PLM selection and a company's business model

14 March 2007 | Source: CIMdata Inc.

One of the most significant challenges facing companies in the fabrication and assembly (F&A) industrial segment that are preparing to launch a Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) program is determining what role their Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) system should play in enabling PLM. The issue is not whether to implement a PLM strategy, but how and through which enterprise solution (i.e., a PLM-focused application or an ERP application's view of PLM, or a combination of both).