Chapter 8: PLM in Practice - Assessment and Models

Title: Holistic PLM-model - deduction of a holistic PLM-model from the general dimensions of an integrated management

Author(s): Oliver Budde, Günther Schuh, Ju-Young Uam

Address: Research Institute for Rationalization and Operations Management, RWTH Aachen University, Pontdriesch 14/16, D-52062 Aachen, Germany | Laboratory for Machine Tools and Production Engineering WZL, RWTH Aachen University, Chair of Production Engineering, Steinbachstrasse 19, D-52074 Aachen, Germany | Laboratory for Machine Tools and Production Engineering WZL, RWTH Aachen University, Chair of Production Engineering, Steinbachstrasse 19, D-52074 Aachen, Germany

Reference: International Conference on Product Lifecycle Management 2010 pp. 380 - 395

Abstract/Summary: Product lifecycle management (PLM) is a widely discussed topic concerning the increase of efficiency of product development in terms of time to market as well as customizing products to the different needs of customers worldwide adequately. Historically PLM focuses the early phases of the product’s lifecycle, namely the product development phase. Therein the roots of PLM are based in supporting the information logistics of product data: Consistent data sets should be available to all stakeholders in the different departments at all times. Due to the increasing product complexity PLM has to be extended in terms of the temporal dimension (not limited to product development phase) and systemic dimension (not limited to the information logistic aspect). In this paper the authors derive a holistic framework for product lifecycle management by analysing existing integrated management approaches. The framework consists of four dimensions: PLM strategy, PLM process, product structure and PLM IT-architecture. The sustainability and benefits of the framework is demonstrated by applying the framework to the communication service provider (CSP) industry.

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