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Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) Evaluation Center

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What is Product Lifecycle Management (PLM)?

Product lifecycle management (PLM) software applications support businesses in bringing products and services from idea through to design, production, and final disposition. PLM solutions have evolved to provide comprehensive functionality for all aspects of product innovation, including product development and portfolio management, manufacturing process management, ideation and requirements management, service data, and regulatory and compliance criteria. PLM solutions allow you to create, communicate, and store a "single version of the truth" for effective collaboration. PLM also incorporates vital product data management (PDM) functionality.

Product Lifecycle Management Benefits and Drivers

  • Along with tighter control over product quality, PLM also assures more efficient use of existing product data in order to speed time-to-market.
  • Integrated engineering processes allow you to save time at the development and prototyping stages.
  • PLM reduce material and tool wastage by maximizing the use of resources through all stages of design and delivery
  • The knowledge capture and management capabilities of PLM reduce cycle times by providing real-time visibility into all product information.
  • Communicate product data and geometry to other applications for testing, simulation, manufacturing, sales, and marketing.
  • PLM solutions facilitate quality specification definitions, as well as the recording of sample timing and frequency.
  • Ensure adequate product and material specification, handling, disposal, compliance, performance, safety control, and hazard management.

Product Lifecycle Management Risks

Organizations without effective PLM software run the risk of company-wide inefficiencies:

  • Isolated information systems can create redundant product and design information, resulting in greater difficulty in tracking changes and errors, as well as costly delays or incomplete projects.
  • You may not be able to manage and execute changes in planning, production, and purchasing in a synchronized, cost-effective process.
  • If product data vaulting and management are not implemented as part of a PLM system, data cannot be effectively and efficiently captured, stored, protected, and version-controlled to allow users to easily find and use the appropriate product information.
  • Without a materials management module as part of a PLM solution, it can be difficult to define and maintain material classes based on product-specific attributes. As a result, inappropriate materials may be used in the manufacturing process.

Why Use the PLM Evaluation Center?

  • Determine which product- and design-related aspects of a PLM system best support your industry (including discrete and process industries).
  • Evaluate critical PLM functionality for manufacturing engineering, digital process design, documentation, and regulatory requirements.
  • Shortlist the PLM solutions that specifically address your operating environment.

Most Requested Research Related to Product Lifecycle Management (PLM)

Vendor White Papers Related to Product Lifecycle Management (PLM)
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Product Lifecycle Management Proving Value at Heinz
Prodika
Innovation and efficiency combine for a competitive edge
IBM
High Tech Computer Manufacturer On-Boards Global Supply Chain Partners, Increases Visibility and Coordinates Inbound Execution
Click Commerce
The Importance of Component Event Management in a PLM Strategy
PCNalert
Key Metrics for Monitoring New Product Development
IDe (Integrated Development Enterprise)
Productvine for Collaborative Product Lifecycle Management (PLM)
Agentrics
PLM challenges and benefits
IBM
Cost-effective supply chains: Optimizing product development through integrated design and sourcing
IBM
Leveraging a repeatable Product Management process across the Enterprise
RYMA
The Roles of ERP and PLM in the Product Lifecycle
Arena Solutions

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RFP Templates
Core PLM Product Data and Recipe Management--Process
Core PLM--Product Data Management - Discrete
Manufacturing Process Management (MPM)
New Product Development and Introduction (NPDI)
Product Development and Portfolio Management
Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) Comprehensive
Regulatory and Compliance
 
New Certifications/Updates
Core PLM for Discrete Industries
1. Adeon Software House - CXInsight for Electronics
2. NuVentures LLC - PDMLynx
3. Datastay - Datastay PLM
4. Aras Corporation - Aras Innovator PLM Software Solution Suite
5. Lawson Software - Lawson Fashion PLM

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Core PLM for Process Industries
1. Siemens - Simatic IT Interspec
2. Infor - Infor PLM Optiva
3. Prodika - Prodika PLM Solutions
4. Agentrics - Product Vine PLM
5. Selerant Corporation - WinCHEM/DevEx

View all Core PLM for Process Industries vendors


Product Development and Portfolio Management
1. Prodika - Prodika PLM Solutions
2. Dassault Systèmes - Product Lifecycle Management Portfolio
3. IDe (Integrated Development Enterprise) - IDweb
4. Formation Systems - Optiva
5. SAP - mySAP Product Lifecycle Management

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Product Lifecycle Management (PLM)
1. Adeon Software House - CXInsight for Electronics
2. Oracle - Agile PLM
3. Datastay - Datastay PLM
4. Omnify Software - Omnify Empower PLM
5. Infor - Infor PLM Optiva

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Regulatory and Compliance
1. CEBOS Ltd - MQ1
2. Omnify Software - Omnify PLM
3. Arena Solutions - Arena PLM
4. Selerant Corporation - WinCHEM/DevEx
5. Lascom - Advitium

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