Aras Spotlights APQP Plus Solution at Automotive Conference; Aras Corporation Demonstrates How the APQP Plus Solution Delivers Business Performance Value that Ensures Compliance.TRAVERSE CITY Traverse City, city (1990 pop. 15,155), seat of Grand Traverse co., N Mich., at the head of the West Arm of Grand Traverse Bay, in a resort and cherry-growing region; inc. 1881. , Mich. -- Aras Corporation, a provider of practical Product Lifecycle Management (PLM (Product Life cycle Management) A comprehensive information system that coordinates all aspects of a product from initial concept to its eventual retirement. Sometimes called the "digital backbone" of a product, it includes the requirements phase, analysis and design ) solutions, today announced that the Aras APQP APQP Advanced Product Quality Planning Plus solution will be demonstrated for the first time publicly at the Center for Automotive Research's Management Briefing Seminars 2004 August 2 - 6, 2004 at the Grand Traverse Resort and Spa in Traverse City, Michigan Traverse City is a city in the U.S. state of Michigan. It is the largest in the 21-county Northern Michigan region. As of the 2000 census, the city population was 14,532. In 2005, the Traverse City Micropolitan Statistical Area was the largest in Michigan and the 13th largest in - Booth 19. The event is the leading automotive industry conference for manufacturing strategies and technologies for global competitiveness. Aras APQP Plus for automotive suppliers is for performance driven companies of all sizes that require a practical, affordable solution for running their business and managing programs that ensures compliance with the ISO/TS 16949 requirements for Advanced Product Quality Planning Advanced Product Quality Planning (or APQP) is a framework of procedures and techniques used to develop products in industry, particularly the automotive industry. It is quite similar to the concept of Design For Six Sigma (DFSS). (APQP) and the Production Part Approval Process (PPAP PPAP Production Parts Approval Process PPAP Production Parts Approval Program ). Aras APQP Plus delivers business value by providing: --Actionable Project Portfolio Dashboards --Program Cost Accounting & Resource Planning --Engineering Change Management --Launch Scorecards --Supplier Portal for Information Sharing --Supplier Evaluation and Scorecards --Quality Plans & Shop Floor Deployment The APQP process and PPAP documents are based on integrated online workflows for part submission warrants and electronic status reporting that conforms to the Automotive Industry Action Group (AIAG AIAG Automotive Industry Action Group AIAG Animal Industries Advisory Group ) eAPQP requirements. With Aras APQP Plus automotive suppliers manage the APQP and PPAP processes across their company and with customers, suppliers, outsourced manufacturers and partners in order to develop, launch, and manufacture high quality products on time and on budget. About Aras Corporation Aras Corporation is a provider of practical and affordable enterprise Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) software. Aras PLM is an engineering and manufacturing business solution with comprehensive ready-to-use functionality that addresses the rigorous requirements of discrete manufacturing operations. The underlying Aras Innovator(TM) application framework is based on a next-generation model-based service architecture that enables customers to deploy solutions quickly and adapt easily without programming delivering a Total Cost of Ownership far lower than conventional enterprise systems. Customers include Rolls-Royce, Freudenberg-NOK, Ingersoll-Rand, and the U.S. Army. Aras is a privately held company privately held company A firm whose shares are held within a relatively small circle of owners and are not traded publicly. headquartered in Lawrence, Mass. For additional information call (978) 794-7643 or visit www.aras.com |
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