Introduction To
PLM
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Jayakumar Vadivelu
PLM Consultant
A. What is PLM ?
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PLM ???
Is it CAD ? Is it DM ?
Is it PDB or PDM ?
Is It PPM ? Is it ERP ?
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Is it a Process ? An approach ? Strategy ?
Is it a Software Application ?
Is it All the above or some of the few ? Or
What exactly is PLM ?
PLM – Product Lifecycle Management
Product 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
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Product Lifecycle
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PLM Business
Process Map
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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
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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,
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secure and manageable manner
• Maintaining the integrity of product
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information throughout the lifecycle of the product or plant
• Managing and maintaining business processes used to create,
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manage, disseminate, share and use the information
Source : An article by Rajaravisankar Shanmugam (TCS) on “PLM - RFID combined solutions to
solve new business issues”
Evolution of PLM Market
Mechatronics NPDI
Enterprise Portfolio Mgmt
Application Innovation
Integration Analytics
Mgmt
Requirements 2005+
Traceability Web Portals
Management (RTM) Project Mgmt PLM Solutions &
DMU Env
Product Realization
Image/Document EAI Tools
Management < 2000+ Applications
Simulation
& Mock up
View & CPC Process Mgmt
Product Data Markup Web Architectures
1995+
PDM Configuration Mgmt
1990+
1985+ EDM BOM
Product Structure Mgmt
Basic Workflow Change Mgmt
Data Mgmt
File Vaulting Multi-CAD
Source : Focus 20 - A leading source of consultative services in the areas of PLM
Copyright © 2007 by Focus 20, LLC
PLM is made of …
Product Data
People
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Data PLM Process
Product
People
PLM… All of Data
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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
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PLM
Database
Various
Stakeholders
of PLM data
Source : Arena Solutions
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Source : BAE Military Air Systems
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Source : Dr. John Stark – PLM : Understanding, Justifying and Realizing
PDM the subset of PLM
PDM
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Source : SolidWorks Enterprise PDM
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PLM is one of the four cornerstones of an Enterprise’s information
technology structure.
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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 ?
SRM
PLM <
SCM
CRM ERP
Source : Focus 20 - A leading source of consultative services in the areas of PLM
Major IT Domains Today –
Intellectual vs. deliverable asset management
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Orders/Service
Forecasting CRM PLM
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Source : CIMData
Copyright © 2003 by CIMdata, Inc
PLM – Interaction with other applications
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PLM a Paradigm Shift….
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Source : Dr. John Stark – PLM : Understanding, Justifying and Realizing
Before PLM…
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Source : Dr. John Stark – PLM : Understanding, Justifying and Realizing
PLM …. Joining the Gap
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Source : Dr. John Stark – PLM : Understanding, Justifying and Realizing
Without PLM, pain throughout the lifecycle
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Source : Dr. John Stark – PLM : Understanding, Justifying and Realizing
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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
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Products Late to Market
Products not meeting specifications
Product Development projects failing
Product related accidents
Product related law suits and fine
Source : Dr. John Stark – PLM : Understanding, Justifying and Realizing
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Source : 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
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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
PLM no more an option, but a compulsion to survive
• 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
Global • Product Traceability
• ( Recycling Directives )
Economy • Evolution and complexity of Information System
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• Powerful DBMS
• Telecommunications
• WWW
• Powerful Hardware Infrastructure
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Technologi •
RFID
GRID Computing
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Source : Dr. John Stark – PLM : Understanding, Justifying and Realizing
PLM with other Technology - Example
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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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