Product Lifecycle Management (PLM)

Increased Productivity in Engineer-to-Order Production

Increased Productivity in Engineer-to-Order Production

Digital assistance between design and production in shipbuilding
Jan Sender, David Jericho ORCID Icon, Konrad Jagusch
In engineer-to-order production systems, design and production processes are often carried out simultaneously to achieve shorter throughput times. Shipbuilding frequently adopts this approach. In practice, whilst this may lead to time savings, it can also result in efficiency losses. This article analyzes the causes of these inefficiencies and, as a counteractive measure, develops digital assistance systems for integration in the shipbuilding process chain. Digital assistance systems are based on a digital shadow of the shipbuilding process.
Industry 4.0 Science | Volume 41 | 2025 | Edition 5 | Pages 78-85 | DOI 10.30844/I4SE.25.5.76
Mobile Systems for Collecting Life Data

Mobile Systems for Collecting Life Data

Capabilities, Potentials and Challenges for Use in the Service
Marco Lewandowski, Stephan Oelker
The acquisition of technical data throughout the life of a product is of enormous importance in many industrial areas. For example, the maintenance processes can be designed to be more efficient and derived findings from the operational phase can be used for the development of new generations of products. Mobile systems that support the management of complex technical systems allow greater attention to the operational phases of the lifetime utilizing familiar concepts, such as product lifecycle management (PLM). The requirements and challenges of mobile systems are shown and compared with current trends and concepts.
Industrie Management | Volume 28 | 2012 | Edition 4 | Pages 15-19
Corporate Strategy Supported by PLM

Corporate Strategy Supported by PLM

Managing Products Successfully Along the Product Lifecycle
Michael Bitzer, Rüdiger Stern, Accenture
Product innovation and development are key capabilities especially for manufacturing industries. Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) as a management concept provides processes and methodologies to establish these capabilities based on the dimensions: Organization, processes and technology. This article discusses the development of the PLM concept from an IT system purely supporting the operational level within a company - moving to a concept supporting top-management decisions regarding product strategy and portfolio. Moreover, a framework is introduced to determine an R&D and PLM Strategy based on the Corporate Business Strategy.
Industrie Management | Volume 27 | 2011 | Edition 5 | Pages 63-66