SAP Product Lifecycle Management

Information repositories. Process isolation. Outsourcing of design and production. Is this a way to build or maintain a product?

An integrated environment that gives everyone involved in product development, production and service quick and secure access to up-to-date information is what you need. SAP Product Lifecycle Management (SAP PLM) also provides you with all these features you need.

SAP PLM is the only e-business solution that handles collaborative engineering, tailor-made product development, project, asset and quality management among multiple partners.

SAP PLM integrates all participants in the development process: designers, suppliers, manufacturers and customers. Thus, engineering ceases to be a straight value chain, but becomes a three-dimensional, collaborative community focused on a common goal.

SAP PLM is the ideal solution for any company that needs proactive quality management to improve equipment and plant performance. In addition, this solution is ideal for any industry where maintenance costs and equipment reliability are directly affected by profitability.

That's why over 3200 of the most successful companies worldwide have chosen SAP PLM. See SAP Business Maps to see what benefits myPLM will bring to your company: SAP PLM is available through the SAP Enterprise Portal, a role-based solution portal. So your employees can access the internal and external content, applications, and services they need to do their jobs, via the convenient, Web.

SAP Product Lifecycle Management (SAP PLM) gives you all the functionality you need for an integrated product and asset management. Key features include:

Life-cycle data management - Provides a convenient environment to manage specifications, bills of materials, data distribution and resource data, project structures and related technical documentation throughout the product lifecycle.

Program and project management -- Provides advanced features so you can plan, manage and control the entire product development process.

Life-cycle collaboration -- Supports collaborative engineering and project management using XML-based Web standards to communicate information such as project plans, documents, and product structures between virtual development/programming teams.

Quality management -- Provides an integrated quality management for each industry throughout the entire product lifecycle.

Asset life-cycle management -- Manages tangible assets and equipment, covering all elements of the corporate assets management system.

Environment, health, and safety -- It provides solutions for issues such as environment, health, and safety by harmonizing business processes with government regulations. SAP PLM is built on an open technology framework that leverages industry standards such as HTML, XML, and Wireless Application Protocol (WAP) to provide flexibility and interoperability. In addition, thanks to communication via mobile and handheld devices, you can access product information anytime, anywhere.

SAP Product Lifecycle Management (SAP PLM) provides you with a collaborative environment that allows you to manage, monitor and control all products and projects throughout the product and asset lifecycle. SAP PLM also enables you to communicate product and asset information quickly and easily. Thus, you can ensure a tight connection between design, production and maintenance.

Thanks to the seamless integration of processes, you can avoid duplication of information and fully control product development and asset management. Collaboration on product design, asset management and service throughout the extended supply chain allows for improved product quality and greater flexibility in meeting customer requirements.

SAP PLM offers you the following possibilities:

Finding the right information -- Gives anyone involved in product development, inside and outside the organization, quick and secure access to up-to-date information.

Involving partners -- You and your partners can collaborate on the design, management and maintenance of products and projects.

Improving equipment and plant performance -- You can take full control of equipment planning, purchasing, operation, maintenance and replacement.

Benefit from lessons learned -- Referring to previous projects and predefined templates allows you to combine human and material resources in the most efficient way.

Managing and controlling changes -- From customer requests to design changes to approved product orders, all changes are under your control.

A Complete Product Life Solution

Because SAP PLM offers you a complete solution, you can manage all product-related information from the initial design idea and production to when the product is off the market. You can accelerate processes thanks to collaborative engineering and project management between multiple business partners.