Random Thoughts – Facebook’s IPO – Is this a different curve on the race track?
Facebook’s IPO has been in the news for all reasons and people are on the lookout for the soon-to-be millionaires. But this event, in my view, is clearly a new bend in the race track. Ace formula one drivers always look to take advantage of the curves/bends on the track and am sure businesses, market … Read more
Wealth or Fame or Work – Steve Jobs or Dennis Ritchie
The month of October 2011 saw these two technical greats in Dennis Ritchie and Steve Jobs leave this world on their heavenly abode. Sad! Sad! Sad! These two gentlemen breathed, lived and created technology but in a totally different manner which is in total contrast to one another. And their death was looked in the … Read more
Control Environment – What is it?
Those in the financial line understand this phrase very clearly around financial audit, internal audit and environmental risks for a business. For the others, this is a term of least importance. But is this term not required for others? It is my strong belief that anything and everything in this world has a control environment … Read more
SNORKING – Addiction, new normal or a temporary impasse
Do you even remember the days before Facebook, Linkedin or Twitter when you did everything but told no one – forget about the days before cellphone or even phone when everything was done without informing others. At one point in time, SMOKING was considered a major addiction that people will take years to come out … Read more
Components of PLM – A perspective
While PLM has become a commodity, there are various components within PLM that make it comprehensive. A quick look at the key technology components that make a PLM System. PLM PLM has come from two major directions. While some of the vendors brought in PLM from a PDM background (CAD -> Workgroup Manager -> PDM … Read more
PLM Maturity Analysis in an organization – An empirical model for analysis of a PLM implementation to improve the ROI and streamline an implementation
Is my organization’s PLM mature? When a business user asks this question to either the process group or the IT group – the standard answer is Yes. Can you look at the usage of the systems, processes and the amount of data that is out there. When the next question hits the deck – how … Read more
Source and Ship : How can PLM help?
As the economy takes a turn, or atleast as it looks like – newer business models and global equations will be attempted by everyone. With Gen – Y taking control of businesses around the globe, one of the newer business models that will take off very soon is “Source and Ship”. As the Chinese premier … Read more
Is your PLM System a producer or consumer of data?
Every organization have their own set of processes to create their product. Just as how each product is unique, the PLM implementation has got to be equally unique for the organization. With vertical solutions providing a framework on PLM for different industry verticals, organizations look for standardization in PLM. To get there, one of the … Read more
Green Design – Control Environment capture
Sustainability is the buzzword every organisation looks forward to. With ever increasing focus on Green driven by carbon monitoring and Energy efficiency, I am trying to broach on certain key processes in an organization that can ensure a Green Design for a product. When is a product Green? A product is green when it a) … Read more
Bill of Materials – What, Which, Where, When, Why and How?
In today’s world, Bill of Materials have become a very common terminology that is used under different context to mean a completely varied objects. I have been trying to dig into the etymology of BoM to conclude on the definition of Bill of Materials. Based on the limited googling and the availability of information online … Read more
