If there is one positive element coming out of today’s economic downturn it is the way a number of companies around the world are seeing it as a catalyst to optimize efficiency and place more focus on innovation. Topics like collaboration, streamlined workflow, customer responsiveness and flexibility have become mission-critical priorities that can’t be put off until better times.

Many of these companies see PLM as their best means for responding proactively to ongoing market changes. These are companies that are not withdrawing from the challenge of improving their responsiveness or waiting to see what will come next. They are planning and investing now to maintain strong market position today and flourish when economic growth returns.

These are also companies that will be attending upcoming Siemens PLM Connection user events, where we will all have an opportunity to share best practices and learn from one another. There couldn’t be a better time to network with others who share similar challenges, gather new ideas and strategies and get the expert training that will make both attendees and their companies more capable and competitive. The next of these events is Siemens PLM Connection – Americas, coming up next month.