What is a part number? A part number is a unique identifier for a product, part or component within an organization that is the design authority for that part or
An important and often confusing topic is how changes affect the bill of materials where a changed component or subassembly are used. Does changing a component also necessitate changing the
The Cambridge Dictionary defines “weave” as “to form something from several different things or to combine several different things, in a complicated or skilled way”. This definition applies perfectly to the digital thread, where many different things –
Other PLM Insights PLM Insights: Who Should Own PLM? Engineering, IT or Someone Else Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) is an important part of product development and management in any organization.
Since ChatGPT thrust artificial intelligence (AI) into the public domain and greater awareness a few months ago, there have been many discussions about the practical applications of AI and the
Ever since companies started to implement enterprise computer systems, such as PLM and ERP, the question that came up sooner or later was what should be done first: First define
I often hear non-engineers asking this question: We already have ERP, why do we need PLM? And even engineers sometimes ask why it is not enough to manage engineering and
By Andreas Lindenthal and Henrik Hulgaard When we talk about product configuration we need to distinguish between engineering configuration and sales configuration. Generally engineering defines all the variants, options, alternates
Most discrete manufacturers would probably agree that the engineering BOM or EBOM is created and managed in PLM. And it makes sense. CAD data is typically stored and managed in
Most companies distinguish the engineering bill of material (EBOM) from the manufacturing bill of material (MBOM) or MBOMs in one way or another. The primary difference is that the EBOM