CIMdata Announces its 2015 PLM Market & Industry Forum Series

ANN ARBOR, Mich. - Dec. 22, 2014 - PRLog -- CIMdata, Inc., the leading global PLM consulting and research firm announces its international 2015 PLM Market & Industry Forum schedule and program. Now in their twenty-fifth year, these one-day events will be held in Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA on March 31, 2015; Amsterdam, The Netherlands on April 9, 2015; Beijing, China on April 17, 2015; and Tokyo, Japan on April 22, 2015.

CIMdata’s 2015 PLM Market & Industry Forum is the premier industry event series designed exclusively for PLM solution providers, PLM service providers, PLM systems integrators, and PLM channel partners of all sizes. During the forum events, attendees will collectively explore the issues currently facing the PLM market. Presentations will offer insights into the current economic climate, leading trends, and their effects on the PLM economy. There will be a detailed look at the state and trends of current and future PLM markets, and the first public release of CIMdata’s 2014 PLM market analysis results—including extensive analyses and forecasts of market growth across PLM domains, industries, and regions; and the performance (revenue and market-share analysis) of leading PLM solution providers.

The overall theme for this year’s event is “Platforms for Innovation: PLM’s Next Evolutionary Step.” Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) has emerged as a strategic business approach to support product and process development, enabled by software, technology, and services. Over the last several years, the ideation process has been spectacularly enabled by social technology. Many industrial companies now rely on open innovation with selected individuals or communities, creating their own platforms to make this happen.

Presentations will include “Collaborative Innovation: A New Platform for Growth,” discussing how adopting a “collaborative innovation” strategy has helped many organizations better meet their innovation challenges; “Beyond Concept Modeling,” showing how simulation and systems engineering support the new paradigm of product design approaches that combine rapidly created concept geometry with powerful model-based techniques for collaboration and ideation; “The Platformization of PLM,” examining the major industry development of robust and resilient business platforms focused on product innovation and the fundamental changes this will bring about for all members of the PLM economy. The remainder of the day will offer a series of end-user-focused topics including: Defining Strategies for Global Collaboration, Issues and Remedies for PLM Obsolescence, and The Internet of (Smart) Things.

Participants in CIMdata’s PLM Market & Industry Forum events should expect to gain a solid understanding of the current and emerging PLM market, of the dynamics impacting it, and of expectations for its continued evolution. Attendees will gain further insights into opportunities and approaches they can use to navigate the PLM economy in the year to come. CIMdata’s PLM Market & Industry Forum also provides an opportunity to network with other professionals in the PLM community, including competitors, collaborators, and potential partners.

For more information and to register for the 2015 PLM Market & Industry Forum, please go to: http://cimdata.com/en/education/plm-market-industry-forums

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 at www.CIMdata.com, follow us on Twitter: 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.