4. The US standard railroad gauge (distance between the
rails) is 4 feet, 8.5 inches. Why was that gauge used?
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5. Imperial Roman chariots were made wide enough
to accommodate the rear end of two war horses...
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6. So, why US railroad gauge is 4 feet, 8.5 inches?
✦Because that's the way they built them in England...
✦Because it was build by somebody who built pre-railroad tram rails...
✦Because they use the same tools and jigs they used for wagons that used
the same spacing...
✦Because otherwise wagon wheels would break on some of the old, long
distance road in England because of the spacing of wheel ruts...
✦Imperial Rome built the first long distance road in Europe and England...
✦Roman war chariots formed the initial ruts, everyone else had to match...
✦Roman war chariots were made to accommodate two horses asses :)...
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8. PLM Challenges
• Cost of implementation is too high
• Cost of change is skyrocketing
• New platforms need to be validated
• Customers is demanding vertical solution
• PLM without PLM is getting some voices
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14. Integration and Data Sharing Problem
There is a growing demand for integrated solutions
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15. PLM Data Standards?
Company attitude to PLM
standards can be compared
with how they feel about their
toothbrush. Every company has
one and nobody wants to use
anybody else’s.
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27. Service Extensive Business: Pros/Cons
In 2010:
60.4%
http://www.cimdata.com/newsletter/2007/14/02/14.02.01.htm
Services Revenues
in cPDM business
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29. PLM - Back to the future?
• Cloud / SaaS innovation
• MCAD Innovation
• Challenge the conventional thinking
• Who PLM is competing with?
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30. What is my conclusion?
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31. Factors Impacting PLM Industry
• Market Growth
• Vertical Industries
• Integration with other business systems
• Mid-market
• M&A
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32. Thank you!
Please, talk to me. I’m available online.
Oleg Shilovitsky
http://beyondplm.com/
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