ANN ARBOR, MI, USA, Aug 7, 2023 – Representatives from the Aerospace & Defense PLM Action Group (AD PAG) announce the publication of a report that presents the results, analysis, and summary observations from research on the topic of digital thread conducted by CIMdata on their behalf. For this research effort, CIMdata and the AD PAG partnered with Aras, Eurostep, Jama Software, PTC, and Siemens Digital Industries Software, all solution providers committed to addressing the digital thread challenges of industrial companies. The participants’ shared objective was to understand the needs and opportunities within industry that will inform digital thread solution strategies and roadmaps. CIMdata was responsible for project management and creating project artifacts.
The project used two methods to gather information: subject matter expert (a.k.a. domain expert) interviews and an online survey. The primary information source for analysis and reporting was the set of responses to the web-based survey. Survey respondents represented a broad community, and the responses, as answers to a set of closed-ended questions, lend themselves to statistical analysis. The responses to each question are summarized in charts or graphs. The range of survey responses to each question are compared to the subject matter expert interview responses to that question, and any significant differences are assessed. At the end of the report, CIMdata offers summary observations for consideration by the AD PAG members and the PLM solution provider sponsors.
Commenting on the research findings, James Roche, CIMdata’s Aerospace & Defense Practice Director, says, “We know that investment in digital thread today is real and substantial, and the level of investment will continue to rise. That reality positions digital thread as an emerging strategic opportunity within the PLM ecosystem. Investing effectively in solution development as a software provider or solution implementation as an industrial user requires insight into current state enablers, barriers, and future investment drivers.”
The 48-page Digital Thread Collaborative Research report is available for free download at https://www.cimdata.com/en/aerospace-and-defense/publications/digtaltwin-digitalthread.
About the Aerospace & Defense PLM Action Group
Since its founding in 2014, the AD PAG, administered by CIMdata, has sponsored research and jointly staffed projects on a diverse set of prioritized PLM-related industry and technology topics. These topics include Model-Based Definition, Multiple-View Bill of Materials, PLM Technology Obsolescence Management, Global Collaboration, Model-Based Systems Engineering, and Digital Twin/Digital Thread. As an outcome of these investments, the AD PAG has released a series of direction statements and position papers that are freely available for downloading from its website at http://www.ad-pag.com/. Making these materials available is consistent with the Group’s mission to engage proactively within the PLM ecosystem and advocate for common direction and positions within the aerospace and defense industry on PLM-related topics of importance to the members.
For more information about the A&D PLM Action Group, please contact CIMdata at info@cimdata.com.
About CIMdata
CIMdata, an independent worldwide firm, provides strategic management consulting to maximize an enterprise’s ability to design, deliver, and support innovative products and services by identifying and implementing appropriate digital initiatives. For forty years, CIMdata has provided industrial organizations and providers of technologies and services with world-class knowledge, expertise, and best-practice methods on a broad set of product lifecycle management (PLM) solutions and the digital transformation they enable. CIMdata also offers research, subscription services, publications, and education through certificate programs and international conferences. To learn more, visit www.CIMdata.com or email info@CIMdata.com.
