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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PLM Business
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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
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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

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

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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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