Aerospace & Defense PLM Action Group Holds Annual Planning Meeting in Paris, France

Ann Arbor, MI, March 31, 2018 --(PR.com)-- Representatives from nine major aerospace and defense companies recently met in Paris, France to discuss and review the status and findings of the Aerospace & Defense (A&D) PLM Action Group’s working teams and to set priorities for their fifth business year. The A&D PLM Action Group, which is administered by CIMdata, is an industry-specific PLM advocacy group whose mission is to:

- Set the direction for the aerospace & defense industry on PLM-related topics that matter to members
- Promote common industry PLM processes and practices
- Define requirements for common interest PLM-related capabilities
- Communicate with a unified voice to PLM solution providers
- Sponsor collaborative PLM research on member-prioritized industry and technology topics

The group is currently sponsoring collaborative research on a diverse set of prioritized industry and technology topics, including Model-Based Definition (MBD); Multiple View Bill of Material (BOM); PLM Technology Obsolescence Management; Global Collaboration; and Model-Based Systems Engineering (MBSE). Additionally, the group has developed a series of direction statements and position papers that are freely available for downloading from its website at www.ad-pag.com.

During its annual planning meeting, the group’s representatives, in collaboration with a number of leading PLM solution providers, reviewed progress being made on a number of prioritized industry and technology topics, as well as defined plans for working with various stakeholders in the global PLM ecosystem. The group, which was formed in February 2014, continues to evolve and gain momentum as the team has expanded to include 10 of the top aerospace companies in the world.

James Roche, CIMdata A&D Practice Director, stated, “The group continues to make significant headway on multiple research fronts. The collaboration amongst the members is impressive and is beginning to show benefits arising from their interactions with the leading PLM solution providers. This collaboration should ultimately result in benefits for the members and PLM solution providers, as well as the PLM ecosystem as a whole. Like last year’s annual planning meeting, which was hosted by Embraer in São José dos Campos, Brazil, this year’s meeting was hosted by a group member, Safran. The three-day planning meeting resulted in a set of strategies and plans that will continue the group’s momentum over the next months and years.”

CIMdata is currently planning the formation of other industry PLM Action Groups, including Medical Device and possibly other segments within aerospace & defense. These new groups will offer:

- Access to ongoing PLM-related research, analyses, insights, and advice important to industry members.
- Participation in the identification of industry-specific PLM topic areas.
- A uniform voice to the PLM solution provider community to better enable and guide them in their development efforts.
- Access to CIMdata’s PLM Knowledge Council domain experts.
- An interactive and collaborative environment for accessing and sharing PLM-related processes and best practices.
- Participation in CIMdata’s global PLM Community.

For more information, please contact CIMdata at info@CIMdata.com.