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Product Lifecycle Management Business Drivers and Benefits

Maximize the enterprise's ability to design and deliver its products and services
Capture new ideas and requirements
Maintain a central repository of product-related information
Ensure regulatory, and environmental health and safety compliance
Manage all design- and product-related aspects of production
Optimize process flow to save engineering costs, product costs, time-to-market costs, and improve product quality
Improve business and marketing strategies through product development collaboration

Why Use the Product Lifecycle Management Evaluation Center?

To determine which product- and design-related aspects of a PLM system best support your industry (including discrete and process industries).
Evaluate critical functionality for manufacturing engineering, digital process design, documentation, and regulatory requirements.
Shortlist just the vendors that provide solutions for your operating environment.

Research Articles

Vendor White Papers

	High Tech Computer Manufacturer On-Boards Global Supply Chain Partners, Increases Visibility and Coordinates Inbound Execution Click Commerce	The Importance of Component Event Management in a PLM Strategy PCNalert
	Product Lifecycle Management Proving Value at Heinz Prodika	Innovation and efficiency combine for a competitive edge IBM
	Key Metrics for Monitoring New Product Development IDe (Integrated Development Enterprise)	Four Critical Success Factors to Cleansing Data PM ATLAS Business Group, LLC
	Leveraging a repeatable Product Management process across the Enterprise RYMA	Cost-effective supply chains: Optimizing product development through integrated design and sourcing IBM
	“Lightweight” Product Process: How to Develop and Market Better Products Faster 280 Group LLC	How to Create Compelling Product Roadmaps 280 Group LLC
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Product Lifecycle Management News & Events

		[2008.1.4] Audit Your Message Strategy by Answering Three Questions Lawson Abinanti

		[2007.11.26] Quote-to-order Solutions and Key Performance Indicators P.J. Jakovljevic

		[2007.11.19] Quote-to-order: The Major Players in the Manufacturing Arena P.J. Jakovljevic

		[2007.11.5] Stemming the Loss of Knowledge Capital: A Business Fix for Manufacturers Christina Park and Wayne Thompson

		[2007.10.19] The Secret of One Vendor's Success in the Retail Supply Chain P.J. Jakovljevic

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What Is Product Lifecycle Management?

Product Lifecycle Management ( PLM ) applications support business approaches for bringing a company's products and services from idea, to design, to production, and to final disposition. PLM solutions have evolved to provide functionality for product development and portfolio management, manufacturing process management, ideation and requirements management, service data, and regulatory and compliance criteria.

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Top Compared Solutions*

Core PLM for Discrete Industries

1.	Arena Solutions - Arena PLM

2.	BetaSphere - BetaSphere RevMax Suite

3.	INTePLAN - CAMeLEAN

4.	Datastay - DMS

5.	IFS - IFS Applications

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Core PLM for Process Industries

1.	Prodika - Prodika PLM Solutions

2.	Agentrics - Product Vine PLM

3.	Siemens - Simatic IT Interspec

4.	Selerant Corporation - WinCHEM/DevEx

5.	Infor - Infor PLM Optiva

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Product Development and Portfolio Management

1.	Formation Systems - Optiva

2.	IDe (Integrated Development Enterprise) - IDweb

3.	SAP - mySAP Product Lifecycle Management

4.	Sopheon - Sopheon Accolade

5.	Dassault Systèmes - Product Lifecycle Management Portfolio

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Product Lifecycle Management (PLM)

1.	Arena Solutions - Arena PLM

2.	Atrion International - Materials Compliance Suite

3.	Dassault Systèmes - Product Lifecycle Management Portfolio

4.	Infor - Infor PLM Optiva

5.	PTC - Windchill

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Regulatory and Compliance

1.	Arena Solutions - Arena PLM

2.	Atrion International - Materials Compliance Suite

3.	Lascom - Advitium

4.	Omnify Software - Omnify PLM

5.	Prodika - Prodika PLM Solutions

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RFP Templates

•	Core PLM Product Data and Recipe Management--Process
•	Core PLM--Product Data Management - Discrete
•	Manufacturing Process Management (MPM)
•	New Product Development and Introduction (NPDI)
•	Product Development and Portfolio Management
•	Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) Comprehensive
•	Regulatory and Compliance
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