Product Lifecycle Management
- Author
- Antti Saaksvuori, Anselmi Immonen
- Publisher
- Springer
- Edition
- 3rd edition
- Year
- 2008
- Pages
- 253
- ISBN
- 978-3-540-78173-8 (hardcover) · 978-3-540-78172-1 (eBook)
Summary
A compact introduction to product lifecycle management (formerly, in a narrower sense, product data management) for companies in manufacturing, high technology and service industries facing shorter lifecycles and pressure to bring products to market faster.
Chapters cover PLM fundamentals, PLM systems, product structures, integrating the PLM system with other applications, deploying the PLM system and its business benefits.
Further chapters address product management challenges in manufacturing, PLM in the service industry, product information management in collaborative business, the product lifecycle, product strategy as part of business strategy, and e-business.
Our verdict
Worth reading as a foundation. A clear, compact introduction to product structures, PLM systems, integration and deployment — good for building a shared vocabulary, though the technology examples predate cloud PLM and the digital thread.
Who should read it
- —Managers and engineers new to PLM who want a short, structured overview
- —Teams preparing a PLM business case or system deployment
- —Students looking for an accessible introduction
How it relates to your work
- —Its treatment of product structures is a useful basis for BOM and product architecture discussions.
- —Covers integration with ERP and other applications — still a central question in PLM projects.
- —The business-benefits chapter helps frame PLM value for management.
Keep in mind
- —Published in 2008: software and e-business examples are dated.
- —Introductory depth; not a detailed implementation guide.