The Digital Enterprise Society Christmas Wish List

<p><span style="font-weight: 400;"> If Santa was interested in making gifts for the world of PLM, he would be very busy trying to figure out what to deliver to our listeners. But we’ve got Santa covered on today’s episode of the Digital Enterprise Society podcast. Thom Singer and Craig Brown are joined once again by Mark Pendergast, and this time everyone has agreed to be nice rather than naughty as they dream about the future.  From PLM changes that need to happen to the killer app that all of our listeners are secretly hoping for, this episode of the Digital Enterprise Society podcast has something for everything as we bring 2021 to a close and look ahead to a bright future in 2022. </span></p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">On today’s podcast, you will learn:</span></p> <p><strong>A wish for new PLM features</strong></p> <ul> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">It’s time to embrace the data- we need PLM features that allow for easy ingestion of data. </span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Seamless measurements in the PLM context would make this data processing much easier. </span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">This request is not impossible- it can be done easily and inexpensively. </span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">There is a need to unclog the parts (or the products) and simplify access to the critical information. </span></li> </ul> <p> </p> <p><strong>A wish for better support</strong></p> <ul> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">There needs to be better support for reidentification. </span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Fit and form are generally addressed while function gets left behind. </span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Functions and their be