Social PLM Model Gets Reality Check

摘要

Product lifecycle management (PLM) can provide the ability to boost development speed, enhance customer satisfaction, optimize operations, and create new revenue generation opportunities. However, several challenges have cropped up to complicate the process in recent years, including: 1. Product designers and engineers managing their company's PLM are becoming increasingly mobile or distributed. 2. An aging engineering workforce prompts the need to capture their knowledge and pass it on to younger engineers. 3. The role of IT is expanding-thanks to social IT networking and collaboration tools deployed in other departments.