PLM Introduction

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Introduction To PLM

Jayakumar VadiveluPLM Consultant

<<A. What is PLM ?A. What is PLM ?

Is it CAD ? Is it DM ?

Is it PDB or PDM ?

Is It PPM ? Is it ERP ?

Is it a Process ? An approach ? Strategy ?

PLM ???

Is it a Software Application ?

Is it All the above or some of the few ? Or What exactly is PLM ?

PLM – Product Lifecycle ManagementProduct lifecycle management (PLM) is the Business Strategy of managing

the entire lifecycle of a product from its conception, through design and manufacture, to service and disposal

Product Lifecycle

PLM Business Process Map

Source : BAE Military Air Systems

CIMData defines PLM as

A Strategic business approach that

Applies a consistent set of business solutions that supports the collaborative creation, management, dissemination, and use of product definition information

Supports the Extended enterprise ( Customers, Design and supply partners)

Spans from the Concept to the last stage – the life of a product or plant

Integrates People, Processes, Business systems and information

The fundamental Concepts of PLM are

• Accessing and using product definition information in a universal, secure and manageable manner1

• Maintaining the integrity of product definition and related information throughout the lifecycle of the product or plant2

• Managing and maintaining business processes used to create, manage, disseminate, share and use the information3

Source : An article by Rajaravisankar Shanmugam (TCS) on “PLM - RFID combined solutions to solve new business issues”

Evolution of PLM Market

Product Data

Image/DocumentManagement

View &Markup

Simulation& Mock up

EnterpriseApplicationIntegration

Web Portals

Product Realization

Project Mgmt

RequirementsTraceabilityManagement (RTM)

1985+1990+

Data MgmtFile Vaulting

Basic WorkflowMulti-CAD

BOMChange Mgmt

Configuration MgmtProduct Structure Mgmt

Process MgmtWeb Architectures

EAI ToolsApplications

Solutions &DMU Env

Portfolio MgmtInnovationMgmt

Analytics

Mechatronics

EDMPDM

Source : Focus 20 - A leading source of consultative services in the areas of PLM

Product

Process

People

PLM is made of …

People

Process

Product

PLM… All of Data

Database

Various Stakeholdersof PLM data

PLM enables the entire network (A company, its departments, its business partners, suppliers, OEM, and customers) to operate as a single entity to conceptualize, design, build, and support products

Source : Arena Solutions

Source : BAE Military Air Systems

Source : Dr. John Stark – PLM : Understanding, Justifying and Realizing

PDM the subset of PLM

Source : SolidWorks Enterprise PDM

PLM is one of the four cornerstones of an Enterprise’s information technology structure.

ERPCRM

PLM has the tendency to cover or touch everything a company does related to its product.

Which processes, data, functionality belongs in which system ? Clear boundaries between systems and concepts Exits ?

Source : Focus 20 - A leading source of consultative services in the areas of PLM

Major IT Domains Today – Intellectual vs. deliverable asset management

IntellectualAssets

Design Collaboration

Portfolio/Rqmts.Management

Supply ChainLogistics

Orders/ServiceForecasting

CRMCRM PLMPLM

SCMSCMERPERP

Deliverable Assets

PLM – Interaction with other applications

PLM a Paradigm Shift….

Before PLM…

PLM …. Joining the Gap

Without PLM, pain throughout the lifecycle

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Source : Tristar

Risks that PLM avoids……Product not behaving as expected

Damage to Company image

Product Recalls

Loss of customer and Revenue

Products Late to Market

Products not meeting specifications

Product Development projects failing

Product related accidents

Product related law suits and fineSource : Dr. John Stark – PLM : Understanding, Justifying and Realizing

Benefits that PLM Provides……Quick product launch ( Reduced Time to Market ) : Decrease product development time

through efficient collaboration.

Reduce errors by automating processes and driving conformity to corporate standards

Reduce scrap and rework by automatically sharing product data with downstream

manufacturing systems, personnel, and partners. Increased Product Revenue and Reduced

product related cost

Increase efficiency by enabling all enterprise users to quickly find and manage multiple

forms of digital product content. Product Design Reuse

Eliminate mistakes associated with duplicate data, incomplete data, or manual data

transfers via a single, secure repository for all product content

Lower your total cost of ownership (TCO) and technology risk by reducing the number

of systems and databases to maintain and administer

More secure access to information

Global

Economy

Drivers

• Globalization, Increased Competition, Demanding Customers• Out Sourcing, multi-Site Activities, multi-cultural, multi-Lingual Environment• Increasing product/ Solution / Service complexities• Shareholder Demand to increase value• Mass customization and personalization• Product Traceability• ( Recycling Directives )• Evolution and complexity of Information System

Technologies

• Powerful DBMS• Telecommunications• WWW• Powerful Hardware Infrastructure• RFID• GRID Computing

PLM no more an option, but a compulsion to survive

PLM with other Technology - Example

A Solution

Source : Images taken and modified from an article by Rajaravisankar Shanmugam (TCS) on “PLM - RFID combined solutions to solve new business issues”

Implementing PLM requires a business transformation effort,not just a software install

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