| Costs |
Infrastructure Impact |
Industry |
| IT Infrastructure Costs |
Reduced total number of product development applications from 1,500 to 500; reduced 150 separate portals to 1 (eviz.net); reduced per user IT seat cost from $200K in 1995 to $15-$18K today |
Automotive |
| Eliminated 18 separate legacy PDM systems, each with 2 FT DBAs; dramatic reduction in number of components; system combines in one place component system, parts list, document management, ECM |
Process Industry Automation |
| Reduced total number of systems required for product data. "Significant reduction in TCO for PLM" |
Semiconductors |
| Saved $1.1M in first 6 months with system decomissioning, document handling savings |
Semiconductor Equipment |
| Potentially a savings. Multiple existing commercial packages in place (47)—possible to reduce TCO |
Pharmaceuticals |
| Replace 30 year-old configuration management system with apeture card data entry; print room shut down, staff reallocated; plan to replace COPICS service parts system |
Transport Temperature Control |
| Eliminated Access DB and old Project Management tool |
Auto Supplier |
| Other Infrastructure Costs |
Offset project and software costs in first year with document printing and shipping |
Industrial Equipment |
| 20% cost savings in document and communications costs with manufacturing partners |
Specialty Chemicals |
| $30K saved in first three months with document printing and shipping |
Electronic Manufacturing Services |
| Direct savings in print room expenses |
Electro Mechanical Machinery |
| Document delivery 90% improvement in cost and time |
Semiconductors |
| Eliminated 4 of 7 ECO coordinator positions at $70K per year each |
Electronics |
| Eliminated card cataglog and admin, costs to maintain |
Storage Devices |
| Eliminated hard copy document handling expenses—print, courier—and network charges |
Bearings and Motion Control |
| Print room, courier, network charges |
Electrical Gear |