PLM where product meets process: what PDM is to product, PLM is to process. Here's what the buzz is all about - Engineer - Brief Article

Automotive Design & Production,  June, 2002  by Lawrence S. Gould

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* Workflow for getting people interacting with the information.

* Program management, which is not just workflow, but involves managing the product creation, production, and data dissemination process itself.

* Data authoring tools, including computer development tools such as computer-aided software engineering and enterprise application integration], mechanical CAD, and similar tools applicable to the user organization.

* Support tools for collaboration, visualization, and system administration. These will be more information technology components, such as kernels for data modeling.

* Business applications, such as BOM compare applications, engineering change notification, configuration management, or applications specific to an industry [such as managing electronic signatures for FDA submissions].

[Source: CIMdata Inc. [Ann Arbor MI]]

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