IBM and Dassault Systèmes Team Up for Industry Solution for Aerospace Suppliers

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Monday, February 21, 2005; 01:07 PM

IBM (www.ibm.com) and Dassault Systèmes today announced a specialized PLM (Product Lifecycle Management) Industry Solution for aerospace suppliers. Aerospace Supplier Collaboration (ASC) is a strategic solution that enables companies to better manage and control the processes common to suppliers in the aerospace industry.

ASC delivers a suite of aerospace-industry process models, templates, and practices based on SMARTEAM, an industry-leading collaborative product data and lifecycle management solution.

The solution manages data in the context of an aircraft program structure, internal communication, traceability of information, and control of key engineering processes (engineering and manufacturing change, distribution of work tasks, preliminary data release, configuration management, and document management).

With the ASC solution, companies can realise a significant reduction in product development cycle times as well as reduced work-package risk.

Greater control over data and process enables suppliers to work more efficiently and responsively, enhancing their competitive ability while optimizing collaboration and compliance with any given customer.

"Tomorrow's Best Practice is about creating the future competitive environment rather than being constrained by it," said Brian Little, executive vice president, European Operations, Magellan Aerospace Corporation, a leading global supplier of technologically advanced aerospace systems and components and an early adopter of the ASC solution.

"More easily than ever before, suppliers can demonstrate control and compliance with aerospace processes and industry standards," said Hervé Rolland, vice president, Global PLM Solutions and PDM sales, IBM PLM.

"The ASC solution is a powerful combination of SMARTEAM's collaborative capabilities and industry-specific templates and PLM practices," said Stephen Shibel, director, Aerospace Industry Solutions, Dassault Systèmes.

PLM Industry Solutions from IBM and Dassault Systèmes are field-proven Solutions that help manufacturers increase productivity, profitability, and return-on-investment.

Developed in conjunction with industry-leading companies, they are based on IBM Industry Thought Leadership and best practices, DS PLM Practices, and IBM PLM applications developed by Dassault Systèmes.

As world leader in 3D and PLM (Product Lifecycle Management) solutions, the Dassault Systèmes group brings value to more than 70,000 customers in 80 countries. A pioneer in the 3D software market since 1981, Dassault Systèmes develops and markets PLM application software and services that support industrial processes and provide a 3D vision of the entire life cycle of products from conception to retirement.