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PLM and Configuration Management Best Practices: The Engineering Change Management Process
The engineering change management (ECM) process is arguably one of the most important processes in a design and manufacturing company. The more complex the products are, the more involved and
How to Get Everyone to Accept the New Solution? Doing OCM as an Integral Part of the PLM Implementation Project.
Too often organizational change management (OCM) is an afterthought or a side-show in PLM projects. Why? Because in many instances the focus of the project team is on making the
Getting Ready for Product Configuration Management (PCM)
Product configuration management is the capability of systematically organizing, tracking, and controlling the components of a product or multiple products, including hardware, software, documentation, and associated assets to enable quick and accurate configuration
PLM and Configuration Management Best Practices: Working with Revisions
What is a Revision? A revision refers to a deliberate and documented change to or evolution of the design and specification of a product, part and component. Revisions are typically
PLM and Configuration Management Best Practices: Part Numbers
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
Change Management and BOMs (Form, Fit and Function, Part III)
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