UNIT 1:
Introduction, growth, maturity & decline, Product Lifecycle Management
Definition & Overview, Background for PLM-corporate challenges, Need of PLM
Components/Elements of PLM, Emergence of PLM, Significance of PLM
Life cycle problems to be resolved
Product development problems to be resolved
UNIT 2:
Threads of PLM- engineering data management (EDM)
Product data management (PDM)
Weaving the threads into PLM, comparison of PLM to Engineering resource planning (ERP)
PLM characteristics - singularity, cohesion, traceability, Information Mirroring Model
External drivers- scale, complexity, cycle times, globalization & regulation
UNIT 3:
Collaborative Product Development, Mapping Requirements to specifications
Part Numbering, Engineering Vaulting
Product reuse, Engineering Change Management
Bill of Material and process Consistency
Digital Mock up and Prototype development
Virtual testing and collateral
Introduction to Digital Manufacturing
UNIT 4:
Product life cycle management system
Information models and product structure
The product information data model
Functioning of the system
Reasons for the deployment of PLM systems
UNIT 5:
Selection, Change Management for PLM
Developing a PLM strategy
Principles for PLM strategy, Preparing for the PLM strategy
Company’s PLM vision, The PLM Strategy
Key Management Issues around Product Data and Product Workflow
The Link between Product Data and Product Workflow