A business and engineering approach for managing product information throughout the entire product lifecycle.
Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) is a business and engineering discipline that manages product-related information from initial concept and design through manufacturing, operation, maintenance and eventual retirement or disposal. PLM integrates engineering data, product structures, configuration management and collaboration to support efficient product development and lifecycle information management.
Product Lifecycle Management manages engineering and product information throughout the complete lifecycle of a product.
Product Lifecycle Management systems integrate engineering, manufacturing and service information, providing a single source of product definition that supports collaboration, configuration management and digital engineering.
Product Lifecycle Management manages information relating to products throughout their lifecycle, whereas Asset Management focuses on the operation and performance of deployed physical assets.
Product Management; Information Management; Engineering Design.
Manufacturing.; Industrial equipment.; Aerospace.; Automotive.; Engineering.
ISO 10303; ISO 23247
VisualAIM connects glossary concepts to the asset records, inspection histories, and workflows they describe.