Predictable product lifecycle management.
Gain control of product lifecycles across your company.
Streamlined product collaboration and efficiency
Real-time product visibility every step of the way
Eliminate guesswork and make faster decisions
Modern PLM software has quickly become a linchpin for business transformation because it provides the digital foundation and enterprise product record for a holistic product development strategy. It becomes the “one source of truth” for drawings from CAD/AutoCAD, 2D and 3D modeling, product documentation, and product structure information (e.g., part numbers and bills of material (BOMs)).
When PLM is unified on a common platform across ERP, supply chain management (SCM), planning, manufacturing, and customer experience, you can drive faster, higher-quality products throughout launch and production. At PCG, we know how to deliver this common platform.
Top five reasons PLM is important
STREAMLINE
PLM connects cross-functional teams, including engineering, manufacturing, and marketing, regardless of location. It streamlines change processes (e.g., ECMs/ECOs), allowing teams to work in tandem and align with design updates in real time.
CENTRALIZE
PLM creates a unified repository (a single source of truth) for all product-related data, such as CAD files, BOMs, and technical specs. This breaks down data silos and ensures that teams are working with the most up-to-date, accurate information.
EXPEDITE
PLM streamlines product development from concept to launch, reducing lead times. By improving efficiency and automating workflows, companies can get products into the market faster, gaining a competitive edge.
CONSERVE
PLM cuts costs by decreasing errors, minimizing rework, and reducing waste in materials and energy. It also facilitates the reuse of existing data, preventing unnecessary redesign efforts.
QUALITY
By fostering better collaboration and enabling early detection of design issues, PLM leads to higher product quality and reliability. It allows for faster, cheaper, and more frequent prototyping and testing.
Infor PLM is product predictability
What is PLM?
Product lifecycle management (PLM) is the process of managing the complete journey of a product from initial ideation to development, service, and disposal. Put another way, PLM means managing everything involved with a product from cradle to grave.
At its core, PLM transforms data and disparate workflows into streamlined coordination. The platform unifies every stage of product development, from initial concept through design, sourcing, manufacturing, and commercialization – melding all into a single, connected system.
Using PLM, teams gain real-time visibility into product data, eliminate guesswork, and make faster, smarter decisions across functions and time zones. PLM impacts teams across the entire product lifecycle, from engineering to product development, operations, and sourcing to sales and service.
- Have a single source of truth for product data across design, engineering, and supply chains
- Connect ERP and multi-CAD integrations
- Utilize lifecycle tools for complex manufacturing workflows
- Provide analytics, GenAI, RPA, and ML on a single platform to drive product strategy and releases
- Integrate digital threads with multiple digital twins to enable Industry X.0 strategies
Enabling PLM for operational effectiveness
PLM software explained
PLM software is a solution that manages all of the information and processes at every step of a product or service lifecycle, and across globalized supply chains. This includes the data from items, parts, products, documents, requirements, engineering change orders (ECOs), and quality workflows.
PLM started as a way to move large CAD files and manage documents. It has since evolved into a must-have for today’s companies. Staying competitive requires that your product portfolio and new product introduction processes align with your strategic growth and quality objectives.
Infor PLM delivers a true “digital thread” into the ERP and beyond, aligning design, planning, manufacturing, and services to provide the foundation to support business transformations and flexibly endure challenges.
PLM makes manufacturing way better
When PLM is unified on a common platform across ERP, supply chain management (SCM), planning, manufacturing, and customer experience, you can drive faster, higher-quality products throughout launch and production. At PCG, we know how to deliver this common platform.
Watch the video showing how Infor PLM works in combination with a CAD package called SolidWorks. This is a popular combination with PLM that works seamlessly through APIs, with the ability to activate PLM from right within SolidWorks!
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