What exactly is PLM? How do we do it? Where are we with PLM? What should we do next? The Grid can be used to define PLM, communicate about PLM, plan for PLM, organise a PLM project, measure PLM performance, measure progress to PLM goals, and identify next steps in a PLM project. The PLM Grid 2012 Workshop will help you learn more about the PLM Grid and how to apply it in your company.
John Stark can be contacted here. |
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