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LCS Announces Contract Extension with AlliedSignal, Inc.

14 July 1998

Life Cycle Solutions, Incorporated - LCS- Announces Contract Extension with AlliedSignal, Inc. Turbocharging Systems Business Unit

    AVON, Mass.--July 14, 1998--Life Cycle Solutions, Incorporated (LCS) today announced a contract extension with AlliedSignal Turbocharging Systems for work related to selection and implementation planning for an enterprise-wide PDM system. Turbocharging Systems, headquartered in Torrance, CA, is the leading worldwide supplier of Passenger Car and Commercial Diesel Turbochargers.
    LCS has contributed to the business case, cost justification, strategic and tactical planning sessions, worldwide requirements analysis and the RFP. Over the past 4 months, LCS has helped Turbocharging Systems identify five target areas of opportunity for a worldwide PDM implementation. The plan will include: improving design-to-operations integration; increasing part-standardization and design re-use; incorporating product life cycle activity into electronic workflow; and enhanced information distribution, storage, organization and search capabilities.
    Mark J. Silvestri, LCS President, says these capabilities will become strategic enablers to help fulfill Turbocharging Systems' goals to concentrate on faster, higher-quality product development and product launch, more rapid resolution of product issues, and design re-use and standardization. Higher BOM accuracy in the engineering and manufacturing reconciliation process and worldwide integration of projects and processes are also continuous improvement targets.
    LCS, based in Avon, MA and Nashua, NH, specializes in product data management and workflow solutions, product life cycle analysis, multi-media applications, standards compliance and legacy system integration. The company is a full service partner to its customers, providing assistance in defining requirements, selecting vendor products, planning and coordination, implementation and on-going support. LCS authored the PDM System Evaluation and PDM Cost Justification Toolkit, and is a cofounder of the PDM Information Company, which sponsors the Worldwide Web based PDM Information Center (www.pdmic.com).