scholarly journals Why Care About PLM?

2011 ◽  
Vol 133 (03) ◽  
pp. 42-43
Author(s):  
Alan F. Mendel
Keyword(s):  
Value Added ◽  
Product Lifecycle Management ◽  
Engineering Change ◽  
Product Data ◽  
Engineering Teams ◽  
Product Structure Management ◽  
Engineering Change Management ◽  
Management Capabilities ◽  
Lifecycle Management

This article studies the role of product lifecycle management (PLM) in industrial engineering. The basic concepts of PLM—product data management, engineering change management, and product structure management—were also discussed. PLM provides data and management capabilities to reduce the non-value-added tasks required of engineers. It also increases engineering productivity, provides insight into engineering efforts, and improves product quality and customer satisfaction. Companies are receiving significant value and return from their PLM investments. Many companies begin implementing PLM by establishing a single source of product data, or product record. Most PLM solutions offer sophisticated interfaces to many design automation and office applications, which reduce the need to capture, store, and validate product data. Product designs are maintained as assemblies and parts in the PLM system, and that arrangement allows engineers easy searching when they are looking, for example, for legacy components, with software providing a critical control and value portion of the product. With PLM, disparate engineering teams work more collaboratively.

scholarly journals An Open Product Lifecycle Management System

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Muhammad Anwary
Keyword(s):  
Change Management ◽  
Data Management ◽  
Open Source ◽  
Product Data Management ◽  
Product Lifecycle Management ◽  
Product Lifecycle ◽  
Engineering Change ◽  
Product Data ◽  
Engineering Change Management ◽  
Lifecycle Management

This thesis presents a complete set of user requirements and high-level architecture for [a] product lifecycle management (PLM) system for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). Engineering activities such as engineering change management (ECM) and product data management (PDM) are emphasized. The system is designed to be developed in [an] open source environment. Therefore the system is called Open Product Lifecycle Management (OPLM) system. The thesis begins with a presentation of the motivation for the work and description of products and literature in the areas of PLM, SME and open source. An industry survey is conducted to elicit requirements of OPLM. Engineering change management (ECM) process is described and a modified framework for ECM in OPLM is presented. The proposed model is expected to make ECM faster, reusable and accurate. Four OPLM subsystems, namely, product data management, engineering change management, process management and business intelligence are defined. For each of the subsystems, subsystem components are identified and defined.

scholarly journals An Open Product Lifecycle Management System

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Muhammad Anwary
Keyword(s):  
Change Management ◽  
Data Management ◽  
Open Source ◽  
Product Data Management ◽  
Product Lifecycle Management ◽  
Product Lifecycle ◽  
Engineering Change ◽  
Product Data ◽  
Engineering Change Management ◽  
Lifecycle Management

This thesis presents a complete set of user requirements and high-level architecture for [a] product lifecycle management (PLM) system for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). Engineering activities such as engineering change management (ECM) and product data management (PDM) are emphasized. The system is designed to be developed in [an] open source environment. Therefore the system is called Open Product Lifecycle Management (OPLM) system. The thesis begins with a presentation of the motivation for the work and description of products and literature in the areas of PLM, SME and open source. An industry survey is conducted to elicit requirements of OPLM. Engineering change management (ECM) process is described and a modified framework for ECM in OPLM is presented. The proposed model is expected to make ECM faster, reusable and accurate. Four OPLM subsystems, namely, product data management, engineering change management, process management and business intelligence are defined. For each of the subsystems, subsystem components are identified and defined.

scholarly journals PROCESS IMPROVEMENT OF PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT BASED ON TECHNOLOGIES OF PRODUCT LIFECYCLE MANAGEMENT

2019 ◽  
Vol 1 (7) ◽  
pp. 128-132
Author(s):  
V. M. Milova ◽  
N. V. Milova ◽  
P. V. Niculina
Keyword(s):  
Process Improvement ◽  
Business Processes ◽  
Industrial Revolution ◽  
Performance Indicator ◽  
Practical Experience ◽  
Product Lifecycle Management ◽  
Design Activity ◽  
Engineering Change ◽  
Engineering Change Management ◽  
Lifecycle Management

In connection with the onset of the fourth industrial revolution, the transformation of the external and internal conditions of the enterprise increases, which forces the enterprise to increase the efficiency of processes, including through their automation. An important role in this problem is played by design activity, which determines the timeliness of the output of products to the market, quality planning and production processes, and this is a significant contribution to the economic efficiency of the enterprise. This article is devoted to the improvement of processes as one of the tools to improve the performance of the organization. On the example of improving the process of Engineering Change Management of a large international company engaged in the production of household appliances, a Process improvement technique was developed and a key performance indicator (KPI) was developed, which allows to assess the effectiveness of the developed methodology. The proposed practical experience can serve as a basis for the implementation of technical improvements in the business processes of the organization and the assessment of these changes.

scholarly journals In One Place

2009 ◽  
Vol 131 (03) ◽  
pp. 34-37
Author(s):  
Jean Thilmany
Keyword(s):  
Product Design ◽  
Tracking System ◽  
Product Lifecycle Management ◽  
Product Lifecycle ◽  
Software Developers ◽  
Product Data ◽  
Fully Integrated ◽  
Big Picture ◽  
End To End ◽  
Lifecycle Management

This review explores the prospects of using product lifecycle management (PLM) as an end-to-end solution. The components of PLM provide significant value, but there are no fully integrated offerings on the market that perfectly cover every aspect of product lifecycle, according to a report. In the absence of an end-to-end tracking system, one trend coming to prominence is the use of PLM as the complete system of record for all product data. Though a study concluded that PLM still has a way to go in terms of tracking product design from early inception right through sales to reclamation, it is becoming the main go-to source for a large amount of product data. Experts believe that PLM still has a way to go in terms of tracking product design from early inception right through sales to reclamation; however, it is becoming the main go-to source for a large amount of product data. Software developers are working to create tools that can incorporate ever more of the big picture and make it accessible to engineers.

A Comparative Study of Engineering Change Management in Three Swedish Engineering Companies

1998 ◽  
Author(s):  
Peter Pikosz ◽  
Johan Malmqvist
Keyword(s):  
Change Management ◽  
Data Management ◽  
Product Data Management ◽  
Management Systems ◽  
Optimal Process ◽  
Engineering Change ◽  
Data Management Systems ◽  
Product Data ◽  
Engineering Change Management ◽  
Specific Factors

Abstract This paper analyses the engineering change management (EC) process in three engineering companies in Sweden. In the paper, the influence of various company specific factors, such as change leadtime, on the design of the EC process are analysed. The current use of computer support is surveyed and the possibility to apply a modern product data management (PDM) system to support the process is analysed. The paper also presents different strategies for improving the engineering change management process as well as of the product data management systems in order to achieve an optimal process.

The role of standards in product lifecycle management support

2006 ◽  
Author(s):  
Eswaran Subrahmanian ◽  
Sudarsan Rachuri ◽  
Abdelaziz Bouras ◽  
Steven J Fenves ◽  
Sebti Foufou ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Product Lifecycle Management ◽  
Management Support ◽  
Product Lifecycle ◽  
Lifecycle Management

Streamlining Product Lifecycle Processes: A Survey of Product Lifecycle Management Implementations, Directions, and Challenges

2005 ◽  
Vol 5 (3) ◽  
pp. 227-237 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ravi M. Rangan ◽  
Steve M. Rohde ◽  
Russell Peak ◽  
Bipin Chadha ◽  
Plamen Bliznakov
Keyword(s):  
Change Management ◽  
Data Exchange ◽  
Service Management ◽  
Systems Design ◽  
Product Lifecycle Management ◽  
Product Lifecycle ◽  
Research Issues ◽  
Product Data ◽  
Corporate Executives ◽  
Lifecycle Management

The past three decades have seen phenomenal growth in investments in the area of product lifecycle management (PLM) as companies exploit opportunities in streamlining product lifecycle processes, and fully harnessing their data assets. These processes span all product lifecycle phases from requirements definition, systems design/ analysis, and simulation, detailed design, manufacturing planning, production planning, quality management, customer support, in-service management, and end-of-life recycling. Initiatives ranging from process re-engineering, enterprise-level change management, standardization, globalization and the like have moved PLM processes to mission-critical enterprise systems. Product data representations that encapsulate semantics to support product data exchange and PLM collaboration processes have driven several standards organizations, vendor product development efforts, real-world PLM implementations, and research initiatives. However, the process and deployment dimensions have attracted little attention: The need to optimize organization processes rather than individual benefits poses challenging “culture change management” issues and have derailed many enterprise-scale PLM efforts. Drawn from the authors’ field experiences as PLM system integrators, business process consultants, corporate executives, vendors, and academicians, this paper explores the broad scope of PLM, with an added focus on the implementation and deployment of PLM beyond the development of technology. We review the historical evolution of engineering information management/PLM systems and processes, characterize PLM implementations and solution contexts, and discuss case studies from multiple industries. We conclude with a discussion of research issues motivated by improving PLM adoption in industry.

scholarly journals Simplifying Complexity-Again

2004 ◽  
Vol 126 (03) ◽  
pp. 43-45
Author(s):  
Alan S. Brown
Keyword(s):  
Business Processes ◽  
Product Lifecycle Management ◽  
The Other ◽  
Product Lifecycle ◽  
Change Orders ◽  
Engineering Change ◽  
Manual Intervention ◽  
Assembly Instructions ◽  
Technical Specifications ◽  
Lifecycle Management

This article focuses on the advantages of technology over manual intervention. Products are made to order in a process that spawns a stream of changes to CAD drawings, technical specifications, bills of materials, assembly instructions, and other documents. The secret of Swagelok’s success is workflow software, which helps automate and manage repetitive business processes, such as engineering change orders, document revision, review, and design release. It lets a computer automatically route drawings and documents to every person who needs them. Workflow software creates a single system for gathering all of the necessary history, measurements, and models. Swagelok and Evernham use workflow software to control and track the movement of information. Many larger companies, on the other hand, have used workflow software to move data automatically among applications. Such complex workflows are usually part of a larger product lifecycle management solution.

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