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Paradigm for 21st century Product Realisation Table of Contents Availability Preface Chapter 1 Executive Overview of PLM 1.1 Talking to a VP 1.2 Short Answers 1.3 The Need for PLM 1.4 Implementing PLM 1.5 Responsibility for PLM 1.6 A New Way of Thinking 1.7 PLM offers different Benefits to different Managers 1.8 Be aware Chapter 2 Introduction to PLM 2.1 PLM in the 21st Century 2.2 Lifecycle 2.3 Product 2.4 The Many Components of PLM 2.5 The Emergence of PLM 2.6 Why PLM is important : Lifecycle Problems to be resolved 2.7 More Lifecycle Problems to resolve 2.8 Why PLM is important : Product Development Problems to resolve 2.9 Why PLM is important : Opportunities to seize Chapter 3 Progress depends on Retentiveness 3.1 Reality Check 3.2 Engineering Vision 3.3 Engineering Strategy and Engineering Plan 3.4 Remembering the Past 3.5 Lessons Learned Chapter 4 The Opportunities and Benefits of PLM 4.1 Opportunities Galore 4.2 Benefits along the Lifecycle 4.3 Increasing Revenues 4.4 Cutting Costs 4.5 Other Expressions of Benefit 4.6 Doing All These Things Better 4.7 Managing that Product Data better 4.8 Opportunity, Benefit and Response 4.9 It's Important. Be Careful, it's easy to fail Chapter 5 The Rationale for PLM 5.1 Many Drivers for Change 5.2 More Problems across the Lifecycle 5.3 Control isn't Easy 5.4 Finding some Structure 5.5 Sustainable Development 5.6 Customer Involvement and the Voice of the Product 5.7 Survival Rules Chapter 6 Different Views of PLM 6.1 The Obvious Benefits of PLM 6.2 Different Standpoint, Different View 6.3 The CEO 6.4 Business Planners 6.5 Functional Managers 6.6 Marketing Managers ; Manufacturing Managers 6.7 Engineering Managers ; Product Support Managers 6.8 The Workers 6.9 Application System Vendors 6.10 Service Providers Chapter 7 You start here - in the details of the PLM Swamp 7.1 The Product Lifecycle Environment 7.2 Product Data and Product Workflow 7.3 Product Workflow 7.4 An Inefficient Workflow 7.5 Product Data, the Devil is in the Details 7.6 The Link between Product Data and Product Workflow 7.7 At Second Glance 7.8 Key Management Issues around Product Data and Product Workflow Chapter 8 PLM has the Answers 8.1 PLM Meets the Requirements 8.2 To Do, and Not To Do Chapter 9 Some Components of PLM 9.1 Product Lifecycle Activities 9.2 Product 9.3 Organisational Structure 9.4 Human Resources in the Product Lifecycle 9.5 Methods, Techniques, Practices, Methodologies 9.6 Processes 9.7 System Components in the Lifecycle 9.8 Slicing and Dicing the Systems 9.9 Interfaces 9.10 Information 9.11 Standards 9.12 Many Components Chapter 10 Uncoordinated Incoherent Improvement Initiatives 10.1 Traditional Management across the Product Lifecycle 10.2 Pressure for PLM 10.3 Improvement Initiatives 10.4 So what do we do now? 10.5 PLM Feasibility Study Chapter 11 Coherent Vision, Strategy, Plan, Resources, Metrics 11.1 Some Definitions 11.2 From Vision to Plan Chapter 12 A Company's PLM Vision 12.1 What is a PLM Vision? 12.2 Basic Points about the PLM Vision 12.3 Where does the PLM Vision fit? 12.4 Metrics and the PLM Vision 12.5 Factors to consider when developing the PLM Vision 12.6 The Team creating the PLM Vision 12.7 The PLM Vision Report Chapter 13 The Process of PLM Visioning 13.1 Thinking about Visions 13.2 In the Absence of a PLM Vision 13.3 Reasons for developing the PLM Vision 13.4 The Danger of underestimating Vision 13.5 Starting the Visioning Process 13.6 Haziness of the Vision Chapter 14 Structure for the PLM Vision 14.1 Slicing and Dicing 14.2 Key Areas 14.3 A Draft Vision in Words 14.4 One Step Clearer 14.5 Reality Check Chapter 15 A Strategy to achieve the Vision 15.1 The PLM Strategy 15.2 Military Strategy 15.3 Lessons learned 15.4 American Civil War 15.5 France 15.6 The English Channel 15.7 Russia 15.8 The Pacific Ocean 15.9 Principles of Military Strategy Chapter 16 Industrial Strategies 16.1 Manufacturing Strategy 16.2 Company Strategy 16.3 Principles of Strategy 16.4 Importance of Strategy Chapter 17 Principles for the PLM Strategy 17.1 PLM Principles 17.2 Focus on the Product 17.3 Involve the Customer, listen to Product Feedback 17.4 Remember the Planet and Mankind 17.5 Simple slim-line Organisation 17.6 Highly-skilled People 17.7 Use of Modern Technology 17.8 Coherent PLM Vision, Strategy and Plan 17.9 Continually increase Sales and Quality, reduce Time Cycles and Costs 17.10 Watch the Surroundings 17.11 Maintain Security Chapter 18 Preparing for the PLM Strategy 18.1 The PLM Strategy 18.2 Structure 18.3 A Company-specific Strategy 18.4 PLM Strategy and Change Strategy 18.5 A Strategy, not a System, Practice or Initiative Chapter 19 Developing a PLM Strategy 19.1 A Five-step Process 19.2 First Step : Collecting Information 19.3 Current Situation of the Surrounding Environment Chapter 20 Strategy Identification and Selection 20.1 Identifying Strategies 20.2 Strategy Elements 20.3 Implications of Strategy Elements 20.4 Policies 20.5 Strategy Analysis 20.6 Communicating the Strategy 20.7 The PLM Plan Chapter 21 Change Management for PLM 21.1 PLM calls for Change 21.2 Equation for Change 21.3 People 21.4 Communication 21.5 Learning 21.6 The Reward System 21.7 Incremental Change 21.8 Transformational Change 21.9 The Change Leader Position 21.10 Making Change occur Chapter 22 PDM, an Essential Enabler for PLM 22.1 PDM Systems 22.2 The Importance of PDM Systems 22.3 Top Management Involvement with PDM 22.4 Resolving Data Issues 22.5 A Multi-user, Multi-organisation Environment 22.6 A Multi-application, File-based Environment 22.7 Multiple Data Definition 22.8 Multiple Representations of Data 22.9 Multiple Versions 22.10 Multiple Relationships 22.11 Meaning of Data 22.12 Long-life Data 22.13 Convincing Arguments Chapter 23 Reasons for implementing a PDM System 23.1 Introduction 23.2 Information Management 23.3 Re-use of Information 23.4 Workflow Management 23.5 Engineering Change Management 23.6 Overall Business Performance Improvement 23.7 Resolution of Business Problems 23.8 Functional Performance Improvement 23.9 Better Management of Product Development Activities 23.10 Automation of Product Development Activities 23.11 IS Effectiveness Improvement 23.12 Infrastructure for Effective Product Development 23.13 Questions about the future Role of PDM Chapter 24 Forewarned is Forearmed 24.1 Introduction 24.2 Reasons and Replies 24.3 Networking for PDM Success 24.4 Engineering Change Process Chapter 25 Financial Justification of PDM 25.1 Introduction 25.2 Time Value of Money 25.3 Net Present Value 25.4 Cost Justification 25.5 Identification of Benefits 25.6 Project Calculations 25.7 Potential Problems Chapter 26 FAQs about Implementation and Use 26.1 Introduction 26.2 What PDM Functionality do we need? 26.3 Who should we involve in PDM? 26.4 How do I cost-justify PDM? 26.5 Does PDM fit with Concurrent Engineering? 26.6 How should I introduce PDM? 26.7 Should we buy or make PDM? 26.8 Should I outsource PDM? 26.9 Recommendations for a PDM Project Manager Chapter 27 Barriers to Successful Implementation of PDM 27.1 Many Potential Barriers 27.2 System 27.3 People 27.4 Project Team 27.5 Process 27.6 Organisational Structure 27.7 Funding 27.8 Information 27.9 Installation 27.10 Everyday Use Chapter 28 Examples of PDM Implementation 28.1 Introduction 28.2 Electronics Industry 28.3 Automotive Industry 28.4 Engineering Industry 28.5 Aerospace Industry 28.6 Summary Chapter 29 Maturity Model for PDM 29.1 Four Stages of Evolution 29.2 A Company at Stage 1 29.3 A Company at Stage 2 29.4 A Company at Stage 3 29.5 A Company at Stage 4 29.6 A Questionnaire 29.7 Traditional or Modern? Chapter 30 The PDM Project 30.1 Introduction 30.2 PDM Project Start-up 30.3 The Task at Hand 30.4 The Need for Models 30.5 The Environment of Modelling 30.6 Preparing to select a PDM Solution 30.7 Gathering Management Information 30.8 Information about the Product Development Environment 30.9 User Requirements 30.10 Reporting Results 30.11 Identifying Scenarios 30.12 Prototyping and Benchmarking 30.13 Selecting a PDM solution 30.14 Business Benefits 30.15 Organisational Issues 30.16 PDM Architectures 30.17 The Implementation Plan 30.18 Implementation and Use of PDM 30.19 A Long-haul Project 30.20 Review Chapter 31 PLM Functionality and Systems 31.1 PLM Functionality 31.2 Vendors of PLM Systems and Components 31.3 Examples of PLM in use Chapter 32 Future Developments 32.1 PLM Systems with more complete Functionality 32.2 Lifecycle Phase/Gate 32.3 Product Feedback 32.4 Product Portfolio Simulator 32.5 Standards, Standards, Standards 32.6 Product Responsibility 32.7 Product Audit 32.8 Joint Industry Activities 32.9 Products and the Law 32.10 PLM Model 32.11 Financing new Products 32.12 Understandable PLM Appendix PLM Presentation (PPT) |