Product Lifecycle Management Systems and Business Process Improvement – A Report on Case Study Research

Author

Brandao, Raul ; Wynn, Martin

Author_Institution

Univ. of Gloucestershire, Cheltenham

fYear

2008

fDate

July 27 2008-Aug. 1 2008

Firstpage

113

Lastpage

118

Abstract

This paper explores the role of product life-cycle management (PLM) systems in industry by evaluating their impact on business process improvement. In addition, future trends of these systems are also analyzed. A literature review and three case studies are used to answer specific research hypothesis, reflecting the suitability of qualitative research methods in this field. The case studies employed detailed questionnaires to support the literature review. Research findings indicate a strong correlation between PLM systems implementation and business process improvement. This is identified as a clear benefit for their deployment in engineering/manufacturing companies.

Keywords

manufacturing industries; product life cycle management; business process improvement; engineering companies; manufacturing companies; product lifecycle management systems; qualitative research methods; Bills of materials; Companies; Computer aided engineering; Computer aided manufacturing; Engineering management; Manufacturing industries; Marketing and sales; Product development; Project management; Technology management; Business Process Improvement; Case Study; Product Lifecycle Management; System Integration;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Computing in the Global Information Technology, 2008. ICCGI '08. The Third International Multi-Conference on

Conference_Location

Athens

Print_ISBN

978-0-7695-3275-2

Electronic_ISBN

978-0-7695-3275-2

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/ICCGI.2008.48

Filename

4591355