"Ballard Accelerates Time-to-Market by Streamlining Processes with Agile PLM CUSTOMER PERSPECTIVE ""Agile's scalable, flexible system will allow us to m"
{"Image DocumentName": "Ballard Accelerates Time-to-Market by Streamlining Processes with Agile PLM", "Image ImageDescription": "COMPANY OVERVIEW. Ballard Power Systems, with partners Ford & Daimler Chrysler, is a world leader in developing and manufacturing zero-emission proton exchange membrane fuel cells for transportation, stationary and portable applications. Industry: Industrial Manufacturing. Employees: 485. Revenue: US 65M. CHALLENGES/OPPORTUNITIES. Remain on the leading edge of the fuel cell industry and foster market adoption. Improve operational efficiency to reduce costs and accelerate time-to-market for fuel cell products. Position the company for significant product volume growth. Increase access to product data and improved data accuracy and currency. Enable users to create product change requests directly, accelerating the approval process and reducing delays. SOLUTIONS. Implemented Agile Product Lifecycle Management:: Agile Product Collaboration. Agile Product Quality Management. Hyperion Planning. Hyperion Analyzer. CUSTOMER PERSPECTIVE. Agile\u2019s scalable, flexible system will allow us to meet the changing demands of the organization as we prepare for significant product volume increases Paul Louw, Manager, Design Services & Configuration Management. RESULTS. Implemented Agile to create a central repository for product data. Streamlined the end-to-end process from product design through manufacturing, accelerating time-to-market. Increased the company\u2019s ability to react to changing markets by enabling it to modify or create new products quickly to meet market demands. Updated November 2008.", "Image XResolution": "37", "Image YResolution": "37", "Image ResolutionUnit": "Pixels/Centimeter", "Image Software": "SlidePlayer", "Image YCbCrPositioning": "Centered"}