Back to the Basics: Managing Valuable Product Knowledge and Data
Published 1/1/2009
Author: Amy Rowell
Summary
For many engineering organizations, simply managing and controlling access to product design data can present a formidable challenge. Indeed, according to Aberdeen’s September 2008 benchmark report, Getting the Process Right – A Fresh Look at PLM and Product Development, the average engineering organization lags well behind top performers in this category. Specifically, Industry Average organizations are nearly half as likely as the Best-in-Class to report having a centralized process in place to manage product data and information. This is somewhat surprising, considering the maturity of Product Data Management (PDM). What it suggests, however, is that for many manufacturers, even the most fundamental aspect of product data management- the ability to effectively capture, store, and reuse data - remains an elusive goal.
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