Agenda Topics Announced for CIMdata’s PLM Road Map 2016 for the Global Automotive Industry and Their Supply Chain Partners

Ann Arbor, MI, June 11, 2016 --(PR.com)-- CIMdata, Inc., the leading global PLM strategic management consulting and research firm, announces the agenda topics for PLM Road Map 2016 for the Global Automotive Industry and their Supply Chain Partners, to be held on November 3 at The Inn at St. John’s, Plymouth, Michigan.

PLM Road Map 2016 for the Global Automotive Industry and their Supply Chain Partners is the must-attend event for automotive industry executives and PLM practitioners globally - providing independent education and a collaborative networking environment where ideas, trends, experiences, and relationships critical to the automotive industry germinate and take root. The theme for the event is “The Changing Face of PLM in the Automotive Industry.”

Over the course of the day, presentations will be made on the following critical topics:

• Building a new and different automotive OEM from the ground up
• Materials engineering, beyond materials selection
• Additive manufacturing and PLM's supporting role
• Simulation-driven systems development for the automotive industry
• Simulation data and process management and the keys to a successful simulation and analysis enablement
• Managing software development in a holistic PLM context
• PLM sustainability and how to best deal with obsolescence
• Autonomous vehicles and their impact on PLM
• The future of PLM in the automotive industry: a CIMdata perspective

Speakers will provide examples from automotive and similar industries that illustrate how they are successfully addressing these pressing topics.

For more information visit: http://www.cimdata.com/en/education/plm-conferences/2016-plmrm-auto

To view our agenda visit: http://www.cimdata.com/en/education/plm-conferences/2016-plmrm-auto/plmrm-auto-2016-agenda

About CIMdata

CIMdata, a leading independent worldwide firm, provides strategic management consulting to maximize an enterprise’s ability to design and deliver innovative products and services through the application of Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) solutions. Since its founding in 1983, CIMdata has delivered world-class knowledge, expertise, and best-practice methods on PLM solutions. These solutions incorporate both business processes and a wide-ranging set of PLM-enabling technologies.

CIMdata works with both industrial organizations and providers of technologies and services seeking competitive advantage in the global economy. In addition to consulting, CIMdata conducts research, provides PLM-focused subscription services, and produces several commercial publications. The company also provides industry education through PLM certificate programs, seminars, and conferences worldwide. CIMdata serves clients around the world from offices in North America, Europe, and Asia-Pacific. To learn more about CIMdata’s services, visit our website, www.CIMdata.com; follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/CIMdataPLMNews ; or contact CIMdata at: 3909 Research Park Drive, Ann Arbor, MI 48108, USA; Tel: +1 734.668.9922; Fax: +1 734.668.1957; or at Oogststraat 20, 6004 CV Weert, The Netherlands, Tel: +31 (0) 495.533.666.