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Dear CM/PLM Professional, Please find enclosed DSD's newsletter, addressing news in CM, PLM, ERP and Process Improvements that we thought might interest you. We would appreciate receiving comments and suggestions to make this newsletter more helpful and interesting. We encourage you to send us news you hear that might be of interest to others of the CM community. Subscription to this newsletter is free-of-charge. To subscribe to our mailing list please send us an e-mail with SUBSCRIBE in the subject. If you do not want to receive further issues please send us an e-mail with REMOVE in the subject. CAD AND DESIGN TOOLS 1. GrabCAD Workbench: First Experiments - use viewer to access SolidWorks assembly, collaborate by sharing files, insert pins, comments, lacks basic security between parts, assemblies, Oleg Shilovitsky, Beyond PLM, May 3, 2013. 2. Dassault Acquires SIMPOE. Dassault Systèmes today announced the acquisition of SIMPOE, a leader in plastic injection molding simulation. The acquisition of SIMPOE, based in Torcy, France, expands Dassault Systèmes’ 3DEXPERIENCE platform and its SIMULIA, CATIA, and SolidWorks applications to create the most powerful portfolio of materials-intensive manufacturing simulation solutions on the market. With more than 3,000 active users working for major part designers, producers, and mold makers, companies such as Canon and Panasonic rely on SIMPOE for its leading plastic injection simulation solutions. The amount of the transaction was not disclosed. 3. Informative Graphics announces Brava 7.1 for EMC Documentum D2 4.1 Brava adds document merge, comparison views, video markup and more to the latest version of EMC Documentum SCOTTSDALE, AZ – May 7, 2013 – Informative Graphics Corporation (IGC), a leader in viewing, collaboration and redaction technology, has updated its flagship viewing and collaboration software, Brava!®, for the latest version of EMC Documentum D2, v4.1. See the new integration at EMC World, May 6–9 at The Venetian in Las Vegas (booth #1118). Brava adds unique features to Documentum D2, including: • Broad compatibility. Users can view and collaborate on virtually any file format, including Microsoft Office documents, PDF files, CAD drawings, videos, images and more. • Document Merge widget. Select the source documents, drawings or images to use, then drag pages to create a new file. Save it as PDF, TIFF or IGC’s secure Content Sealed Format (CSF). • Brava Flash Video Markup. Collaborate on video clips by adding lines, shapes and even Changemark® comments. Other reviewers can reply to comments and accept or reject changes. • Compare documents. View two versions of documents or drawings in any file type side by side or in an overlay view. Changes are called out in bright colors. Use Text Compare to view the differences between documents, and even generate a report that lists them. Secure Document Link. To easily share sensitive documents, just select a document and click the Secure Document Link icon. Brava creates an email message with a link that sends the recipient to the D2 login, where they must sign in to view the document within Brava.
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4. ANSYS Beats Some Expectations, Lowers Others - total GAAP revenue was $198 million, up 7%, lease business grew 6% on non-GAAP basis, Monica Schnitger, Schnitger Corp Hot Topics, May 6, 2013. 5. Creating Mold Bases with NX Expressions - draw different size molds by changing values input to expression, Murat Ugur, CADdigest.com, Apr 29, 2013. 6. Customizations and Upgrading Solid Edge - customizing ribbon, location of saved settings in ST5, Cory Goulden, Designfusion Blog, Apr 30, 2013. 7. Hidden Gems in Solid Edge - document name formula, round selection options, Synchronous assemblies, Synchronous sketches, PMI visibility control, sketch relationship capture, Matt Lombard, On the Edge, May 5, 2013. 8. Will Machinists Capitalize on the PMI Opportunity? - product manufacturing information can be used to automate selection of tools, definition of feeds, speeds of NC toolpaths, increase machine utilization, Chad Jackson, Siemens PLM Software Community, Apr 2013. 9. EOS Solutions, LLC and PROSTEP Partnership Offers Greater Worldwide Access to 3D PDF Products and Services Two of the largest global providers of 3D PDF products and services, EOS Solutions, LLC and PROSTEP, today announced a partnership that significantly enhances each company's capabilities. EOS Solutions, LLC will add PROSTEP's server-based PDF Generator 3D to its product suite to provide greater flexibility for its enterprise customers, while PROSTEP will begin offering tetra4D's 3D PDF Enrichment products: 3D PDF Animate™, 3D PDF Publish™ and 3D PDF Compare™. 10. tetra4D® Announces Release of 3D PDF Enrichment Products Version 1.6 tetra4D® today announced the latest release of the 3D PDF Enrichment family of products, Version 1.6. 3D PDF Animate™ and 3D PDF Publish™ provide Acrobat users with a set of intuitive animation tools for creating dynamic 3D PDF documents with animated 3D CAD models, along with detailed process descriptions directly within the PDF environment. 3D PDF Compare™ allows users to easily view and track all changes to the content within a 3D PDF, including animation sequences, added or deleted parts, and changes to metadata. Coming quickly alongside the latest release of tetra4D's flagship product, 3D PDF Converter, Version 3.6, which adds significant new capabilities for publishing 3D model-based definition (MBD) information with Visual Response product manufacturing information (PMI), this release of the Enrichment Products further advances tetra4D's position as the leader in 3D PDF technology. 11. Cimatron Reports Revenues of $10.2 million and Non-GAAP Operating Profit of $1.0 million in Q1 2013 May 13, 2013 • Record Q1 for both software license revenues and maintenance revenues • 6% year-over-year increase in recurring maintenance revenues Givat Shmuel, Israel, – May 13th, 2013 – Cimatron Limited (NASDAQ: CIMT), a leading provider of integrated CAD/CAM software solutions for the toolmaking and manufacturing industries, today announced financial results for the first quarter of 2013. Commenting on the results, Danny Haran, President and Chief Executive Officer of Cimatron, noted, “We are pleased to report yet another record first quarter in terms of software license and maintenance revenues. Moreover, we are pleased with the healthy growth in our recurring maintenance revenues, indicating the increased confidence that our customers have in our software solutions, in realizing the benefits of staying updated with our latest product versions. While our overall year-over-year revenue growth was modest in the quarter, this was due
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mainly to license revenue recognition considerations that dictated deferring certain revenues. We believe that we will be able to recognize these later on this year. toolmaking and manufacturing industries, today announced financial results for the first quarter of 2013. Commenting on the results, Danny Haran, President and Chief Executive Officer of Cimatron, noted, “We are pleased to report yet another record first quarter in terms of software license and maintenance revenues. Moreover, we are pleased with the healthy growth in our recurring maintenance revenues, indicating the increased confidence that our customers have in our software solutions, in realizing the benefits of staying updated with our latest product versions. While our overall year-over-year revenue growth was modest in the quarter, this was due mainly to license revenue recognition considerations that dictated deferring certain revenues. We believe that we will be able to recognize these later on this year. 12. eDrawings Translators - check option to download 3D XML, Pro/E translators to avoid errors of invalid file types, Blake Cokinis, CATI Tech Notes, May 10, 2013. 13. Autodesk Reports First Quarter Results Autodesk, Inc. reported financial results for the first quarter of fiscal 2014. First Quarter Fiscal 2014 • Revenue was $570 million, a decrease of 3 percent, compared to the first quarter of fiscal 2013 as reported and flat on a constant currency basis. • GAAP operating margin was 14 percent, compared to 16 percent in the first quarter of fiscal 2013. • Non-GAAP operating margin decreased by approximately 60 basis points to 24 percent, compared with 25 percent in the first quarter of fiscal 2013. A reconciliation of GAAP to non-GAAP results is provided in the accompanying tables. • GAAP diluted earnings per share were $0.24, compared to $0.34 in the first quarter of fiscal 2013. • Non-GAAP diluted earnings per share were $0.42, compared to $0.47 in the first quarter of fiscal 2013. • Deferred revenue increased 17 percent to a record $851 million, compared to the first quarter of fiscal 2013. • Cash flow from operating activities was a record $224 million, compared to $139 million in the first quarter of fiscal 2013. 14. Cimatron Reports Revenues of $10.2 million and Non-GAAP Operating Profit of $1.0 million in Q1 2013 Cimatron Limited today announced financial results for the first quarter of 2013. Commenting on the results, Danny Haran, President and Chief Executive Officer of Cimatron, noted, “We are pleased to report yet another record first quarter in terms of software license and maintenance revenues. Moreover, we are pleased with the healthy growth in our recurring maintenance revenues, indicating the increased confidence that our customers have in our software solutions, in realizing the benefits of staying updated with our latest product versions. While our overall year-over-year revenue growth was modest in the quarter, this was due mainly to license revenue recognition considerations that dictated deferring certain revenues. We believe that we will be able to recognize these later on this year. 15. Agilent Technologies Reports Second-Quarter 2013 Results, Increases Stock Repurchase Program to $1 Billion Agilent Technologies Inc. reported orders of $1.69 billion, down 8 percent compared with one year ago, and revenues of $1.73 billion for the second fiscal quarter ended April 30, 2013, flat with one year ago. Second-quarter GAAP net income was $166 million, or $0.48 per share. Last year's second-quarter GAAP net income was $255 million, or $0.72 per share. During the second quarter, Agilent had restructuring costs of $55 million, intangible amortization of $51 million, and acquisition, integration and transformation costs of $9 million.
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The company also recognized a tax benefit of $18 million. Excluding these items and $6 million of other net charges, Agilent reported second-quarter adjusted net income of $269 million, or $0.77 per share 16. PROSTEP Relies on Software from Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG PROSTEP AG, a provider of solutions for PLM integration and product data exchange and migration, is relying on software from Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG (Heidelberg) to provide improved support for customers in the automotive industry. PROSTEP intends to use the Heidelberg CAx Quality Manager, one of the tools developed by the company's Engineering Consulting division for safeguarding CAD data quality, in its data exchange platform OpenDESC.com. "This means improved data quality for our well over 200 OpenDESC.com customers worldwide," says Dr. Josip Stjepandic, Head of the 3D Product Creation business unit at PROSTEP. "We have developed a methodology that processes the native data from different CAD systems completely automatically and at the same time also satisfies the quality requirements of automobile manufacturers who are currently making changes to their system landscape." 17. TraceParts becomes Lynkoa’s Exclusive Partner for Supplying Free CAD Catalogs TraceParts, the provider of 3D digital content for design and engineering, has announced an exclusive agreement with the community site Lynkoa.com for providing free of charge more than 100 million 2D and 3D files, compatible with all the CAD software applications on the market. These free models originate from hundreds of component catalogs from companies including Asco Numatics, Emile Maurin, Facom, INA/FAG, Legrand, Norelem, Parker Legris, RS Components or even Schneider Electric. ERP/CRM/SCM/MES 18. Salesforce Wants to Make You a "Customer Company" Is your company a "customer company?" That’s what Salesforce.com calls businesses that listen to every customer, engage equally well on every channel, and deliver great customer service everywhere. Thanks to social media, mobility, and cloud computing, that’s a very realistic goal. 19. Selecting the Right CRM Solution For Your Business Today’s business marketplace is an extremely competitive one. Companies that want to be successful need to develop, grow, and manage their business effectively. To successfully do this, businesses need a CRM solution. CRM solutions allow companies to strengthen relationships with existing customers and build new relationships with prospective clients. Know what to consider to select the right CRM solution for your business. 20. SAP Takes HANA Enterprise to the Cloud "SAP is taking aggressive steps to boost the momentum of SAP HANA and push through the cloud space with enterprise platform service." — Jorge García, TEC Senior BI and Data Management Analyst 21. SAP Announces New Development Training for New SAP HANA Platform as "Massive Open Online Course" SAP announced a new online course aimed at software developers seeking introductory knowledge of the SAP HANA platform. 22. Kronos and SuccessFactors Announce Partnership "The human capital management software market has been facing an ongoing demand for global workforce management." — Raluca Druta, TEC CRM Analyst.
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23. Siemens Releases Tecnomatix 11 "Many of the applications and the enhancements that Siemens makes are a direct result of customers’ input." — P.J. Jakovljevic, TEC Principal Analyst. 24. SAP Fiori™ Simplifies the Enterprise Software Experience with Consumer-Style Apps The way people work, consume content and experience technology to get things done is changing at a rapid pace, and there is a growing expectation and demand in the workplace for consumer-friendly experiences when using technology to accomplish tasks. Addressing the needs of today’s business user, SAP has launched SAP Fiori™, a collection of apps that are simple, easy-to-use and provide an intuitive user experience for broadly and frequently used SAP software functions, across a variety of devices — desktop, tablet, smartphone — to help easily get the job done. The announcement was made at SAPPHIRE® NOW, being held May 14–16 in Orlando, Florida. The first release of SAP Fiori includes 25 apps for the most common business functions, such as workflow approvals, information lookups and self-service tasks. SAP is redefining the way business users perform their daily tasks by creating a more intuitive format and user experience, similar to the way they interact with technology in everyday life. 25. SAP Unifies Comprehensive Cloud Portfolio With SAP HANA Cloud Platform to Serve Companies of All Sizes SAP announced a unified strategy and vision for its broad cloud portfolio, combining the proven depth of enterprise solutions with the simplicity of cloud on SAP HANA Cloud Platform for the real-time enterprise. 26. SAP Delivers Significant Innovations to Line-of-Business Cloud Applications SAP introduced significant innovations to its portfolio of line-of-business cloud applications. To simplify their technology deployments, best-run companies are shifting from adhoc spending to making strategic investments on one platform that span on-premise, managed and public cloud environments. 27. New SAP Mobile Secure Portfolio Unifies Security and Management of Devices, Apps and Content SAP unveiled SAP Mobile Secure, an enterprise mobility management solution portfolio designed to provide customers with enterprise-grade security for devices, apps and content. 28. SAP Fiori Simplifies the Enterprise Software Experience With Consumer-Style Apps Addressing the needs of today's business user, SAP has launched SAP FioriTM, a collection of apps that are simple, easy-to-use and provide an intuitive user experience for broadly and frequently used SAP software functions, across a variety of devices – desktop, tablet, smartphone – to help easily get the job done. 29. SAP Unveils SAP HANA Platform Innovations for Big Data and Spatial Processing SAP unveiled new breakthroughs in the in-memory SAP HANA platform, including the latest innovations in service pack 6 (SP6). PLM/PDM 30. Is Product Data Management Overkill for Small Design Teams? - industry experts Jim Brown, Chad Jackson debate over need of PDM tools in small design teams, Engineering.com, May 2013.
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31. EPDM - Adding a Viewer to EPDM - access group or user settings, add viewer, mention file extension(s) to be associated with viewer, enter full path to viewer application, Joe Medeiros, Javelin Technologies, May 5, 2013 . 32. Vendors Try to 'Rightsize' PLM for Smaller Businesses - 5 forces driving PLM market, making technology more SMB-friendly, addressing PLM's overhead issue, Beth Stackpole, Desktop Engineering, May 1, 2013. Increasing product complexity. The need to coordinate development processes across a globally-dispersed design team. Placing a greater emphasis on innovation and time-to-market agility. These challenges, once stumbling blocks for only the largest manufacturers, are now bearing down on small- to mid-size businesses (SMBs) as they seek to optimize product development organizations and engineering processes in an effort to gain a competitive edge. “Companies of all sizes have a pretty common theme in terms of increasing product complexity, process complexity and globalization,” says Marc Lind, senior vice president of marketing for Aras. With mechanical components only part of the overall product structure, today’s greater reliance on electronics and software has both large and small shops struggling to coordinate design across multiple disciplines. Moreover, firm size no longer dictates supply chain and partner complexity. Whether a company has 20 people or 20,000 people, Lind says, there’s a strong likelihood that some are spread across the globe. 33. Sunglass.io Updates Collaboration Platform, Announces $20 PDM - free version includes viewing, versioning, check-in/out, project functionality, US$20/user/month version adds support, ability to host private projects, Josh Mings, SolidSmack, May 3, 2013. 34. PTC Continues Commitment to STEM Leadership and a Future Qualified Work Force PTC today extended congratulations to its company-sponsored, award-winning teams at the FIRST® (For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology) Championship in St. Louis, Mo., April 24-27, 2013. Estimates indicate there will be 2.4 million jobs created in STEM fields in the U.S. by 2018, but only 25 percent of high-school students today complete basic math and engineering course work. The need for more graduates in science, technology, engineering and math is felt by many global manufacturers, so it is critical that programs such as FIRST are successful to help fill the pipeline of future engineers, as well as to build a qualified work force. 35. Accelrys and Pfizer Extend Agreement for Global Deployment of Scientific Innovation Lifecycle Management Software Accelrys, Inc., a leading provider of scientific innovation lifecycle management software, announced today that Pfizer, Inc. has signed a three-year contract with Accelrys, extending the companies' long-standing strategic partnership. The agreement continues the global deployment of the Accelrys Enterprise Platform, Pipeline Pilot, Cheminformatics Suite and Modeling & Simulation software to Pfizer researchers worldwide. 36. Advancing From Excel Spreadsheets to Omnify Empower PLM - Apogee Electronics Improves Engineering Design, Documentation and Communication Apogee Electronics Corporation is a manufacturer of digital audio hardware systems and related accessories for audio professionals and musicians around the world. Founded in 1985, Apogee has pushed the envelope of digital audio quality and established themselves as a key innovator in the field of professional digital audio. Its latest products JAM and MiC, designed especially for Apple’s iPad, iPhone and GarageBand software, are proof that Apogee continues to be at the forefront of recording technology. Apogee’s mission is to build products that offer ultimate sound quality, innovative design and unparalleled value to all music creators from the aspiring artist to the discerning audio professional.
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37. General Performance Tips for SolidWorks Workgroup PDM - archive old revisions, obsolete projects, enable 'indexing service search' from search tab, turn on rebuild vault option to detect errors in Vault, Joe Medeiros, Javelin Technologies, May 13, 2013. 38. With NetSuite Linkup, Autodesk Confirms That It's No Longer Just a CAD Company - Q&A about availability to PLM 360 subscribers, selling channel, CAD environment for PLM 360 users, pulling compliance data, Ralph Grabowski, WorldCAD Access, May 14, 2013. 39. Autodesk Partners with NetSuite to Take on ERP/PLM Integration in the Cloud - building bidirectional integration between systems for seamless data flow, examples include: approved vendor lists, vendors audits, intelligent change management, Beth Stackpole, Virtual Desktop, May 14, 2013. 40. SAN JOSE, CA, May 15, 2013 - NetSuite Inc., the industry's leading provider of cloudbased financials / ERP software suites, and Autodesk Inc., the leader in cloud-based design and engineering software, announced a strategic alliance to offer manufacturing companies seamless integration of Autodesk PLM 360 and NetSuite ERP. The relationship aims to transform modern manufacturing by helping manufacturers confront shifting economic conditions, deliver quality products and address customer innovation requirements, all with a flexible, cloud-based system. The integration between Autodesk's PLM 360, a next-generation cloud-based product lifecycle management solution and NetSuite's cloud business management solution, including NetSuite manufacturing edition, is a major breakthrough in delivering an end-to-end cloud-based solution for ideation, design, manufacturing, service, multi-channel sales, and beyond to the manufacturing industry. 41. Rebuilding Workgroup PDM Vault Metadata - log into VaultAdmin, go to Vault settings tab, hit 'locked' button under Vault lock, select rebuild now options in Vault management tab, Joe Medeiros, Javelin Technologies, May 9, 2013. 42. General Performance Tips for SolidWorks Workgroup PDM - archive old revisions, obsolete projects, enable 'indexing service search' from search tab, turn on rebuild vault option to detect errors in Vault, Joe Medeiros, Javelin Technologies, May 13, 2013. 43. Smarter EPDM Drop Lists Using SQL - populate drop lists based on SQL query results, provide users list of qualified suppliers from purchasing database, use PigeonHole to access more than one variable, Jeff Sweeney, 3D Vision Technologies, May 7, 2013. 44. Arena Solutions Named One of the 2013 Best Places to Work Arena Solutions announced that it has been named one of the 2013 Best Places to Work in the Bay Area by the San Francisco Business Times. Arena shares this honor with winners such as Intuit, Genentech and Yammer. “Arena is happy to once again be recognized as one of the top places to work in the Bay Area,” said Arena Sr. Director of Human Resources, Jan Russo. “Arena is committed to attracting and retaining the best talent by providing a strong positive company culture that makes them excited to contribute.” The 2013 Best Places to Work in the Bay Area awards recognizes the top employers in the Bay Area, grouping them into five categories based on company size. The award program surveyed Bay Area employees from over 200 companies to find those organizations whose employees gave them the highest ratings in areas such as employee benefits, workplace culture and opportunities for advancement. 45. Service Lifecycle Management Thought Leaders to Convene at PTC Live Service Exchange PTC today announced that it will host PTC Live Service Exchange, a unique industry event dedicated to helping service professionals understand how to transform their business into a
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source of competitive advantage for manufacturers in the 21st Century. The event is planned for June 11-12, 2013 at the Hilton Anaheim in Anaheim, California. At PTC Live Service Exchange, attendees will join other service leaders, industry analysts, academics and consultants in a rich learning environment that will focus on addressing today’s top service challenges. TECHNOLOGY 46. EMC Delivers Value and Cloud Success with Documentum At MOMENTUM, EMC World 2013, EMC announced that it has transformed its entire portfolio of content management applications to provide customers with a clear path to confidently pursue their cloud strategies. With the latest enhancements across the Documentum portfolio, including the availability of EMC® Documentum® Enterprise Migration Appliance (EMA), EMC continues to deliver technologies and services designed to increase productivity, improve collaboration, and assure governance in the cloud. EMA is a fast and cost-effective solution to support migration projects, enabling customers to transition smoothly to EMC Documentum 7.0, the most trusted content management platform for the cloud. 47. Workflow – Edgecam’s Game-Changer A new application in the market-leading Edgecam software has been specifically designed for manufacturers to reduce costs, improve quality and hit shorter lead times. Known as Workflow, operators will be able to apply toolpaths within seconds. Workflow understands the component topology and therefore understands required manufacturing environment. Workflow tools aid in loading and positioning the component, choosing the manufacturing method and suitable machine tools, adding user defined stock or stock from a database, importing fixtures, selecting a machine and toolkit, and managing strategies to automate manufacture. At each stage Workflow takes decisions or makes suggestions as to how the goal is best achieved. However, the user can easily over-ride the decisions if required making the whole process flexible. 48. APPLE REJECTS MILLIONS OF FOXCONN IPHONES OVER QUALITY; FOXCONN SEEKS TO SHIFT MANUFACTURING Silicon Valley Business Journal reports that Apple returned as many as eight million defective iPhones to Foxconn in March—at a cost to the Taiwan-based supplier of about $32 per device. Now, according to Taiwan's Digitimes, Foxconn wants to shift its iPhone manufacturing to a different subsidiary—from Foxconn Electronics to Foxconn International Holdings (FIH). If Apple approves such a shift, will implementing it delay the release of the next-generation iPhone 5S? That question is raised and discussed by Louis Bedigan at financial Web site Benzinga.com LEAN & SIX SIGMA TECHNIQUES, CMMI, BPM, BEST PRACTICES 49. THE “LEAN START-UP” EXPLAINED We usually think of lean culture as something that is brought into an existing workplace, where hopefully it will take root and transform it. Recently, however, there is growing interest in when lean isn't an add-on but rather a precedent to a business. This is the realm of the lean entrepreneur and the lean start-up--a realm where lean is in place to inform even the conception of a new business. In the May issue of the Harvard Business Review, Steve Blank shares a mindset and methodology that explains “Why the Lean Start-Up Changes Everything.” 50. WHEN WORKERS SEE LEAN AS IMPEDIMENT TO PRODUCTIVITY According to Jim Martin at the Erie Times-News, the workers and management at GE Transportation in Erie County, PA have very different ideas about what lean is. In his April 28
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feature (“GE and workers see different paths to improving productivity”), Martin describes his discussions with unionized workers who believe “the productivity the company wants to improve was a casualty of lean manufacturing and a reduction in an incentive-pay program that paid employees more as they produced more.” Some of these workers “blame so-called lean manufacturing techniques that make it difficult to produce different locomotives side-by-side on the same assembly line.” At stake, Martin writes, are 950 jobs that GE is threatening to move from the PA facility to a newer one in Fort Worth, TX—which, the company claims, is 20% more productive. 51. LEAN, GREEN AND “RESPECT FOR PEOPLE ” A recent article on ThomasNet.com asks, “Is Lean Manufacturing Green Manufacturing?” The answer is apparently “yes,” but the feature inadvertently raises new questions about how workers are—and should be--valued. 52. ASQ REPORT: GAPS REMAIN IN MANAGEMENT OF QUALITY, USE OF METRICS WORLDWIDE The ASQ report, "Global State of Quality Research: Discoveries 2013," shows disparities between manufacturing and services in quality management frameworks and training. In general, manufacturing organizations are more likely to use mature quality practices, according to a summary included in an ASQ news release, which is available via PRWeb, EVENTS 53. 2013 SME ANNUAL CONFERENCE June 2-4, 2013 RENAISSANCE BALTIMORE, HARBORPLACE HOTEL, Baltimore , md 54. The CIMdata 2013 PLM Certificate Program Oslo, Norway – June 10-14 55 The CIMdata 2013 PLM Certificate Program Boston, Massachusetts, USA – September 16-20 56. The CIMdata 2013 PLM Certificate Program Birmingham, UK – October 21-25 57. The CIMdata 2013 PLM Certificate Program Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA – December 2-6 Israel Gatt Managing Director D.S.D. Data Systems Designers 1989 LTD Phone: +972-9-7413294, +972-9-7494944 Fax: +972-9-7602829 Mobile: +972-50-5344411 Email:
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