Proceedings of the International Conference on
Product Lifecycle Management    PLM'07
Assessing the industrial relevance

PLM-SP3, 2007
 
(from Chapter 1: Organizational issues)

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Title: A framework of PLM practices for multi-partner sourcing organization
  Author(s): Deepak Alse
  Address: Wipro Technologies 72, Keonics Electronics City, Bangalore -560100
Deepak.radhakrishna @ wipro.com
  Reference: PLM-SP3 - 2007 Proceedings  pp. 53 - 60
  Abstract/
Summary
Multi Partner sourcing is a reality for most organizations now. The economics of cost and value addition require PLM teams to identify multiple partners and integrate them within the value chain for their product line. This process brings along with it issues like conflict of interests, collaborative knowledge management ownership protection of Intellectual Property. This paper presents a framework for Product Lifecycle Management in a Multi Partner Sourcing Organization. It identifies the challenges of Product Lifecycle Management in a Multi Partner Sourcing Organization. The paper defines value configurations for various stages of the Product Lifecycle and proposes a system engineering perspective to the PLM process. In addition, the author presents a structured approach to managing and leading multiple partners who contribute to the various lifecycle stages of a product line.
 
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