Table of Contents

Product Lifecycle Management.- The PLM Environment.- Business Processes in the PLM Environment.- Product Data in the PLM Environment.- Information Systems in the PLM Environment.- Organisational Change Management in the PLM Environment.- Project/Program Management in the PLM Environment.- The PLM Initiative.

About the Author

John Stark started working in product development in 1979. In the 1980s he worked in computer aided design, product data management and business process improvement. 

He has worked as a consultant to companies in the product development and support area since the mid-1980s; first for Coopers & Lybrand, then as an independent consultant.

In the last 15 years, he has focused on helping companies implement PLM. During this time he has worked with more than 50 companies, so has a very good experience of PLM in industry.

Reviews

From the reviews: "Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) is a new paradigm for product manufacturing . The book introduces PLM and explains its importance from both the business and technical viewpoints, supported by examples; it explains how world-class engineering and manufacturing companies are implementing PLM successfully. The book provides brilliantly a holistic view of product development, support, use and disposal for industry worldwide, based on experience with internationally renowned companies. This book is a must for all product manufacturing companies of the 21st Century." (Krishna B. Misra, International Journal of Performability Engineering, Vol. 4 (2), 2008)

From the reviews: "Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) is a new paradigm for product manufacturing a ] . The book introduces PLM and explains its importance from both the business and technical viewpoints, supported by examples; it explains how world-class engineering and manufacturing companies are implementing PLM successfully. The book provides brilliantly a holistic view of product development, support, use and disposal for industry worldwide, based on experience with internationally renowned companies. This book is a must for all product manufacturing companies of 21st Century." (Krishna .B. Misra, International Journal of Performability Engineering, Vol. 4 (2), 2008)