煙草在線據市場觀察報道編譯　　2014年9月23日，企業產品生命周期管理(PLM)軟件的下一個領導者阿拉斯宣布，領先的國際煙草公司帝國煙草集團，選擇了阿拉斯PLM套件，用于端到端全球產品生命周期管理。在全面審查了領先的PLM供應商，包括西門子PLM軟件和達索系統后，帝國選擇了阿拉斯，因為其PLM平臺具有靈活性和可配置性，這都是快速消費品行業中必不可少的。根據協議，帝國將把阿拉斯視為企業PLM骨干，優化產品生命周期，消除冗余系統，并推動協作、改進程序和全球的合規性。

　　“在高度監管和極其動態的煙草行業，我們需要單一完整的解決方案，可以跟上我們全球業務不斷變化的需求，”帝國煙草集團流程和系統制造以及研發主管伯特蘭·維奧多說。“我們看了領先的PLM系統，并因其先進的技術、整體靈活性，以及逐步實現的具有成本效益的方法選擇了阿拉斯。我們還喜歡阿拉斯沒有干擾：該公司100%致力于企業產品生命周期管理，”供帝國煙草集團應鏈流程主管Gerold Bublitz說。

　　帝國的PLM需求，包括一個獨特的離散制造和配方的混合、質量和合規管理。利用阿拉斯，帝國煙草將用單個企業系統取代過時的遺留系統，對地理上分散的制造、營銷和產品開發中心，以及外部合作伙伴和供應商進行管理。帝國將利用阿拉斯創新者進行物料清單、配方管理、項目和項目管理、包裝和材料管理、品牌層次管理等等。

　　“帝國煙草是一個快節奏的公司，視知識產權和產品發展戰略為競爭優勢。像帝國煙草這樣有遠見的公司，拒絕緩慢清除現成的遺留系統，而是選擇用志趣相投的技術如阿拉斯敏捷快速地推進他們的業務，”阿拉斯總裁彼得·施羅爾說。“我們非常高興為帝國煙草集團工作，我們期待著幫助他們推動全球業務的創新。”

Imperial Tobacco Group Selects Aras as Enterprise PLM Backbone

　　Aras(R), the next leader in enterprise Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) software, today announced that Imperial Tobacco Group (IMT), a leading international tobacco company, has selected the Aras PLM suite for end-to-end global product lifecycle management. Following a comprehensive review of leading PLM providers including Siemens PLM Software and Dassault Systemes, Imperial chose Aras for the flexibility and configurability of its PLM platform, which are must-haves in the fast-paced consumer goods industry. Under the agreement Imperial will implement Aras as an enterprise PLM backbone to streamline Product Lifecycle, eliminate redundant systems, and drive collaboration, process improvement and compliance worldwide.

　　"In the highly regulated and extremely dynamic tobacco industry we require a single, complete solution that can keep up with the ever-evolving needs of our global business," said Bertrand Villoteau, Head of Processes & Systems Manufacturing and R&D at Imperial Tobacco Group. "We looked at the leading PLM systems and chose Aras for its advanced technology, overall agility, and cost-effective phased implementation approach. We also like that Aras has no distractions; the company is 100% dedicated to enterprise product lifecycle management," said Gerold Bublitz, Head of Supply Chain Processes at Imperial Tobacco Group.

　　Imperial's PLM requirements include a unique blend of discrete manufacturing, formula and recipe, and quality and compliance management. With Aras, the company will replace outdated legacy systems with a single enterprise backbone across geographically dispersed manufacturing, marketing and product development centers, as well as external partners and suppliers. Imperial will leverage Aras Innovator for BOM and formula management, project and program management, packaging and materials management, brand hierarchy management and more.

　　"Imperial Tobacco is a fast-paced company that values intellectual property and product development strategy as competitive advantages. Forward-thinking companies like Imperial reject slow-moving, off-the-shelf legacy systems, choosing instead to advance their business with like-minded technologies such as Aras that are as agile and responsive as they are," said Peter Schroer, President of Aras. "We are very pleased to be working the Imperial Tobacco Group and we look forward to helping them drive innovation throughout their global business." Enditem