THE PLM STATE

When I was young and Saturday morning cartoons were still the only way you could see super heroes I was always struck by how much Batman suffered in comparison to other members of the Super Friends....

The interesting thing about the word training is that when used in the context of PLM versus exercise it has a different meaning. Training is more of a verb when talking about preparing for an event...

As I circulate through the Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) community I encounter numerous opinions about customizing PLM. We are encouraged by our vendor partners to use the word "configure"...

Humpty Dumpty sat on a wall, Humpty Dumpty had a great fall, all of the consultants and IT resources couldn’t put Humpty together again. I know it doesn’t flow as well as the original version but it...

There has been a spirited discourse recently on the role of product data management (PDM) and product lifecycle management (PLM) in the product development process. Several weeks ago Oleg Shilovitsky...

As I have mentioned previously I have a 10 year old son. Having a ten year old son affords me the opportunity to watch cartoons with him without raising suspicions that I am a grown man with...

Zero Wait-State has been involved in data management and product lifecycle management(PLM) applications since their advent. We have worked with clients like Cisco, Harris, John Deere, Dell, Raytheon...

Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) has shifted into an essential requirement for product development companies over the past few years. It is no longer about whether or not a company will have PLM...

Oracle is heavily involved with America's Cup racing and this week the Oracle sponsored US team is battling sailing superpower New Zealand (the Kiwis) for the cup. One interesting phenomenon I have...

A couple of weeks ago Jos Voskuil wrote what I considered to be a fairly strong article titled "How com PLM is Boring?". In the article Jos makes the point that certain aspects of product lifecycle...