PLM Road Map & PDT NA 2023
The Marriott Tysons Corner (metro Washington D.C.)
May 3 & 4
The Digital Thread in a Heterogeneous, Extended Enterprise Reality -
A call for PLM Professionals to share their knowledge and experience
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(good through March 31)
Day two highlights
We are excited about the upcoming PLM Road Map & PDT NA 2023 event in the Washington DC area on May 3 & 4. Last week we shared our speaker lineup for day 1 of the event; today, you can take a quick look at what PLM Professionals can expect on day 2.
Keynote: Wholehearted Engineering
Making an impact today requires a different kind of leadership, leadership of the wholehearted brand. Accessing clean water for drinking, enjoying a reliable and nutritious food supply, a decent income, and safe infrastructure are basic necessities that are still not afforded to close to one billion people today. What is our part in this? Drawing from community-level experiences, Boris Martin, CEO of Engineers Without Borders USA, will reflect on what it takes to lead and create deep change from within and in the world. His call to action is for all those who shape society through technology to recognize the power they have and use it for good.
The Past Century Has Not Prepared Us For The Next Decade
In this session, Dr. Patrick Hillberg, Professor, Oakland University, will explore the use of Digital Twins and Threads to trade in locally manufactured virtual products rather than physical products to be shipped globally. But the most significant challenge in this will be in developing a digital-capable workforce.
Supporting the Digital Thread - A Case for Agile Prioritization to Guide Disruptive Change
This session will delve into the challenges of introducing end-to-end traceability (Digital Thread) to a traditional 70-year-old aerospace company. Moog's, Director of A&D Product Lifecycle Management, Paul Kaiser, will highlight the disruptive power of the Digital Thread and the critical role of agile prioritization in modernizing business processes. Focus will be on the need for Platform Governance and Lean Portfolio Management concepts to support the Digital Thread and drive change.
Moving Ahead
The last few years have been challenging, and it’s time to step out of reactive mode and do more to control our enterprises’ future. What technology to employ and what to let pass by will only get more difficult as the pressure builds to adopt the newest tech — if we don’t use AI-enabled technology, will we lose out to competitors? If we do use AI tools, how will we grow our workforce, and what skills will they need? In this session leading industry analyst, Monica Schnitger will share lessons learned from across industries, company sizes, and geographies to try to distill what is essential as we all move to a more digital future.
An Approach to Enabling Model-Based Collaboration with External Stakeholders
In this presentation, Boeing's Brendan Mark will introduce the MBE Supplier Engagement Framework (SEF) to classify MBE engagements and develop standardized solutions to address the challenges as we move towards an Integrated Digital Environment (IDE). The presentation will also describe a systematic approach to evaluate whether the minimum capabilities needed for a successful model-based collaboration exist for a given engagement.
Engineering Design for Weaving a Heterogeneous Digital Thread
NIST's Rosemary Astheimer's presentation will look into the data that Product Lifecycle Management processes and Product Data Management software are managing from the engineering perspective to enable the exchange of digital information in a repeatable, efficient, and secure way. The presentation will show what design information is captured and how industry standards are vital to weaving a Digital Thread that will shorten the gap between traditional and modernized methods.
Digital Transformation and Digital Thread – A PLM Ecosystem Perspective
This presentation addresses the utility of the Digital Thread in the context of the A&D PLM ecosystem and the need to incorporate Digital Thread definitions into the enterprise business architecture. Robert Rencher of Boeing and also a member of the A&D PLM Action Group (AD PAG) Digital Twin/Thread project team will share recent findings regarding using business architecture frameworks and methodologies to model and design digital threads within the ecosystem. Five key issues will be discussed, and recommendations proposed to improve the utility of the Digital Thread in the A&D.
Enabling Marketing, Engineering & Manufacturing Digital Thread thanks to PIM / PLM integrated applications
The Mersen Electrical Protection (EP) business unit started its PIM/PLM journey by digitalizing its broad catalog of over 15,000+ standard product SKUs and managing hundreds of technical characteristics. The "Voyager PLM" program was launched to build a global PLM backbone on top of the PIM application, replacing four legacy PDM systems. Jean-Christophe Bertrand, Merson's Global Digital Program Manager will share this end-to-end PIM/PLM return on experience, starting from the business stakes, going through the Marketing/Engineering business processes and information model, and highlighting the lessons learned. A specific focus will be made on sustainability.
Executive Spotlight: What Does it Take to Make the Digital Thread a Reality? 
Hear directly from those responsible for strategy and roadmaps for some of the critical technologies we will rely on to realize our Digital Thread vision. In this unique spotlight, we will probe the panelists' perceptions of the drivers, needs, opportunities, soft spots, and gaps. We will ask about barriers to success and areas for cooperation as providers and consumers of technology to expand the opportunity and accelerate the time-to-value of our Digital Thread investments. There will be time for questions from the audience.