Product lifecycle management through innovative and competitive business environment
Abstract: Product Lifecycle
Management (PLM) is the process of managing the whole life cycle of a product
starting from generating an idea, concept description, business analyzes,
product design and solution architecture and technical implementation, to the
successful entrance to the market, service, maintenance and product
improvement. At present, a wide range of stakeholders including consumers,
regulators, shareholders and public bodies are demanding that companies address
product management through all life cycle in a more comprehensive and
sustainable way. However, even if a company actually wishes innovate its
processes for improving the way to account for project management, it will face
relevant difficulties to deal with different guidelines, tools and methods
currently addressing the matter from various points of view. The purpose of
this paper is to review literature on PLM from an operational point of view
with the objective to help companies to answer to the main market needs.
Author: Valentina Gecevska,
Paolo Chiabert, Zoran Anisic, Franco Lombardi, Franc Cus
Journal Code: jptindustrigg100033