PLM Appeal Growing Daily
March 27, 2012
Now that product lifecycle management (PLM) is moving beyond the traditional borders of engineering the allure of integrating PLM into production is growing. Although many plant managers are initially skeptical of PLM there are many benefits to adopting it on a universal level within a company, including the manufacturing floor. A recent article, Five Reasons Why Plant Managers Should Care about PLM, on Plant Engineering, gives thoughtful and compelling reasons why plant managers should remain open minded when it comes to PLM.
After a lengthy explanation listing many benefits for PLM, the article summarizes its argument by saying,
“With the capabilities available in today’s PLM solutions and the depth and breadth of information that plant managers can access within a central location, it only makes sense to take a closer look. The more automated and streamlined an organization is, the more efficient. Key improvements such as eliminating paper printouts, guaranteeing plant personnel have accurate documentation, and accessing reports to properly identify bottlenecks and issues are just some of the benefits a plant manager can realize with PLM.”
It’s understandable that many outside of the world of engineering would fear PLM as traditionally it has served only to aid engineers and IT staff. That has changed, though, in the last decade and many leading PLM providers pride themselves for providing data management solutions created with an entire facility in mind. We agree with the points made in this article and hope that more plant managers will take the time to discover all PLM can do for them.
Catherine Lamsfuss, March 27, 2012
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