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News Release from: MatrixOne
Edited by the Manufacturingtalk Editorial
Team on 20 November 2003
Major PLM initiative accelerates
time-to-market
Toshiba Corporation has undertaken a major initiative to transform its product development practices and support new outsourced manufacturing programmes.
MatrixOne, a leading provider of collaborative product lifecycle management (PLM) solutions for the value chain, has announced that Toshiba Corporation, a world leader in the manufacture of electronic and electrical products, has deployed MatrixOne's PLM solutions as part of a major initiative to transform its product development practices and support new outsourced manufacturing programmes To drive the production of high quality products more quickly and at a lower cost, Toshiba has developed a single, secure environment based on MatrixOne PLM solutions that enables cross-functional teams from marketing, planning, design, procurement and manufacturing to work more effectively across departmental and corporate boundaries
This article was originally published on Manufacturingtalk on 13 Apr 2001 at 8.00am (UK)
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Utilising MatrixOne solutions for programme management, product engineering and supplier relationship management, Toshiba has shortened time-to-market and reduced product development costs while meeting Six Sigma and ISO quality guidelines.
MatrixOne's PLM solutions are the backbone of Toshiba's collaborative engineering initiative which leverages the power of the Internet to bring greater efficiency to its product development activities.
With MatrixOne Programme Central, Toshiba is able to manage project status and uncover bottlenecks in real time in addition to controlling tasks and deliverables simultaneously.
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With 600 users today and an estimated 2,300 users by the end of 2003, MatrixOne Programme Central is dramatically shortening Toshiba's time-to-market for its innovative products.
Toshiba is also using MatrixOne Engineering Central which enables users from sales, product design, purchasing, production and service to access the same bill-of-materials in real-time via the Internet, driving improved product quality.
MatrixOne Team Central provides a secure virtual workspace in which suppliers, product designers and buyers can collaborate early in the design process to avoid costly mistakes downstream.
"Widely recognised for its focus on the voice of the customer, Toshiba is driving quality improvements and increased customer satisfaction by ensuring the highest standards of quality in the product development process from the very beginning," said Mike Segal, senior vice president of customer success for MatrixOne.
"Through our PLM solutions, Toshiba is able to manage programmes across product planning, procurement, manufacturing, quality control, partners, outsourcers, and suppliers.
By ensuring the right people get the right information at the right time, MatrixOne PLM solutions are helping Toshiba shorten time-to-market, reduce product development costs and continue to drive the highest standards of product quality." About Toshiba - Toshiba, a world leader in high technology, is a diversified manufacturer and marketer of advanced electronic and electrical products, spanning information and communications equipment and systems, Internet-based solutions and services, electronic components and materials, power systems, industrial and social infrastructure systems, and household appliances.
Under the management vision of "Innovation-driven, customer-focused growth," the key objective of the Toshiba Group of companies is to provide total utmost satisfaction to customers worldwide through leading-edge products and top-of-the-line services.
More information is available at http://www.toshiba.co.jp/index.htm.
About MatrixOne - MatrixOne (NASDAQ: MONE) is a recognised leader in delivering collaborative Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) solutions.
We provide flexible solutions that unleash the creative power of global value chains to inspire innovations and speed them to market.
MatrixOne's customers include global leaders in the aerospace and defense, automotive, consumer products, high technology, life sciences, machinery, and the process industries, including Agilent Technologies, General Electric, Honda, Johnson Controls, Philips, Procter and Gamble, Siemens, and Toshiba.
MatrixOne is headquartered in Westford, Massachusetts with locations throughout North America, Europe, and Asia/Pacific.
MatrixOne, the MatrixOne logo, and eMatrix are registered trademarks, and a leading provider of collaborative product lifecycle management (PLM) solutions for the value chain, Value Chain Portfolio, eMatrix collaboration platform, MatrixOne Engineering Central, MatrixOne Programme Central, and MatrixOne Team Central are trademarks of MatrixOne, All other trademarks and service marks are the property of their respective owners.
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