The Debate between PLM and PDM Continues
August 6, 2012
Differentiating between Product Data Management (PDM) and Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) is difficult at times and usually starts a very heated debate. One such debate is documented on Engineering Matters in the article, “PLM is Just Data Management… Whatever Dude?”. The author, Chad Jackson, writes in response to a blog post by Adam O’Hearn in which O’Hearn claims PLM and PDM are one in the same.
Jackson summarizes his thoughts on the matter:
“…it’s probably obvious that I disagree Adam’s statement that PLM is nothing more than PDM, ‘whatever dude’ objection withstanding. But I understand where he is coming from. I think his perspective represents the more recent view of PLM that has its foundation in PDM, design release and change management. Additionally, I’d advise Adam not to hold his breath for a PLM Software Provider to step forward to address the shortcomings of PDM.”
One PLM provider has addressed this exact issue – Inforbix. The young company tackles the issue head-on in a blog post on their website:
“Instantly having access to the data you need is the ultimate goal of any data management system. Inforbix takes an approach that involves the application of web, semantic, and cloud technologies to provide users an alternative yet easy means of aggregating and exposing data where ever it’s located. Inforbix embraces the notion that when it comes to data management, less is more.”
Both O’Hearn and Jackson are correct in identifying the problem of the fuzziness surrounding PLM and PDM and their distinguishing characteristics. Hopefully, more PLM providers will address this problem leading to a clearer understanding of the problem and a solution.
Catherine Lamsfuss, August 6, 2012
Sponsored by ArnoldIT.com, developer of Augmentext.
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