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Read how Aras offers a robust, advanced PLM solution suite that enables global enterprises to achieve their strategic business objectives.

Learn about the industry standard CMII configuration & change management processes

Read how an industry leader achieved Advanced Product Quality Planning [APQP] compliance success and develops products faster with better quality using Aras.

Discover how to design and implement your PLM solution to achieve maximum results during challenging economic times. The bottom line? Think big, start small and build incrementally.

Learn how to manage and measure the ROI of your PLM initiative throughout the product lifecycle.

Discover how traditional configuration management systems evolve to a modern approach that encompasses safety, schedule, cost, quality and profit.

Aras breaks down the Top 10 Reasons PLM Initiatives Get Stuck and offers practical advice on how to avoid them or get un-stuck.

You've heard that PLM can truly "transform" an organization, but what does that really mean? Check out the Top 10 Transformational Objectives for PLM and practical advice for incorporating them into your PLM vision.

Gain strategies and tactics for addressing product development challenges, driving efficiency and productivity, and improving product lifecycle management.

Check out the comparative best practices for configuration management under the CMMI and CMII approaches.

Well-defined goals based on business strategy are key to PLM success. Learn the leading strategic goals of PLM and how to apply them for business transformation.

As software and electronics dominate product design, old mechanic and hierarchical methods must be re-examined and an interdisciplinary approach based on PLM considered.

Learn how Aras enterprise open source PLM addresses the challenges Medical Device companies face, optimizing the product lifecycle from product concept to retirement.

Learn how CMII configuration & change management workflows can be integrated with the Project Management Institute's PMI PMBOK principles for project management using Aras.

Read about how PLM has become an enabling technology in the Consumer Goods market, driving innovation, new product development and competitive advantage.

Read how best practices for configuration management ensure precise definitions of systems, facilities, products and processes, and provide a reliable structure for enterprise-wide configuration and change management over time.

Read CIMdata's analyst paper on how industry leading companies successfully use the Aras enterprise PLM Microsoft open source software solutions to achieve results.

Learn about the proven Aras technology and the most advanced model-based enterprise SOA for PLM. Understand the beneifits of unmatched flexibility and simplified integrations.

Discover how PLM has become an enabling technology in the Semiconductor industry market, improving quality and reliability, lowering product costs and driving faster time to market.

Learn about the guidelines for applying Configuration Management in accordance with ISO 9001 and ISO 10007 Quality standards.

Read an industry leader's best-in-class guidelines to develop your vision and plan a successful implementation.

Read how ITIL combined with the principles of CMII streamline processes and improve ITIL efficiency.

Read an industry leader's suggestions to improve time to market and increase new product throughput while improving product quality and safety, and ensuring that products meet customer needs.

Learn how the principles of CMII eliminate inconsistencies and provide a reliable environment that embraces and accommodates change.

Read how industry leading companies successfully use the Aras open source enterprise software solutions to drive Lean performance by managing new product programs to attain new levels of operational excellence.