Abstract :
IT is an essential component of industrial technology. Driving factors such as convergence, and the benefits of standardising processes on common platforms and protocols, have provided opportunities for both industrial solutions specialists and IT generalists to develop this sector. Product lifecycle management (PLM) describes one of several types of software tools that are central to industrial process optimisation. The scope of PLM is now growing to encompass other business disciplines, such as product development and concept creation. Manufacturing execution systems have become integral to the industrial landscape indispensable to the digital integration of data across all levels of production and management.
