Product Lifecycle Management Express for Industrial Products and Consumer Goods Manufacturers
Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) Express for Industrial Products and Consumer Goods Manufacturers helps mid-sized manufacturers collaborate with customers and suppliers over the Web to respond more quickly to new order requests and to reduce product development time. It can manage drawings from multiple CAD systems and improve after-sales support and maintenance.
The goal
IBM PLM Express for Industrial Products and Consumer Goods Manufacturers is specifically targeted to companies who have complex design and manufacturing requirements and high engineer-to-order or custom manufacturing needs .The solution consists of a flexible bundle of integrated CATIA and SMARTEAM application software, developed by Dassault Systèmes, that allows clients to capitalize on previous design know-how, priced for midsize businesses.
The advantage
IBM offers the expertise of a world-class service company with a unique understanding of PLM needs. As a manufacturer, IBM uses end-to-end PLM to enhance innovation in all product lines. IBM and Dassault Systèmes have been strategic partners since 1981 – a long and successful partnership. The IBM PLM Express portfolio is uniquely packaged and priced for midsize businesses, allowing you to start small but add function as needs and skills evolve. IBM and IBM PLM Business Partners can deliver the total solution for PLM implementation: application software, middleware, hardware, training, support, implementation services, industry-specific best practices, business-process reengineering and financing.
Benefits
IBM PLM Express for Industrial Products and Consumer Goods can help you perform these tasks:
- Respond to requests for proposals (RFPs) and requests for quotes (RFQs) more quickly and profitably, allowing you to win more business and grow revenue
- Reduce long cycle times for custom projects
- Capitalize on knowledge from previous projects
- Avoid delays caused by poor coordination with other teams, suppliers and business units
- Lower the cost of new product development by using more common parts
- Enforce compliance to industry and company standards
- Reduce the number of physical prototypes by digitally visualizing and testing the final product performance
- Become an on demand business by giving customers the right product at the right time.
Next steps
Visit the Web site and complete a PLM self-diagnostic to determine for yourself where PLM can most benefit your business.
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Or visit the PLM Business Partner directory to find an IBM certified PLM Business Partner near you.
Need help?
Contact the Express Advantage Concierge, a team of specialists dedicated to midsized business 1-877-IBM-ACCESS (426-2223).
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