烟草在线据市场观察报道编译　　2014年9月23日，企业产品生命周期管理(PLM)软件的下一个领导者阿拉斯宣布，领先的国际烟草公司帝国烟草集团，选择了阿拉斯PLM套件，用于端到端全球产品生命周期管理。在全面审查了领先的PLM供应商，包括西门子PLM软件和达索系统后，帝国选择了阿拉斯，因为其PLM平台具有灵活性和可配置性，这都是快速消费品行业中必不可少的。根据协议，帝国将把阿拉斯视为企业PLM骨干，优化产品生命周期，消除冗余系统，并推动协作、改进程序和全球的合规性。

　　“在高度监管和极其动态的烟草行业，我们需要单一完整的解决方案，可以跟上我们全球业务不断变化的需求，”帝国烟草集团流程和系统制造以及研发主管伯特兰·维奥多说。“我们看了领先的PLM系统，并因其先进的技术、整体灵活性，以及逐步实现的具有成本效益的方法选择了阿拉斯。我们还喜欢阿拉斯没有干扰：该公司100%致力于企业产品生命周期管理，”供帝国烟草集团应链流程主管Gerold Bublitz说。

　　帝国的PLM需求，包括一个独特的离散制造和配方的混合、质量和合规管理。利用阿拉斯，帝国烟草将用单个企业系统取代过时的遗留系统，对地理上分散的制造、营销和产品开发中心，以及外部合作伙伴和供应商进行管理。帝国将利用阿拉斯创新者进行物料清单、配方管理、项目和项目管理、包装和材料管理、品牌层次管理等等。

　　“帝国烟草是一个快节奏的公司，视知识产权和产品发展战略为竞争优势。像帝国烟草这样有远见的公司，拒绝缓慢清除现成的遗留系统，而是选择用志趣相投的技术如阿拉斯敏捷快速地推进他们的业务，”阿拉斯总裁彼得·施罗尔说。“我们非常高兴为帝国烟草集团工作，我们期待着帮助他们推动全球业务的创新。”

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 With Aras, the company will replace outdated legacy systems with a single enterprise backbone across geographically dispersed manufacturing, marketing and product development centers, as well as external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