Product Lifecycle Management (Volume 1) - John Stark

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Résumé :
This fifth edition of Product Lifecycle Management updates and adds to the successful fourth edition, the most frequently cited PLM publication. It gives the reader a thorough explanation of Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) and provides them with a full understanding and the skills to implement PLM within their own business environment. This new and expanded edition is fully updated to reflect the many technological and management advances made in PLM since the release of the fourth edition. Product Lifecycle Management will broaden the reader's understanding of PLM, nurturing the skills needed to implement PLM successfully and to achieve world-class product performance across the lifecycle. Among the components of PLM described are product-related business processes, product data, product data management (PDM) systems, other PLM applications, best practices, company objectives and organisation. This book also describes the relationships of PLM with the Internet of Things, Industry 4.0, Digital Twins and Digital Threads. Product Lifecycle Management (5th edition) explains what PLM is, and why it is needed. It describes the environment in which products are ideated, developed, manufactured, supported and retired, before addressing the main components of PLM and PLM Initiatives. Key activities in PLM Initiatives described include organisational change management (OCM) and project management. The final part of the book addresses the PLM Initiative, showing the typical steps and activities of a PLM project or initiative....

Biographie:
Dr. John Stark, a recognised PLM expert, started working in product development in 1979. In the 1980s, he worked in computer-aided design, product data management and business process improvement. He has worked as a consultant to companies in the product development and support area since the mid-1980s...

Sommaire:
Dr. John Stark has worked in industry for more than 30 years at the boundary between Information Systems and Engineering/Manufacturing. During this time, he has worked with more than 100 companies. He is well-known in industry, having written several books about information systems, manufacturing automation and integration, CAD, and PLM. He has written the most cited book about PLM (over 1200 citations according to Google Scholar). Dr. Stark has given courses on many subjects including computers in industry, information management systems, digital transformation, CAD, and PLM. With companies in industry, his work has to be very practical. Giving courses, he has to be aware of learning objectives and ensure that the students have learned something they can put into practice at the end of the course. The experience of continually working in both industry and academic environments leads to well-structured books of practical value to readers. ...