PLM (Product Lifecycle Management) sells a good story. Having one version of the truth available at the click of a button across your supply chain is a tempting proposition to say the least. But how often does this remain fiction rather than fact? The problem is there are significant challenges to rolling out across the supply chain. An obvious one … Read More
PLM: how to survive the change
Change. Did you shudder at that word? If not, then congratulations you are certainly in the minority, as unfortunately most people seem positively allergic, if not to the word, then certainly to the actual practise of change. The problem with a PLM implementation, or any other enterprise level project for that matter, is CHANGE is abundant by the bucket load … Read More
The importance of apparel PLM data libraries
The one common denominator in all the apparel PLM implementations I have done is clients not only underestimate the importance of data libraries but they also drastically underestimate the effort required in producing them. As the old saying goes “you only get out what you put in” and PLM is no different. People too often get consumed in meticulously revamping … Read More
PLM : don’t forget the hardware
Whether it’s an off-the-shelf desktop application or a full blown enterprise solution, all software comes with hardware recommendations for optimum performance. Everybody knows that. So when I say “don’t forget the hardware”, I’m not for a minute suggesting you have taken leave of your senses and are planning to go live with a 200+ user PLM system, running on the … Read More
Implementing – Don’t Scrimp on Your Internal Resources!
Having spent the last few months implementing PLM in two different organisations, the moral of today’s story is “you get out what you put in”. The “what” in this instance being internal people. For the purpose of this tale, and respectful anonymity, let’s call my two organisations Company A and Company B. Both Company A and Company B started implementing … Read More