CPDA Announces Agenda for Design/Simulation Workshop

    /24-7PressRelease/ - STAMFORD, CT, April 24, 2007 - Collaborative Product Development Associates (CPDA), a provider of critical analyses for PLM decisions, announces the availability of the agenda for its Developing a Design/Simulation Framework Workshop to be held at Georgia Tech's Global Learning Center in Atlanta, Georgia on May 15th, 2007.

Now in its third year, the Workshop brings together leading-edge users, industry practitioners, top academic researchers, industry analysts, and software developers with a common interest and desire to explore in-depth the latest thinking on the critical issues facing design and simulation.

Presentations include: a discussion on the impact of the human factors and organizational challenges that face simulation, the results from over twenty in-depth interviews that have been assembled in to a Scorecard on Simulation, lean design, knowledge capture and reuse, accessing knowledge for global simulation, applying a SysML approach to various domains, with examples from a top-tier automotive supplier, extending PDM Interoperability to CAD/CAE, and overviews of the simulation frameworks of several software developers including IBM, MSC.Software, and UGS.

To download the agenda and view presentation abstracts and presenter bios visit
http://www.cpd-associates.com/pdfs/agenda/include_atlantaagenda_0507.cfm

For more information or register visit https://cpd-associates.com?download=07Atlanta or contact Cheryl Peck at 800-573-4756 or by e-mail at [email protected].

Agenda Highlights

The Human Factor: Resistance to Change - Dr. David Thomas
Accessing Knowledge for Global Simulation - Jeff Gatscher
SOA for Integrating Simulation with Business Processes - Dr. Marcos Novaes
Managing Simulation in the Engineering Enterprise - Ted Pawela
Combining Engineering and Business Process Optimization - J.P. Evans
Leveraging Templates and Processes with SysML - Dr. Russell Peak
Simulation Scorecard Trends - Michel Vrinat
Extending PDM Interoperability to CAD/CAE - Dr. Matthias Grau
Simulation Data Management: Teamcenter for Simulation Strategy and Solution - Eric Riedy
Managing Variation through Design Process - Rich Wells and Stephanie Surface
There is No Substitute for Knowledge! - Mary Fortier

ABOUT CPDA

Collaborative Product Development Associates (CPDA) is a provider of critical analyses for PLM decisions. CPDA offers the latest in-depth, objective information for assessing technology and business goals. Coordinated by a group of experienced analysts, its cohesive suite of collaborative research programs leverages the efforts of top software designers and leading-edge users. CPDA's differentiation is its specific, deep, and pragmatic approach to the market, and a hands-on understanding of the technology required to drive successful implementations. CPDA's collaborative research programs include Design Creation and Validation, Design/Simulation Council, PLM-Integration/Product Definition, and Product Value Management.

Contact:
Cheryl Peck
[email protected]
800-573-4756

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