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Apriso Webcast:
Bridging the Gap between PLM's Virtual World and Real World MES
Duration: 50 Minutes
Learn how the value of a Manufacturing Execution System (MES) can be greatly enhanced when its data is incorporated within a Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) program. This presentation will demonstrate how the digital manufacturing process world of PLM benefits by incorporating a feedback loop between PLM and MES, thereby showing differences between what was conceptualized during the initial design stage and what was actually built.
By linking data collected from the ‘real’ world during production from all factories and production lines to the blueprints and designs established in the ‘virtual’ world of product development, manufacturers can globally benefit from:
- Reducing development time
- Optimizing production
- Increasing overall quality output
Creating a feedback loop between MES, PLM and ERP supports the implementation and execution of Continuous Improvement and Lean initiatives, all designed to remove excess costs and waste from the entire manufacturing process. Narrowing the gap between the virtual and real world with MES just might help you widen your gap of net income, a worthy end goal.
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Dr. Michael Grieves
Author of Product Lifecycle Management: Driving the Next Generation of Lean Thinking
Dr. Michael Grieves is a world renowned authority on Product Lifecycle Management (PLM). Dr. Grieves has written and lectured extensively on the topic and is a frequent keynote speaker on PLM. Dr. Grieves’ works include the seminal work on PLM, Product Lifecycle Management: Driving the Next Generation of Lean Thinking (McGraw-Hill, 2006).
Dr. Grieves splits his time between the business world and the academic community. Dr. Grieves is Director of Industry Research at the University of Arizona MIS Department, a Visiting Professor at Purdue University College of Technology, and Chairman Emeritus of the Board of Visitors at Oakland University’s School of Business Administration. Dr. Grieves co-founded the PLM Development Consortium at the University of Michigan College of Engineering.
Dr. Grieves has a B.S.C.E. from the College of Engineering, Michigan State University, an MBA from Oakland University and a doctorate from the Weatherhead School of Management at Case Western Reserve University.
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Fred Thomas
Industry Director, Automotive
Apriso
Fred Thomas, is the Industry Director for Apriso Corporation, a provider of adaptive operations execution solutions for
manufacturing. He has over 25 years in global automotive experience spanning automotive OEM’s suppliers and
enterprise software solution providers. Fred spent 12 years with Volkswagen of America as part of the IT leadership
team with responsibility for manufacturing, distribution, finance dealership management systems. AS VP IT of Ross Roy
Communication for five years his organization was responsible for developing and hosting many of Chrysler
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Tom Comstock
Sr. Vice President of Product Marketing
Apriso
Tom brings 20 years of manufacturing software marketing and sales experience to Apriso. Most recently, Tom was VP of Product Marketing at Brooks Software, a $120M software division of Brooks Automation, which focuses on real-time execution software for high tech manufacturers. Previously, he held VP of Marketing roles at Sequencia Corporation, a leader in PLM and automation for batch manufacturing companies, and at Promis Systems, a leader in MES systems for semiconductor manufacturers. Tom also provided sales and marketing leadership to Palette Systems and worked in electronics manufacturing with Consolidated Micrographics. Tom received his BA from UCLA, Masters from UC Berkeley, and his MBA from Pepperdine.
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