Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) is the newest wave in productivity. This revolutionary approach is an outcome of lean thinking; however, PLM eliminates waste and efficiency across all aspects of a product's life—from design to deployment—not just in its manufacture. By using people, product information, processes, and technology to reduce wasted time, energy, and material across an organization and into the supply chain, PLM drives the next generation of lean thinking.

Now PLM pioneer Michael Grieves offers everyone from Six Sigma and lean practitioners to supply chain managers, product developers, and consultants a proven framework for adopting this information-driven approach. Product Lifecycle Management shows you how to greatly enhance your firm’s productivity by integrating the efforts of your entire organization.

Table of Contents
Ch. 1 Introduction - the path to PLM
Ch. 2 Constructing PLM
Ch. 3 Characteristics of PLM
Ch. 4 The environment driving PLM
Ch. 5 PLM elements
Ch. 6 Collaborative product development - starting the digital lifecycle
Ch. 7 Digital manufacturing - PLM in the factory
Ch. 8 Outside the factory door
Ch. 9 Developing a PLM strategy
Ch. 10 Conducting a PLM readiness assessment
Ch. 11 The real world and the universe of possibilities for PLM