When economic times are tough, the tough invest! Centric’s latest white paper, “Leadership When It Really Matters: A Closer Look at Investing in PLM Technology to Profit in a Down Economy” examines how the “Great Recession” is not necessarily the greatest risk to the industry, but rather, how the loss of strategic vision and leadership poses a much greater threat.
- Dangers of reactionary decision-making cloaked as expense reduction.
- Technology investments that will help organization withstand and prosper during storms.
- Gartner Group, AMR Research insight on technology investment during downturns.
The paper provides specific business examples and benefits to PLM implementation, and discusses the critical importance of modularity, rapid implementation and deployment, and avoidance of customization when it comes to PLM technology.
- ROI timeframe, results expected in short term
- 3 criteria to choosing PLM
- 4 requirements of PLM
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