James Zhang , VP of IoT Market Development for PTC , Discusses Partnering with Microsoft , Improving Operational Excellence and Increasing Workforce Productivity
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James Zhang , VP of IoT Market Development for PTC , Discusses Partnering with Microsoft , Improving Operational Excellence and Increasing Workforce Productivity
In a factory , the best way to improve efficiency is to find and remove the bottlenecks , and make the slowest parts move faster . That ’ s what PTC does – identify and solve the bottlenecks and empower all levels of manufacturing from top floor executives to shop floor front-line workers . An industrial digital transformation leader , PTC helps manufacturers to better design , make and serve their product .
“ PTC means power to create ,” said James Zhang , VP of Market Development for PTC . “ We have the software to help customers manage the entirety of their product life cycle , from engineering to manufacturing and service .”
When building a car , you start with the design – where there are maybe tens of thousands of components and hundreds of millions of lines of code . Car manufacturers design these parts and engineers manage the software , and then they all manage it all together in the design stage . There are so many different configurations , things can get lost , causing expensive delays . PTC manages the variations and configurations , monitoring not only the engineering side but the whole product life cycle through leveraging IoT data in manufacturing . PTC understands that manufacturers need to collaborate with their suppliers to bring the right amount of the right part , at the right time . technologymagazine . com 93