CIMdata to Offer Workshop on PLM Collaboration, Integration, and Sustainability

ANN ARBOR, Mich. - Aug. 14, 2014 - PRLog -- CIMdata, Inc., the leading global PLM strategic management consulting and research firm announces that a workshop will be jointly hosted by the company’s PLM Enterprise Value & Integration Knowledge Council and the Social Product Development & Collaboration Knowledge Council. The workshop will take place on Friday, October 3 in Plymouth, Michigan, the day following its annual PLM Road Map conference.

The theme for the workshop will be “Collaboration, Integration, and Sustainability: Keys to Maximizing the Value of PLM.” Workshop participants will gain a solid understanding of current technologies and the work that is being undertaken in the areas of collaboration, integration, and the sustainability of PLM value to the enterprise. According to Thomas Gill, CIMdata’s Practice Manager for PLM Enterprise Value & Integration, "Integration, collaboration, and solution resiliency are core topics industrial companies need to understand to achieve their business objectives.”

The workshop will provide a highly interactive environment with a selection of real-world examples supplemented by panel discussions, interactive exercises, networking sessions, and hands-on working sessions. The workshop will be facilitated by CIMdata’s domain experts Dr. Ken Versprille, Dr. Suna Polat and Mr. Thomas Gill.

For more information visit http://www.cimdata.com/en/education/knowledge-council-workshops/pevi-and-spdc-workshop-2014

About CIMdata

CIMdata, a leading independent worldwide firm, provides strategic management consulting to maximize an enterprise’s ability to design and deliver innovative products and services through the application of Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) solutions. Since its founding in 1983, CIMdata has delivered world-class knowledge, expertise, and best-practice methods on PLM solutions. These solutions incorporate both business processes and a wide-ranging set of PLM-enabling technologies.

CIMdata works with both industrial organizations and providers of technologies and services seeking competitive advantage in the global economy. In addition to consulting, CIMdata conducts research, provides PLM-focused subscription services, and produces several commercial publications. The company also provides industry education through PLM certificate programs, seminars, and conferences worldwide. CIMdata serves clients around the world from offices in North America, Europe, and Asia-Pacific. To learn more about CIMdata’s services, visit our website, www.CIMdata.com; follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/CIMdataPLMNews; or contact CIMdata at: 3909 Research Park Drive, Ann Arbor, MI 48108, USA; Tel: +1 734.668.9922; Fax: +1 734.668.1957; or at Oogststraat 20, 6004 CV Weert, The Netherlands, Tel: +31 (0) 495.533.666.