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[Anrede] [Nachname],
As General Manager of the prostep ivip association I am often asked,
what purposes the association fulfills and what objectives we pursue. Many
interested representatives from the PLM-Community do realize how important
the networking is within our particular industry, but the extent to which
prostep ivip members are able to benefit from one another is only revealed
through the process of joint project work or the participation at our
events.
Our unique association of industrial companies, IT vendors
and researchers represents an international, cross-industry potential
based on the following conclusions:
- Products are turning into a bond of computer and software components
with mechanical and electronic parts that communicate via a data
infrastructure.
- For their development model-based work principles are replacing
traditional document-based methods.
- The seamless flow of information from requirements to production to
systems operation and end of life should be the goal to strive for in the
entire value chain.
- Companies face the challenge of integrating all tools and processes
across these domains on a functional logical level in view of the overall
product and of validating nearly completely digital.
However, the reality of developing smart products is still
characterized by inefficient documenting, data hunting and evaluating! If
the principle applies that “data is the new oil…“ open standards will
constitute the pipelines for a successful logistic system of information
procurement.
Your commitment as member of an open
knowledge-community to the subject of IT standards has impacted the
strategic focus and the attractiveness of our technical program since the
foundation of prostep ivip in 1993. Departments and management at all
levels of your organizations have the possibility of relying on this to
better organize their processes.
Yet, I often have the impression
that standards are perceived and evaluated differently by user companies
or IT vendors. Therefore, your opinion matters when it comes to pooling
and formulating requirements for IT standards! We envision a standard
architecture that e.g. answers the question of important future standards
and will pass these results onto relevant standardization organizations as
a basis for reforming the current standardization procedure.
As
prostep ivip we are constantly faced with the challenge of translating
strategic directions of the industry effectively into the technical
program. Whereas STEP was still getting upper management attention in
1993, more complex requirements concern the industry today, particularly
the control of increasing complexity, the provision of smart platforms and
services, agility and speed, autonomous mobility, electrification, as well
as environmental and ethical requirements.
Therefore, we are also
expanding and promoting our technical program with key topics around MBSE
or AI, with the goal of translating the megatrends of today into technical
capabilities for an open cooperation enabling the innovative technical
products and services of tomorrow.
Since our foundation in 1993 we
have had the opportunity of creating better digital processes as an
effective tool against shortcomings in the development of future
innovative products and services. Let us grasp this chance together!
Yours sincerely,
Alain Pfouga |
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