The State of PLM Presentation at the PLM Innovation Event

The State of PLM

Chad JacksonPrincipal Analyst, Lifecycle InsightsManaging Editor, ENGINEERING.comCo-Host, Tech4PD

Why am I dressed up?

Tech4PD Results

Who Enables Simulation Driven Design?

Who the heck am I?

Red shirt guy that always dies in the first five minutes

Red shirt Star Trek guy that always dies in the first five minutes

Red shirt Star Trek guy that always dies in the first five minutes

Red shirt Star Trek guy that always dies in the first five minutes

Red shirt Star Trek guy that always dies in the first five minutes

Red shirt Star Trek guy that always dies in the first five minutes

Red shirt Star Trek guy that always dies in the first five minutes

Red shirt Star Trek guy that always dies in the first five minutes

State of PLM Research Study

• Right at 100 respondents today, these are early findings

• Results will be published in a research report on ENGINEERING.com

• Debate on the definition of PLM?• Findings often spur more questions

than they answer

State of PLM Research Study

Does your engineering organization have a server-based software system, not a desktop software application, to:

Create and/or manipulate reports on/from product data

Enable product-based collaboration between product development roles

Automate, track and/or manage product development processes

Manage product information including files, documents and data

55%

64%

68%

93%

State of PLM Research StudyWhich of the following departments in your

company access and/or utilize this same server-based software system?

Customers

Suppliers and Partners

Marketing / Sales

Service / Maintenance

Procurement

Quality / Testing

Manufacturing / Production

14%

36%

49%

42%

60%

72%

87%

State of PLM Research StudyWhich of the following types of product

information is managed in your organization’s server-based software system?

Product Requirements, allocations to Items

Product Configurations and Variants

Bills of Materials (BOMs)

Product Related Documents and Spreadsheets (specifications, reports, calculations, etc.)

46%

62%

83%

83%

State of PLM Research StudyWhich of the following types of product

information is managed in your organization’s server-based software system?

Simulation Models and/or Results

Software (raw code, compiled code, etc.)

Electrical CAD Data (PCB diagrams, layouts, assemblies, libraries)

Mechanical CAD data (3D models, 2D drawings, sketches, etc.)

25%

18%

38%

78%

State of PLM Research StudyWhich of the following types of product

information is managed in your organization’s server-based software system?

Service Plans and/or Documentation

Manufacturing Process Models and Simulations (Plant and line layouts)

Manufacturing NC Models and Deliverables (CNC code)

32%

9%

9%

State of PLM Research StudyWhich of the following product development

processes are automated, tracked and/or managed in your organization’s server-based software system?

Project and/or Program Management

Portfolio Management

Product Conceptualization / Ideation

40%

21%

26%

State of PLM Research StudyWhich of the following product development

processes are automated, tracked and/or managed in your organization’s server-based software system?

Change Management

Design Review / Release

Testing and/or Qualification

System Engineering and/or Requirements Management

Regulatory Compliance / Reporting

81%

74%

39%

22%

36%

State of PLM Research StudyWhich of the following product development

processes are automated, tracked and/or managed in your organization’s server-based software system?

Service Planning and/or Approvals

Changes to Approved Parts and/or Vendor Lists

Product Development Procurement Processes

14%

38%

31%

State of PLM Research Study

Testing and/or Qualification

Manufacturing Process Models and Simulations (Plant and line layouts)

Manufacturing NC Models and Deliverables (CNC code)

Quality / Testing

Manufacturing / Production

39%

9%

9%

72%

87%

…departments…

…deliverables…

…processes…

Manufacturing related findings

State of PLM Research Study

…departments…

…deliverables…

…processes…

Service related findings

Service Planning and/or Approvals

Service Plans and/or Documentation

Service / Maintenance

14%

32%

42%

State of PLM Research Study

…departments…

…deliverables…

…processes…

Procurement related findings

Changes to Approved Parts and/or Vendor Lists

Product Development Procurement Processes

Procurement

38%

31%

60%

State of PLM Research Study

…deliverables…

…processes…

Core development related findings

Change Management

Design Review / Release

Mechanical CAD data (3D models, 2D drawings, sketches, etc.)

Bills of Materials (BOMs)

81%

74%

78%

83%

Tech4PD Results

PLM Granularity vs. Integration147 Votes. I won by 1 vote.

Tech4PD Results

Thank You!