Closed-loop PLM for intelligent products in the era of the Internet of things
- Author
- Dimitris Kiritsis
- Publisher
- Computer-Aided Design, Vol. 43, pp. 479–501
- Year
- 2011
Summary
The paper describes closed-loop PLM: using information gathered from products during use, service and end of life to support decisions across the whole lifecycle.
It examines intelligent products with product embedded information devices (PEIDs) such as RFID and sensors, and reviews relevant standards and technologies including STEP, sensor and ID data standards, and asset lifecycle management approaches such as MIMOSA.
It discusses semantic web and ontology approaches for integrating this lifecycle information, in the context of the emerging Internet of Things.
Our verdict
Worth reading for the vision. An early, influential statement of connecting PLM with field data from products in use — the foundation for today's IoT-enabled PLM, service lifecycle management and digital twins.
Who should read it
- —PLM architects working on service, connected products or digital twins
- —Researchers in lifecycle data integration and industrial ontologies
How it relates to your work
- —Frames how in-service data can feed back into design, quality and maintenance.
- —Its standards review helps when connecting PLM with IoT and asset management systems.
Keep in mind
- —Technical and research-oriented; technologies discussed have since evolved.
- —Behind the publisher's paywall.