ANN ARBOR, MI, Aug 20, 2014 – CIMdata, Inc., the leading global PLM strategic management consulting and research firm announces the agenda topics for PLM Road Map 2014, to be held on October 2 at The Inn at St. John’s, located in Plymouth, Michigan.
PLM Road Map is the must-attend event for industry executives and PLM practitioners globally – providing independent education and a collaborative networking environment where ideas, trends, experiences, and relationships critical to the industry germinate and take root. This year’s event will focus on PLM-enabled continuous product development and delivery for the automotive and transportation industry and supply chain.
Presentation topics will include:
- The Volvo Journey which will look at how a global brand with only 0.5% of world market share is able to stay competitive.
- Exceeding Requirements Using Model-Based Systems Engineering will help attendees understand how tools and standards are emerging to support early, 1D and mixed fidelity modeling to help better define systems using a model-based systems engineering approach.
- New Age Collaboration and Design will consider how design collaboration must change to take advantage of the new social approaches.
- Global Product Development and the CAE Challenge will offer an understanding of the demands of modern day global product development and a realization of how that impacts design and simulation.
- Advanced Information Technology Solutions: An Engine of Innovation will identify the key market drivers that influence the use of automotive IT solutions, investigate new tools and approaches that address these market drivers, and evaluate IT’s potential impact on the automotive industry.
- Model-Based Systems Engineering and PLM will consider the importance of having key suppliers in PLM, virtual engineering, and embedded systems development integrate their solutions effectively.
- A Flexible Approach to PLM will provide more detail on how one company’s experience with PLM led to a non-traditional PLM implementation that extended to multiple technical disciplines including mechanical, electronic, and software.
- Additive Manufacturing and Conformal Cooling will demonstrate how the use of additive manufacturing can help reduce cycle times and drastically improve part quality.
- The “platformization” of PLM will describe how the PLM platforms of the future will be the foundation upon which functional capabilities, data, and processes are enabled and executed.
For more information visit http://www.cimdata.com/en/education/plm-conferences/plm-road-map-2014.
About CIMdata
CIMdata, a leading independent worldwide firm, provides strategic management consulting to maximize an enterprise’s ability to design and deliver innovative products and services through the application of product lifecycle management (PLM) solutions. Since its founding in 1983, CIMdata has delivered world-class knowledge, expertise, and best-practice methods on PLM solutions. These solutions incorporate both business processes and a wide-ranging set of PLM-enabling technologies.
CIMdata works with both industrial organizations and providers of technologies and services seeking competitive advantage in the global economy. In addition to consulting, CIMdata conducts research, provides PLM-focused subscription services, and produces several commercial publications. The company also provides industry education through PLM certificate programs, seminars, and conferences worldwide. CIMdata serves clients around the world from offices in North America, Europe, and Asia-Pacific. To learn more about CIMdata’s services, visit their website, www.CIMdata.com; follow them on Twitter at http://twitter.com/CIMdataPLMNews; or contact CIMdata at: 3909 Research Park Drive, Ann Arbor, MI 48108, USA; Tel: +1 734.668.9922; Fax: +1 734.668.1957; or at Oogststraat 20, 6004 CV Weert, The Netherlands, Tel: +31 (0) 495.533.666.
