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News Release from: Zuken | Subject: e-PLM
Edited by the Electronicstalk Editorial
Team on 20 May 2004
Electronics-specific PLM features at DAC
Zuken will feature its e-PLM product lifecycle management solutions for the electronics industry for the first time at DAC.
Zuken will feature its e-PLM product lifecycle management solutions for the electronics industry for the first time at DAC Uniquely, this fully customised solution is driven from the design environment, where 70-80% of product costs are determined
This article was originally published on Electronicstalk on 23 Sep 2008 at 8.00am (UK)
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e-PLM was designed specifically to manage electronics products and each installation is a unique and fully customised solution.
Projects start with analysis of a company's business processes related to engineering, manufacturing, and product lifecycle.
Problems and bottlenecks are identified and a fully documented process flow is delivered.
Zuken then analyses the information and helps customers develop an ideal business process that solves their unique problems and streamlines the business.
Software solutions are then designed to fit the new process and Zuken combines packaged software, optimised for the electronics industry, with needs-specific customisation and setup to fully support the new business process.
Zuken then works with its customers to ensure successful implementation.
By providing a fully integrated EDA/PLM solution, supplemented with direct integrations to ERP and supply chain environments, the electronics engineering environment no longer sits outside the information flow.
"What makes Zuken's e-PLM solution unique is that it was designed from the ground up to manage electronic products - it is not a one-size-fits-all PDM/PLM solution".
"Electronic products have unique requirements and processes and Zuken has the expertise and the software tools to address them", commented Kent McLeroth, Vice President e-PLM Business Systems.
Although being promoted for the first time in the USA at DAC, the e-PLM solution has been proven in over 100 implementations in Japan and Europe, and the benefits have been quantified in each case.
Component standardisation typically results in procurement cost savings.
Design cycle times can be halved, with fewer prototypes needed, and cost reductions of 30% can result from a modular design approach.
Simplification of databases can mean up to 80% less time searching for components, 35% reduction in administration and a 20% cut in the time and cost of checking components on the shop floor.
These figures translate directly to the bottom line: a 25% reduction in time to market will typically increase profitability by 6% to 8%.
Commenting on their recent implementation, Pat Murray, Chief Information Officer, Philips Lighting Electronics, noted: "There were companies that alleged they were in the same space as Zuken, but when we did the research they didn't have the complete toolset that could tie our system together from end to end".
"This project has a complete payback of all costs within 24 months".
Zuken's e-PLM solution is available now.
Pricing varies depending on customer requirements. Request a free brochure from Zuken ...
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