Here are some articles which may get you thinking about your PLM business strategy.

Plain Dealer Article, Invacare on Outsourcing to China, Sunday, December 11, 2005
 

Managing Automation Article, PLM and Product Agility, November 28, 2005
 

Technology Evaluation Centers Article, Global Product Development, Monday, December 12, 2005
 

CIMdata Report, The Value of Rules-Driven Product Management, January 2005

Managing Automation Article, PLM Emerges As Compliance Management Enabler, October 31, 2005
 

cSHARE Editorial by our own Michael Craffey, What's the difference between PDM and PLM?

 

You may want to ask yourself if your corporate ERP strategy includes PLM and if it doesn't consider adding it. Generally speaking, PLM is not a core deliverable of ERP and is a fractional cost of most ERP solutions. Typically PLM systems can be implemented in weeks and months, ERP systems historically span years.  A sound Technology Strategy will clarify your total systems roadmap and outline what, when, how and why ERP integrates to PLM.

 

Customer case examples; hyperlinks below:

Swagelok

Borg Warner

Sub-Zero

Invacare

Biosite