As product development becomes increasingly complex and dynamic, it’s necessary for traditional engineering practices, processes, tools and mindsets to adapt and take advantage of new possibilities. Model-based definition (MBD) is now seen as a key method for tackling the challenges of constantly evolving product development, while also streamlining the overall design and production process.

By incorporating a 3D model and the associated data that fully defines a product, MBD can be used to effectively communicate all of the necessary information to all downstream customers, without the need for 2D drawings. By creating a collaborative environment that shares the validated and authorized MBD data across a business, a company can become a model-based enterprise (MBE).

In this 12-page eBook, you will learn:

• The key business drivers for MBD/MBE
• The challenges and risks for MBD/MBE
• The business case for MBD
• How to eliminate inaccuracies and reduce errors
• How to reduce costs and improve product quality

About the Author

Madhavi Ramesh is the founder of Punditas, a Social Product Intelligence platform that unlocks the value of Enterprise Application Software through structured and contextual end-user feedback in a visual environment. Punditas supports mission-critical business processes and provides the foundation for employee productivity and drives operational efficiency and profitability of organizations.

Madhavi has more than 25 years of experience in the development of software solutions for research, engineering and manufacturing organizations worldwide. She has extensive experience in defining, developing and deploying products for use by aerospace, defense, automotive and heavy equipment companies. Until recently, she was the Product Management Director at PTC responsible for PTC’s Model-Based Enterprise solution and the Visualization product line, and was the co-founder and Chief Technologist of Visual Collaboration Technologies Inc. Ms. Ramesh holds a master’s degree in Computer Science from University of Mysore, India and is Six Sigma certified.

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