Product Lifecycle Management: Meeting the Needs of Collaboration Product Lifecycle Management: Meeting Needs of Collaboration Product Lifecycle Management: Meeting the Needs of Collaboration Steve Wobschall – Director, Product Management, QAD

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Agenda What is PLM PLM challenges Who needs PLM solutions Product Lifecycle Management: Meeting Needs of Collaboration Agenda What is PLM PLM challenges Who needs PLM solutions Aligning PLM with ERP Our partner, PTC PTC’s Windchill QAD integration Q&A

Product Lifecycle Management: Meeting Needs of Collaboration What is PLM

CIMdata defines PLM as: Product Lifecycle Management: Meeting Needs of Collaboration CIMdata defines PLM as: A strategic business approach Supporting the extended enterprise Spanning from concept to end of life of a product or plant Integrating people, processes, business systems, and information

PLM: The Source of Truth CRM ERP Product Development PLM

Fundamental Concepts of PLM Product Lifecycle Management: Meeting Needs of Collaboration Fundamental Concepts of PLM Universal product definition information Integrity throughout the life of the product Business processes to manage the information

Product Lifecycle Management: Meeting Needs of Collaboration Key Components of PLM One architecture High performance Secure & open Interoperable Supplier & Component Mgmt Requirements Management Program Portfolio Management Embedded Visualization Distributed Collaboration Heterogeneous CAD Data Mgmt Change & Config. Mgmt Manufacturing Process Mgmt Complete BOM Management Document Mgmt Product Analytics Workflow Service Information Communities of Practice Quality Management

Product Lifecycle Management: Meeting Needs of Collaboration PLM Challenges

Challenges Increasing pressure from global competitors Product Lifecycle Management: Meeting Needs of Collaboration Challenges Increasing pressure from global competitors IT environments are fragmented Constant need to save money Changing workforce demographics More regulatory requirements

Product Development Challenges Product Lifecycle Management: Meeting Needs of Collaboration Product Development Challenges Economic factors IT fragmentation Lean product development IT consolidation Global product development Workforce demographics Web 2.0 technology Regulatory pressures Compliance management CHALLENGES INITIATIVES Global competition

Medical Devices Demand for innovation Product Lifecycle Management: Meeting Needs of Collaboration Medical Devices Demand for innovation Strict environmental/regulatory requirements Shrinking price premiums

Industrial Equipment Diverse customer requirements Product Lifecycle Management: Meeting Needs of Collaboration Industrial Equipment Diverse customer requirements Extremely cost competitive Geographically dispersed customers and facilities

High Tech & Electronics Product Lifecycle Management: Meeting Needs of Collaboration High Tech & Electronics Quick time-to-market Falling prices Environmental regulations

Product Lifecycle Management: Meeting Needs of Collaboration Aligning PLM and ERP

PLM and ERP are Complementary Product Lifecycle Management: Meeting Needs of Collaboration PLM and ERP are Complementary PLM ERP Financial Logistics Product Definition Manufacturing Execution Planning Requirements Management Sourcing Maintenance & Repair Mfg

Product Lifecycle Management: Meeting Needs of Collaboration PTC & QAD: A Natural Fit Time to Market Time to Customer

Product Lifecycle Management: Meeting Needs of Collaboration Our Partner, PTC

A Global Leader 4,725 employees in >30 countries Product Lifecycle Management: Meeting Needs of Collaboration A Global Leader 4,725 employees in >30 countries 57,000+ customers/850,000+ users World Class PLM World Class Revenue $1010M (FY10)

Benefits of the Partnership Product Lifecycle Management: Meeting Needs of Collaboration Benefits of the Partnership Industry leading products Reliable implementations Integrated PLM & ERP Scalable solutions IT consolidation Globalization capabilities 20

Integration Without Compromise Product Lifecycle Management: Meeting Needs of Collaboration Integration Without Compromise Best-of-breed desktop Product families Mathcad Pro/ENGINEER Arbortext ProductView Integral architecture Windchill © Copyright 2004 Parametric Technology Corporation

Product Lifecycle Management: Meeting Needs of Collaboration PTC’s Windchill

What is Windchill? Manages all forms of product data Product Lifecycle Management: Meeting Needs of Collaboration What is Windchill? Manages all forms of product data Secure data vaulting/sharing Easy to use features 23

Open & Interoperable Web-based, secure access from anywhere Product Lifecycle Management: Meeting Needs of Collaboration Open & Interoperable Web-based, secure access from anywhere Integrations with all major CAD systems Microsoft Office Integration 24

Product Lifecycle Management: Meeting Needs of Collaboration QAD Integration

Windchill/QAD Integration Benefits Product Lifecycle Management: Meeting Needs of Collaboration Windchill/QAD Integration Benefits Process benefits Eliminates manual data transfer Synchronizes BOMs Changes communicated automatically Architecture benefits Closed-loop transaction management Leverages web services architecture Workflow based Advanced administrative tools

Potential Touch Points Product Lifecycle Management: Meeting Needs of Collaboration Potential Touch Points Items BOMs (by site) Routings Item templates Configurator rules Co/By products Supplier/item BOMs (by domain) ECOs (PCC) Alternate BOMs/Routings Service BOMs/Routings Compliance attributes Document attachments Quality specifications

Product Lifecycle Management: Meeting Needs of Collaboration Metrics Affected Process Benefit Value Product Development Process Time To market Product cost Engineering cost +10 to 20% -20 to 50% Product Maintenance Engineering change Parts re-use Inventory reduction +10 to 25% Document Management Document retrieval time Document distribution time Re-use and duplication avoidance

Product Lifecycle Management: Meeting Needs of Collaboration Next Steps Ask your account manager for information about the PTC/QAD partnership

Questions & Answers Steve Wobschall: swo@qad.com Product Lifecycle Management: Meeting Needs of Collaboration Questions & Answers Steve Wobschall: swo@qad.com

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