How PLM Propels Innovation at Mercury Marine

Description

Mercury Marine, a $1.5 billion manufacturer of recreational marine propulsion engines, is in a competitive industry where product development is critical.  The company's strategic vision is to be "the most respected and revered global marine industry leader," which requires product development processes that are flexible and fast enough to support constant innovation.  And with manufacturing/supplier facilities in 11 countries and engineering activities in six, these processes must operate seamlessly across multiple sites.

During this webinar you'll hear from Mercury Marine's John Bayless how the company's product lifecycle management (PLM) implementation has helped the company to:

• Reduce the average time for an engineering change from 56 days to 22 days
• Speed up its product development process due to the established guidelines on storing and managing product and project data
• Increase part re-use by engineers and designers by establishing a single source for all the product data
• Share product information in real time across procurement, manufacturing, quality and costing departments  

You'll learn about the steps companies should take prior to implementing PLM:

• Understanding the top executives' view of the existing processes, capturing the voice of the customer and establishing metrics for success
• A process-definition step in which existing processes are refined at the user level, evaluated and streamlined
• Aligning the defined processes to the technology

You'll also hear from Jim Brown, president of Tech-Clarity.  Jim will discuss the increased complexity of developing today's products, the benefits available from PLM, best practices in implementing PLM, and how you can achieve business value.

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Speakers

John Bayless
Practice Director
Mercury Marine

John Bayless is the Practice Director for Mercury PLM Services, a product lifecycle management consulting business within Mercury Marine. At Mercury Marine, John also leads the product development program office and product portfolio planning process. Previously, John served Mercury in product management and strategic planning roles. Prior to joining Mercury Marine, John was an officer in the United States Navy. In the Navy, John accumulated over 1,000 flight hours and 300 aircraft carrier landings flying F-14 Tomcats and F/A-18 Super Hornets. John has a B.S. Systems Engineering from the U.S. Naval Academy and M.B.A. from the University of Michigan's Ross School of Business.

Jim Brown
President
Tech-Clarity

Jim is a recognized expert in software solutions for manufacturers, with over 20 years of experience in application software, management consulting, and research. He has broad knowledge on the use of Product Lifecycle Management (PLM), social computing, Supply Chain Management (SCM), ERP, compliance, quality, service management, and other enterprise applications to improve business performance.

Travis Hessman
Associate Editor
IndustryWeek

Associate editor Travis Hessman examines trends in manufacturing technology, covering developments in automation, robotics, digital tools and emerging technologies. He also reports on the best practices of the most successful high tech companies, including computer, electronics and industrial machinery / equipment manufacturers.

Travis returned to IndustryWeek in 2012 after working as an intern for the publication back in 2001 and later as a contributing writer.

Travis received his bachelor’s degree in English from Kent State University and his master’s in creative writing from the Northeast Ohio MFA consortium via Kent State.

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