Product Lifecycle Management (PLM)

Learn all about PLM and how to get the most Business Value from Product Development
PLM Value Video

Accelerate
Innovation

Optimize
Processes

Grow
Profitably

Be More
Competitive

Emerging as a strategic driver of business value, PLM helps manufacturers tackle complex processes and synchronize the efforts of distributed teams to consistently create the best possible products, capture greater market share and increase customer satisfaction.

We invite you to learn more about what PLM can mean to your organization, today and in the future.

"In addition to PLM's inherent value, PLM decisions have strong influence on the business model and benefits that can be realized by ERP, SCM and CRM applications in downstream business processes; in that sense, PLM is the most fundamental business application in manufacturing."

Gartner Group, Inc.

Understanding PLM

PLM Quick Take
(Frequently Asked Questions)

Defining PLM (White Paper)
• Executive Overview
• Critical “Must Have” Capabilities for PLM
• Extended Capabilities for PLM

PLM and ERP: Different and Complementary
• Quick view into PLM & ERP (eBook)
• Understanding PLM & ERP Value (White Paper)

Perspectives on PLM with Professor Martin Eigner
(Video)

10 Questions to Ask PLM Suppliers
(Analyst Report)

The CIO’s role in PLM
(Analyst Report)

Key Business Initiatives Realizing Value from PLM
PLM propels Volvo into a new world of product development