PLM and PDM describe engineering data
management systems. Essentially,
PDM (Product DATA Management) organizes product
design and change files according to a standardized schema of relations between documents
and projects - usually for a
single organization. PDM software focuses
mainly on simple data vaulting and release level
management.
PLM (Product LIFECYCLE Management)
automates development process - including
data management BUT ALSO
enterprise workflow control - often between
multiple organizations
and external partners, integrating with part lists,
analysis, project manufacturing and post-sales workflow
for a product's entire
"life-cycle". PLM* is one of four corporate
ICT
"cornerstones", together with
SCM,
ERP and
CRM. PDM is generally viewed as a subfunction of
PLM.
Benefits of PDM and PLM
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"Single Source of Truth"
for intellectual property, which is always current
and reliable.
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Controlled access to
intellectual property, i.e. CAD data to non-CAD
users, shared Project Plans, etc.
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Integration of PDM, Project
management, Quality Control, other "separate"
solutions in a single system
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Transparency into company
projects and processes for cost control and resource
planning
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Automation of procedural
steps in design approval, change management, etc.
formerly carried out manually (or not at all)
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Cross-departmental
information links, i.e. system-reference a cost
calculation to vendor CAD files, etc
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Faster and more agile
development process - engineering releases in weeks
or months, not years.
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Share data with vendors,
customers, other company systems like ERP or SCM.
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Full traceability of every
step.
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