Production Efficiency: Recommended Reading (cont.)

ARC - Boston Forum Track Focuses on Digital Manufacturing and Process Optimization

At the recent ARC Forum held in Boston, a track dedicated to Digital Manufacturing and MES featured presenters from a cross section of industrial verticals that ranged from jet engine manufacturing, to automotive production, to consumer products and packaging. The common theme for all presentations was the use of Digital Manufacturing and MES technology and applications that enable the design, implementation, and optimization of their respective company's production systems.

ARC - End-To End Product Lifecycle Management

The end-to-end lifecycle of a product begins with the first spark of innovation and ends when the product is dismantled, recycled, consumed, or disposed of. Managing the "product lifecycle" demands more than managing the product's design, introducing to manufacturing, and cataloging associated documentation.

ARC - Gaining Competitive Advantage through Digital Manufacturing

Today's PLM solution set not only includes a mature collaborative product design domain, but also encompasses powerful design and management of the manufacturing processes. We refer to this development as Digital Manufacturing and believe that it represents an important, strategic milestone in the evolution of PLM.