Corporations now face an overwhelming task in managing the complex set of resources required to design and build eProducts. These are products that are differentiated by their electronic content and range from telecommunications equipment and computers to DVD players and automobiles.

The most important design resources are people. An eProduct usually involves teams for system, board, component, and software design. Other teams handle component and material procurement; test; field service; and subassembly and system manufacturing. These people often work in different geographical locations and use different software applications that sometimes run on different hardware platforms. But all of these people must collaborate efficiently to produce eProducts rapidly and at a high quality level.

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