Integware brings industry-specific knowledge and expertise to address complex business performance issues of the automotive industry. Innovation and breadth are the compelling drivers for the automotive industry. Growth will be focused in emerging markets requiring improved collaborative and global supply chain processes, while profitability will be driven by innovation in product and manufacturing required to offset the economic burdens of increasing pension and health costs, and reduced margins from competitive pricing.

In manufacturing, process improvement begins with effective management of product and design information. As OEMs increase their PLM deployments they need to consider the extension of industry-optimized technology across their supply chains.

The Integware PLM Maturity Model^TM offers a recognized model and starting point for driving opportunities in accelerated innovation, reduced product development costs, and strategic supply chain management development. Integware can help your organization:

• Deploy or extend industry standard PLM platforms
• Establish control and management of engineering data and all views of the Bill of Materials (BOM)
• Organize and streamline change and configuration management
• Collaborate efficiently and effectively within dynamic and global supply chains
• Manage the integration between product development, manufacturing and service.

• Slashing your time to market by 5-40% or more
• Reducing cycle time by 10-25% through effective supply chain collaboration
• Cutting costs through improved document and change management
• Optimizing product and manufacturing processes by improving PLM to ERP integrations and managing the different BOM views through a single system