This Redbooks publication introduces the IBM approach to enable a service-oriented architecture (SOA) for Product Lifecycle Management (PLM).
So,what is PLM and why is it important to a company’s business?
PLM can come into focus quickly if we think about products that we see and use every day.Think about the car you drive,or the trucks on the road,planes,ships,your MP3 player,the desk at which you work,even the clothes and shoes you wear.These products are all the end result of some ideas that were conceived to satisfy some customer requirements or to meet a marketplace solution opportunity,and in the end something that someone would purchase.
PLM is a strategic capability to integrate systems,processes,and data across the complete product life cycle in a way that enables the use of information for the following reasons:
To better conceive ideas to meet the marketplace demands.
To accurately transform these ideas into products that can be produced.
To source and manufacture the products.
To continue with support and enablement of the products throughout their in service life.
