The automotive industry is faced with challenges that arise from the globalization
trend, pressures for acceleration of product innovation, higher material costs and the
shift of responsibility down the supply chain tiers. These industry dynamics result in
increasing complexity of managing your global automotive vehicle programs to budget and
on schedule. To successfully launch on-time and on-budget programs while meeting quality
goals, automotive OEM's are and tier suppliers need to effectively manage their product
development and program launch milestones.
From acquiring new business to launching your product, visibility into the process
provides your company with the knowledge to proactively attack problems before they are
unmanageable.
"Management needs visibility into the drivers of cost, risk and return as early
in the RAM (revenue acquisition management) process as possible. Providing this
visibility for every commercial opportunity allows management to better allocate
resources to the most profitable business opportunities."
Center for Automotive Research
"Companies that deploy PLM-related technologies have recognized significant top and
bottom-line benefits,
increasing product revenue by 19%, decreasing product cost 15%, and reducing development costs by 16% on
average," comments Jim Brown, VP of
Product Innovation and Engineering Research at Aberdeen. "What is clear from
this benchmark is that companies that implement PLM well are receiving more than their
fair share of these benefits."
With CS-PPLM's integrated reporting capabilities you gain insight into
the new business opportunities, forecasting and complete program development process.
From APQP Phase Gate Reviews to Pre-production samples, ensure that your team is working
to the common goal-delivering your product on time and on budget.
- Accelerate New Product Introduction Cycle Time By 50%
- Reduce Direct Material Costs By 5%
- Increase Visibility Of Company & Program KPI's
- Increase Margins
- Product Governance And Compliance (ISO/TS)
- Increase Cash Flow Through Automated Invoice Initiation
Click on our CS-PPLM applications below for more detailed information.
The highlighted modules below apply to the Executive & Financial Analysis Function of your business.
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(New Business Opportunity Management) helps you evaluate risk factors, uncertainties, volume, financial outlook, and strategic impact to screen which opportunities deserve your time.
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(Revenue Optimization Management) coordinates your ECR and RFQ activities for maximum profitability and efficiency. Process your quotes for maximum profitability – and do so with reliable information, seamless communication, and consistent business practices.
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(Program Management Planning) streamlines your development pipeline by aligning your customers' requirements to your internal processes. Your APQP process deliverables are synchronized to customer key dates, while customers’ process details and terminology are standardized for your enterprise, eliminating confusion.
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(Collaborative Vendor Sourcing) enables technical, quality, and sourcing approval tracking and management of supplier companies and facilities to ensure that you get the most out of your supply chain.
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(Integrated Financial Forecasting) A comprehensive forecasting database, in concert with tools that allow manipulation of timing and magnitude, provides effective summaries and extremely granular analysis for product managers and manufacturing executives.
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(Program Financial Modeling) provides a single point of analysis and configuration of your product development costs.
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(Collaborative Visualization) facilitates real time communication and collaboration between design and engineering team members, program managers and sales personnel, and customers during the quote, engineering change and program management process.
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