The advent of EVs, ride sharing, global events such as the pandemic, chip
shortage, and increasing dependency on suppliers are just some factors reshaping
the automotive business. Consumer sentiment moving from product to experience
resulted in more variants being launched at a record pace. Consequently, product
development processes need to be more agile and yet more rigorous while bringing
about cohesion and alignment across cross-functional teams to launch vehicles on
time, on quality, and in budget.
Automotive companies have been using Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) solutions
for years to manage CAD, change, and BOMs. With changing business scenarios and
increasing complexity of products, the sphere of influence of PLM solutions has
expanded significantly over the last decade to manage all aspects of product
development.
Traditionally PLM software focused on integrating with different authoring tools
and managing data in a central repository. The PLM solution had multiple such
repositories to manage different types of data—CAD, manufacturing, simulation,
requirements, engineering changes, and the like. This resulted in additional
overhead of synchronizing and replicating this information across these
repositories. This approach is not scalable to meet the dynamic needs of product
development today. With a significant increase in the scope of PLM, a
platform-centric approach that aims to eliminate rather than integrate silos is
essential to the successful adoption of PLM software. The answer is
next-generation PLM software such as DASSAULT SYSTÈMES ENOVIA PLM on the
3DEXPERIENCE platform that takes a platform-centric approach to
managing data, people, and processes. ENOVIA PLM differentiates by being
data-driven, eliminates silos, and models business processes that connect the
dots throughout the product development process. Dongfeng Automobile Corporation
realized 30% efficiency in the design process and 70% decrease in design
problems when designing a van with design software and ENOVIA PLM on the
3DEXPERIENCE platform [1].