What to Automate: Assessing Automation Projects with Examples-part(2/2)
Description
With Forge and Design Automation, our customers have more options than ever to automate their workflows. The big question is knowing which are the best opportunities for automation. This class will define the characteristics to look for, and what types of tools and tasks lend themselves to automation. It will show how to asses project total cost of ownership and ROI when choosing projects. It will describe how to ensure that projects are aligned with company initiatives and strategy. It will show how to reduce time to production by integrating with operations technology systems, and how to prepare production documentation. We will discuss how to improve process quality in order to minimize errors and let companies respond more quickly to order or production changes. And we’ll also provide some customer examples where Design Automation for Inventor software and other Forge services have been used to deliver competitive advantage, improve responsiveness and flexibility, and accelerate and improve processes.
Key Learnings
- Learn how to assess and identify projects that are most powerful and create the most value
- Learn how to use Forge and Design Automation for Inventor in your projects
- Learn how to make sure projects are aligned with and support company objectives and strategy
- Learn how to calculate project TCO and ROI to support your project decision-making process
Speakers
Loren Welch is a Senior Product Manager on the Inventor product line at Autodesk. Loren has diversified experience in multiple CAD/CAM/CAE/PDM software applications and rapid prototyping solutions. Loren has been at Autodesk since 2008 and has had roles including technical account manager, business development, technical sales manager, and product manager. Loren has been a speaker at multiple Autodesk University conferences, as well as many other industry events.
Andy is a software architect at Autodesk. His main focus is getting Inventor technology into Forge. He has worked for Autodesk for 10 years all on the Inventor team and is helping drive our existing desktop technology into the cloud.