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Overview


The competitive environment for companies engaged in the manufacture and supply of products has intensified dramatically and expanded globally in recent years. This trend has been driven principally by productivity improvements arising from advances in technology and growing customer expectations for feature-rich products delivered quickly and at competitive prices. To remain competitive, companies are adopting new strategies to address these challenges.

Each industry poses specific challenges for companies as they face tough competition. Moreover, small and medium enterprises (SME) face additional pressures: get products to market quickly to claim share; satisfy hard-won customers; and preserve capital resources and keep costs low. To achieve this, many SMEs turn to an outsourced production strategy. By doing so, they tap the expertise, innovation, and productivity of their whole supply chain, while remaining free to focus on core competencies.

This strategy allows the small and medium enterprise to speed product innovation, cut product costs, improve cycle times, and enhance product quality, but only when a comprehensive product lifecycle management (PLM) solution, designed to provide the flexibility and value required by SMEs, is implemented.

Agile Advantage is a powerful PLM system from industry leader, Agile Software. Based on Agile's experience with customers in the Electronics and High Tech, Medical Device, Industrial Products, Consumer Packaged Goods, and other industries, Agile Advantage contains built-in business process templates and other features designed specifically to meet the special requirements of SMEs in these industries.

With flexible licensing options, quick implementations and time to value, and built on Agile's experience with industry leading companies, Agile Advantage is the clear choice for SMEs looking to leverage a comprehensive PLM solution in their operations.