Abstract
Well performing product data management (PDM) is
essential for industrial companies in multiple ways:
assuring good quality in services and products, managing
production efficiently and responding to changing
customer requirements. The product data itself is
generated in different phases of product life cycle, from
innovation to the termination of a product. The
technology used for managing all the data and business
processes during product life cycle is called Product
Lifecycle Management (PLM). PLM-process encloses
collection, management and distribution of product
related data in the whole product life cycle.
In practice, companies are challenged by the
increase in product data. Meantime, it is well known that
the fast evolution in technology has shortened product
life cycles whilst the customers tend to require larger
product variety. The time-based competition in the
markets sets the goals in delivery speed and accuracy at
high levels. In order to succeed in satisfying the
customers, product development and ramp-up processes need
to be shortened and enhanced. A solution for maintaining
and increasing the competitiveness can be found in mass
customisation in hand with efficient product life cycle
management. From the point of view of the product data,
this means accurate information sharing between multiple
stakeholders. A challenge lies in various business
applications, which run different life cycle processes
resulting in data dispersion and complexity of data
distribution.
This paper presents a case study and a solution
pilot from the information systems' perspective,
emphasising the needs of small and medium-sized
industries. Technically the case consists of four
integrated operative information systems - such as
product data management or enterprise resource planning -
whose roles are clearly defined and separated. Seamless,
process driven data distribution is achieved by following
service oriented architecture. By these means the
information systems can enable product life cycle
management in mass customisation, where the target is
fast and efficient order-fulfilment with wide product
variety.
Original language | English |
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Publication status | Published - 2011 |
MoE publication type | Not Eligible |
Event | Factory Automation 2011 Conference - Györ, Hungary Duration: 25 May 2011 → 26 May 2011 |
Conference
Conference | Factory Automation 2011 Conference |
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Country/Territory | Hungary |
City | Györ |
Period | 25/05/11 → 26/05/11 |
Keywords
- Product Lifecycle Management
- mass customisation
- sales configuration
- enterprise resource planning