Many executives are asking two main questions: What are the best strategies for building quality earlier into the design process? And also, How do you develop a technology architecture that shares downstream quality process data with the product development team, enabling an environment for continuous improvement?

This Research Spotlight aims to help executives answer those questions and better understand how to use PLM as a platform for delivering quality. Specifically, it will cover the following:

• An Overview of SMB Discrete Manufacturing
• Benchmark Data: Executive Objectives and Pain Points
• The Role of Quality in the Extended Value Chain
• Leveraging PLM as a Platform for EQMS