Accelerate New Product Introduction Cycle Time By 50%
Reduce Direct Material Costs By 5%
Increase Visibility of Company & Program KPI's Increase Margins
Reduce Costs By 5% Within Existing Supply Base
Decrease RFQ Cycle Time By 30%
Improve Timely Program Launch Execution By 80%
Maintain existing/quoted margins throughout product lifecycle & numerous changes
Improve cost estimating accuracy by 60-80%
Eliminate pursuit of unprofitable opportunities
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CS-PPLM Technology
The Problem:
Microsoft Excel helps your business work and communicate, but important information is
duplicated, out-of control and hard to find and share.
The Challenge:
Free your people from the need to duplicate data, search for the most up-to-date
information and reconcile different versions of the same information.
The Solution:
CS-PPLM's Excellinet™ coordinates your activities for maximum profitability and efficiency.
Leverage your current excel forms and reports. Avoid lengthy training curves and
costly implementations by getting the Excellinet™ advantage.
Core Technology
Configuration Solutions PPLM Application is designed to complement your existing IT
environment and expertise. This application is Visual Basic 6 (DLL) based on the
server and utilizes ASP, XML, and Microsoft Excel for Client interaction. While
leveraging your existing software applications, CS-PPLM breaks the silos of information
within your organization thus increasing visibility of information within user interfaces
that your teams are familiar with.
Web/Application Server
System is deployed on a Windows server using IIS for Web server.
Databases
Using Microsoft SQL Server 2005, CS-PPLM data is stored in a standard relational database.
Security is managed through a scope and role based structure determined by your functional
requirements enabling bi-directional viewing, editing and updating of your information
through the Excel and Web Browser interfaces.
Localization
CS-PPLM application supports local languages, currencies and date formats.
Client
CS-PPLM is designed to operate in a Internet Explorer and Microsoft Excel environment
and utilizes a Visual Basic ActiveX EXE. The recommended browser versions for CS-PPLM
are Microsoft IE 6+. The supported Excel versions are 2003 and above.
Scalability
True enterprise scalability inherent with the architecture of the system.
Enables expansion of the system based on your company's needs.
Accelerate New Product Introduction Cycle Time By 50% 
