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Tim Rivers

Senior Developer PLM Systems , Leonardo DRS

Tim is passionate about the entire product realization process - From a bright idea sketched out on a napkin to final end of life and disposal and everything in between. He has worked as an assembler, digital design engineer, PCB designer, ISO 9000 auditor, software and database developer, and project manager, in a career that spans over 30 years in aerospace and defense. Tim is an avid standup paddle boarder, reader, and traveler.

Session Track:

Thursday, May 18 11:05 AM - 11:35 AM 208

PL1346B - Leverage Data Warehouses to Empower Collaborative Decision Making

Learn how leveraging a data warehouse improves a product company’s profits. Leonardo DRS strategically leverages a data warehouse to improve communications and optimize decision making. That includes digital thread capabilities as well as optimized engineering changes and manufacturing decisions that speed innovative products to market, reduce costs, and improve quality. A data warehouse is an enterprise system used to analyze and report on structured and semi-structured data from multiple sources. For a product company, those sources include PLM for product and change information, ERP for inventory and financials, and CRM for customer feedback. The presentation will include the tools we use and lessons learned along the way.

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