Viewpoints about 'Engineering'

Calling All Engineers: Beyond Form, Fit and Function for Formulated Products

March 1st, 2011 | by Lee Peterman

Like most engineers, I learned about rules of interchangeability back in school. These rules help companies decide whether a product change should require a new item number or simply a revision of the same item number. The standard “form, fit and function” (F/F/F) definition has served the needs of discrete manufacturers well for a long time. But what about formulated products? Read More

Topics: Chemical Industry, Chemical Manufacturers, Chemicals, Engineering, Food and Beverage, Food Manufacturing, Formulated Products, Pharma, Pharmaceutical, PLM, PLM for Process, Product Development, Product Development Data, Product Information, Product Portfolio, Product Portfolio Management, Rules of Interchangeability, Traceability

IP Strategies for High Tech: Answers to Three Common Questions

November 3rd, 2010 | by Joe Dury | 1 comment

Last week I co-hosted a Webcast with Kalypso and Dassault Systems called “IP (Intellectual Property) Management: Setting a Foundation for Innovation”. Whether I am speaking in an event like this or working on-site at a client, I hear a lot of similar questions and concerns on IP issues, and here are a few of the most common.

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Topics: Blog, Engineering, Intellectual Property, IP, IP Licensing, IP Management, IP Portfolio, IP Protection, PLM, Product Development, Product Lifecycle Management, R&D