Product Lifecycle Management Quick Take

The numbers of manufacturers deploying Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) solutions to optimize product development and improve the bottom-line are growing. Find out why in the answers to these frequently asked questions.

What is PLM?

Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) solutions optimize the processes required to manage and evolve a product throughout its entire life. Many definitions exist today. Find out what PLM is and what PLM is not?

Why is demand growing for Product Lifecycle Management?

Demand for solutions that improve global product development through greater efficiency and information accuracy is just one reason manufacturers are adopting PLM technology. Discover other reasons behind the growth in PLM.

What are seven essential PLM capabilities?

Three are configuration management, distributed collaboration and document management. Can you guess four other must-have PLM capabilities.

What extended PLM capabilities are becoming important?

Product analytics, product portfolio management and requirements management are three of eight PLM capabilities growing in importance for today’s manufacturers. Learn about these extended capabilities and five others.

What is the best PLM system architecture?

PLM tools should be engineered to work together through scalable and modular architecture that optimizes various steps in the product development process. Find out what else is important in PLM system architecture.