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Product lifecycle management
Besides the soul functioning of a company CRM-customer relationship management SCM-supply chain management ERP-enterprise resource planning SDLC-systems development life cycle
Product lifecycle management is one of the four cornerstones of a corporation's information technology structure.
Within PLM there are five primary areas;
Systems engineering
Product and portfolio management
Product design
Manufacturing process management
Product Data Management
In industry, product lifecycle management (PLM) is the process of managing the entire lifecycle of a product from its conception, through design and manufacture, to service and disposal . PLM integrates people, data, processes and business systems and provides a product information backbone for companies and their extended enterprise.
Windchill
PTC's Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) software managing product content and processes, Fast, secure, and Web-based solution, enables companies to streamline product development processes, deliver superior physical goods and information products.
PTC launched Windchill in 1998 First to market with Internet-Based solutions for PLM.
Windchill Better products. More products. Faster. At lower cost.
CONCEIVE
DESIGN
REALISE
SERVICE
All Windchill solutions include visualization capabilities that allow individuals anywhere in the organization to review complex product information in meaningful terms. Reduce costs and time-to-market, improve product quality and , provide high-quality service
Project Management
Windchill ProjectLink allows real time project management.
Information Management
ProjectLink provides huge information contents management regardless of its format, operational system type and participants location.
Integration with CAD/CAM/CAE Systems
ProjectLink provides data management of different CAD/CAM/CAE systems: Pro/ENGINEER, CATIA, AutoCAD, IDEAS, SolidWorks, Unigraphics, etc.
Business Processes Automation
ProjectLink has full-scale tools for business processes management automation.
Product Informational Support
PDMLink provides fast data collection, efficient management and organized access to product information. This solution has the ability to develop and start-up in five weeks.
Data Collection
Data collection into common database and managing all product information types, regardless of application they were created in. Integration with all basic CAD/CAM/CAE systems and Microsoft Office applications.
Capture and control all your design information within a single enterprise environment
Leverage that information across the extended organization in a controlled manner
Automate and manage your design processes through Windchills powerful product lifecycle management capabilities .
Windchill has added value for growth and profitability by allowing us to improve control over product information, reduce the number of transfer errors, and reduce cycle time for changes and approvals. HannStar Display We now have a system in place that enables us to truly collaborate on designs on a global level through the increase in commonality across multiple sites, the collaboration capabilities and through global visualization. GE Healthcare Clinical Systems
PLM solutions are one of the most versatile solution for development of a enterprise and to stay competant in market