CIMdata PLM Industry Summary Online Archive
14 June 2007
Implementation Investments
Structural Concepts Achieves 32% New Product Revenue Growth With Microsoft Enterprise Open Source PLM Solutions From Aras
Aras ® Corporation announced that Structural Concepts Corporation has been named a winner of the 2007 Progressive Manufacturer of the Year Award presented by Managing Automation. Structural Concepts was selected as a winner by an independent panel of judges for achieving measurable business results in driving revenue growth, reducing development cycles, and improving product quality with the Aras solutions for enterprise PLM.
The Progressive Manufacturer of the Year Award recognizes businesses that have mastered multiple technological and business disciplines to achieve and sustain a competitive advantage in the global marketplace. Structural Concepts' strategic improvement initiative with Aras has driven measurable improvements in new product introduction. Results include:
• 32% increase in revenues over 2 years
• Innovative, award winning new product designs
• 40% improvement in Order-to-Delivery cycle time
• Product development productivity increase of 67% saving over $675,000 to date
• 50% reduction in new product lead time
"As a growing company, we really needed an enterprise PLM solution that would support our business strategy and fit into our Microsoft environment," said Viktor Anderson, Director of Engineering for Structural Concepts. "Our revenues increased by 32% since implementing the Aras enterprise open source solution. We understand the competitive advantage Aras gives us."
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