UGS PLM Software Shows Small to Medium-Sized Businesses How to Improve Value Chain Synchronization
September 24 2007 - 8:00AM
PR Newswire (US)
'Fast Track to PLM' SMB Program Highlights Latest Industry Research
that Shows PLM is Key to Value Chain Synchronization for Speed and
Confidence PLANO, Texas, Sept. 24 /PRNewswire/ -- UGS PLM Software,
a division of Siemens Automation and Drives (A&D) and a leading
global provider of product lifecycle management (PLM) software and
services, today announced the expansion of its "Fast Track to PLM"
SMB (small to medium-sized business) educational seminar series to
help manufacturers understand how to improve their value chain
synchronization. The need for value chain synchronization is the
focus of a new report issued by management consulting company
Cambashi Limited, "Value Chain Synchronization for Mid-sized
Manufacturers." The report states that SMBs are seeing significant
performance advantages -- including on-time delivery, overall
spending, reduction in finished goods inventory and increased
communication -- by employing PLM technologies within their value
chain. Cambashi explains that the value chain extends the supply
chain to include design and research partners as well as the
traditional operational partners. "Value chain relationships that
involve product development as well as supply offer growing
business value in global markets," said Peter Thorne, director of
consulting, Cambashi Ltd. "Both in-house and external communication
must be considered. Every group must respond to changes and new
information as if they were part of a single unit. For mid-sized
manufacturers, PLM is an essential tool for maintaining and
improving efficiency and speed even as products, manufacturing
processes and supply structures are becoming more complex." "SMBs
recognize that to increase their competitiveness in today's global
market they must collaborate with their partners and suppliers in a
much more dynamic and effective environment," said Dave Shirk,
executive vice president, Global Marketing, UGS PLM Software.
"Sixty percent of mid-sized manufacturers already do business in a
global supply chain. The most innovative SMBs use PLM to achieve
synchronization by giving key players access and visibility into
the product information they need to manage processes across the
value chain. With this in mind, our company brought PLM to the
mid-market through the UGS Velocity Series, the industry's first
comprehensive, preconfigured portfolio of digital product design,
analysis, manufacturing and data management software for the PLM
mid-market. UGS Velocity Series enables SMBs to get on the 'Fast
Track to PLM' and synchronize their value chain into a global
innovation network to bring the right products to market faster."
AMR Research states in its "Insights into Supply Chain Innovation
in Europe" report by Guy Dunkerley, Alexandria Rumble, and the AMR
Research Europe Team that "supply chain innovators deliver
significant business results quickly, showing more than 30 percent
reduction in finished goods inventory and 25 percent improvement in
on-time delivery." For more information or to obtain a list of
Value Chain Synchronization webinars, visit UGS PLM Software's SMB
Center at http://www.ugs.com/smb. SMBs can also download the
Cambashi Report from http://www.ugs.com/valuechain. About UGS PLM
Software UGS PLM Software, a division of Siemens Automation and
Drives (A&D), is a leading global provider of product lifecycle
management (PLM) software and services with 4.3 million licensed
seats and 47,000 customers worldwide. Headquartered in Plano,
Texas, UGS PLM Software's open enterprise solutions enable a world
where organizations and their partners collaborate through global
innovation networks to deliver world-class products and services.
For more information on UGS PLM Software products and services,
visit http://www.siemens.com/ugs. About Siemens Automation and
Drives The Siemens Automation and Drives Group (A&D),
Nuremberg, Germany, is the leading manufacturer in this field
worldwide. Products supplied by A&D include standard products
for the manufacturing and process industries and for the electrical
installation industry as well as system solutions, for example for
machine tools, and solutions for whole industries such as the
automation of entire automobile factories or chemical plants.
Supplementing this range of products and services, A&D also
offers software for linking production and management (horizontal
and vertical IT integration) and for optimizing production
processes. A&D employs 70,600 people worldwide and in fiscal
year 2006 (to September 30) earned a group profit of euro 1.572
billion on sales of euro 12.848 billion and orders of euro 14.108
billion, according to U.S. GAAP. Further information about A&D
is available in the Internet at http://www.siemens.com/automation.
Note: Siemens and the Siemens logo are registered trademarks of
Siemens AG. UGS Velocity Series is a trademarks or registered
trademark of Siemens Product Lifecycle Management Software Inc. or
its subsidiaries in the United States and in other countries. All
other products referenced herein are the property of their
respective owners. DATASOURCE: UGS PLM Software CONTACT: Dora
Smith, +1-314-264-8480, or Web site:
http://www.siemens.com/automation http://www.ugs.com/smb
http://www.ugs.com/valuechain
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