Application Management designed for PLM

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Progressive Value Generation Application Management designed for PLMService Offering Overview

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The process of managing the entire lifecycle of a product from its conception, through design and manufacture, to service and disposal.

PLM integrates people, data, processes and business systems and provides a product information backbone for companies and their extended enterprise.

What is Product Lifecycle Management?

Source: Wikipedia, see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Product_lifecycle_management

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Product_lifecycle_management



What are the Key Business Drivers for Product Lifecycle Management?

InnovationProtection of existing markets and entry in new marketsInnovative business modelsCompetitiveness

Product complexityGreater variety in products:Custom variantsComplex parts and assemblies:High-quality products

Product complianceCompliance /Product liabilityLegislation /regulations

Time-to-marketDramatic reduction of life cycles and development phasesHigh influence of cost impact in early development phases

+ Cost pressure across the entire enterprise

Global engineering collaboration

Global collaboration



Why do you need to actively manage your PLM Application Landscape?

PLM application landscape complexity increases over time as business processes and technology capabilities mature.Intensified by mergers and acquisitions, and supply-chain integration.IT budget constraints can dictate tactical application decisions.

Complexity

Mature applications must share data and integrate with new solutions.PLM, ERP and MES processes execute across multiple system boundaries.Businesses and their product design and development partners collaborate across geographical and organizational boundaries.

Interoperability

PLM software vendors introduce new solution modules and integrate updated technologies.Businesses want access to new functionality to support evolving PLM processes.Customers need to remain within product support lifecycles.

Maintenance

Businesses must constantly evolve to keep pace in an increasingly competitive market.PLM application landscapes must change to continue to align with changing business objectives.

Change



PLM software solutions enable your organization’s product lifecycle processes.

Application Management provides effective support, maintenance and enhancement across your complete PLM application landscape.

Our service mission is to achieve operational excellence in delivery, maximizing your productive use of the PLM solution.

More than this, we seek to create business value, releasing the full benefits of your PLM investment through ongoing optimization, transformation and innovation.

AgendaApplication Management is an Enabler of continual Performance Improvement and profitable Growth

Benefits Realization

IT Investment



Progressive Value Generation brings you Cost Benefit & Business Advantage in three Dimensions

…lowers cost base and increases performance.

…drives business advantage and

stakeholder value.Utilizing Siemens’ PLM know-how, innovations, and industry experience to deliver customer market advantage

Empowercompetitiveness

Optimizing and transforming your PLM application and process landscape towards a best-fit environment

Evolveperformance

Reducing the cost and increasing the quality of PLM application support to best-in-class ITIL®-based delivery

Driveefficiency

Progressive Value Generation realized through a transformational journey – the Application Management service roadmap



Standardized Building Blocks tailored to your specific Business Needs

Example 1

Core application support / maintenanceBest-practice service delivery methodsGlobal delivery model scaled to fit

A business with mature, steady- state PLM application landscape

or in-sourced application enhancement.

Example 2

Core application support / maintenance plus:

EnhancementsUpgradesTesting

A business with continually- changing PLM application

landscape and evolving PLM processes.

Example 3

Full service scope including value-add services, such as:

Road-mappingBusiness process optimization

A business with large and/or complex PLM application

landscape seeking transformation partner.



Our balanced Global Delivery Model combines Customer Intimacy with Global Economies of Scale

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Wherever your business is, our Customer Service Organizations focus on building strong customer relationships and driving optimization, transformation and innovation.

Wherever in the world it is beneficial, our Global Production Centers deliver low-cost industrialized services, best- practice ITIL®-based processes and technology excellence.



Deploy / operate / optimize

Design / build

Consult

Collaborativeproduct design

Product data management

PLM for sales & services

PLM-ERP-MES process integration

Siemens IT Solutions and Services offers end-to-end Solutions for PLM across the complete IT Value Chain

Strategy development and identification of potentials in

PLM processes

Design, harmonization and optimization of PLM processes or

specific sub-processes

Definition of a business-oriented IT Architecture and Roadmap

Strategy, potential analysis Process design, optimization IT architecture & roadmap

Application Management designed for PLM

Effective support, maintenance and enhancement services for yourcomplete PLM application landscape.Best-practice service delivery based on industry-leading methods.Optimization and transformation of your PLM application landscape.PLM know-how, industry experience, and leading-edge innovation embedded in service delivery.



What makes Siemens IT Solutions and Services different?

We transform IT into business value

Industry DNA

Deep vertical sector know-howAutomotive and discrete manufacturing consultancyPLM, ERP, MES process expertiseLean Six Sigma process optimization

Practical innovation

“PLM on demand”technology innovationPLM technology centerMarket trend analysis, industry road-maps, future modes of operationInnovation workshop

Quality &commitment

ITIL® and related best-practice delivery processesContinual service improvementISO 9001:2000 quality management accreditationService delivery toolkit



You want to know more? Just contact:

Andreas DegenhardtHead of Global Application ManagementSiemens AGSiemens IT Solutions and Services

Otto-Hahn-Ring 681739 MunichGermany

Phone: +49 (89) [email protected]/applicationmngt

mailto:[email protected]

http://twitter.com/applicationmngt

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Application Management designed for PLM