Satyam has become the first service provider from the Indian sub-continent to join Purdue University's PLM Industrial Advisory Board. This makes Satyam the 12th member of Purdue University's PLM Industrial Advisory Board consortium, which has Rolls Royce, P&G, IBM, Boeing, EDS, Cummins, Honda, Siemens PLM, Dassault Systemes, Eli Lilly, and PACE as the other members. This consortium is jointly supported by industrial firms, Purdue’s Center for Advanced Manufacturing, and Purdue University.

As a result of joining this consortium, Satyam receives membership to the PLM Center of Excellence Advisory Board and will be able to contribute in setting policies related to learning, discovery & engagement directions. Satyam will have the ability to conduct directed and applied research and technology development projects, and also the right to vote on projects.

Additional benefits of joining the PLM IAB include:

• Attend annual conferences, seminars, training forums, demonstrations of latest technologies, and participate in panel discussions
• Early access to research results, including publications and white papers
• Recognition of membership affiliation on website and information materials for branding
• Access to faculty expertise, university resources, and students through funded projects, internships, co-ops and Visiting Scientist Program
• Leveraging of federal and state research and training funding
• Identify and target students for future hire as a result of interactions with faculty and students
• Interaction with other Board members to identify new joint projects

Satyam will also have access to previously conducted research, and current research, specifically:

• PDM Investigation, Evaluation, Implementation, and Demonstration for PLM – Dr. Craig Miller
• Development of a Streamlined Methodology to Showcase the PLM Projects in Immersive Virtual Environments – Dr. Nathan Hartman
• Models to Support Auto-ID Based Process Control Systems in PLM – Dr. Edie Schmidt
• Integrated Sensing and Diagnostics for Product Life Cycle Health Management of Gas Turbine Engines : Application to Wire Harnesses and Connectors – Dr. Douglas Adams
• Configuration Driven Design for Knowledge Reuse During Product Lifecycle - Prof. Karthik Ramani
• Examination of Data Exchange between Contemporary CAD Tools – Prof. Nathan Hartman
• A procedure of Analysis of Feasibility and Uncertainty in Distributed Product Development Environments - Prof. Ganesh Subbarayan     
• PLM Metrics - Prof. Cynthia Tomovic    
• Exploratory Research in Database Systems Support for Product Lifecycle Management - Prof. Walid Aref

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