{"id":15235,"date":"2022-04-14T11:46:32","date_gmt":"2022-04-14T09:46:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pim-consultants.com\/pim-wiki\/plm-product-lifecycle-management\/"},"modified":"2026-10-21T20:18:19","modified_gmt":"2026-10-21T18:18:19","slug":"plm-product-lifecycle-management","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.pim-consultants.com\/en\/pim-wiki\/plm-product-lifecycle-management\/","title":{"rendered":"PLM \/ Product Lifecycle Management"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"15235\" class=\"elementor elementor-15235 elementor-4852\" data-elementor-settings=\"{&quot;ha_cmc_init_switcher&quot;:&quot;no&quot;}\" wpc-filter-elementor-widget=\"1\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-e050581 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"e050581\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-c98ccfa\" data-id=\"c98ccfa\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e2aa320 elementor-widget elementor-widget-ha-breadcrumbs happy-addon ha-breadcrumbs happy-addon-pro\" data-id=\"e2aa320\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"ha-breadcrumbs.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"ha-breadcrumbs\"><li class=\"ha-breadcrumbs-item ha-breadcrumbs-start\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pim-consultants.com\/en\/\" rel=\"home\"><span class=\"ha-breadcrumbs-text\"><span class=\"ha-breadcrumbs-home-icon\"><span class=\"fas fa-home\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span><\/span>PIM Consultants<\/span><\/a><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-00e39d3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"00e39d3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Product Lifecycle Management (PLM)<\/strong> covers the entire lifecycle of a product: from the initial idea through concept, development and prototyping to market launch, then on to service and spare parts support long after the product is no longer sold.<\/p>\n<p>In practice, PLM systems focus primarily on development. They support activities such as project management in product development, CAD data and bill of materials management, change management, parts traceability and quality management. Well-known systems include Teamcenter from Siemens, Windchill from PTC and ENOVIA from Dassault Syst\u00e8mes.<\/p>\n<h2>PLM and PIM<\/h2>\n<p>A <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pim-consultants.com\/en\/pim-wiki\/pim\/\">PIM<\/a> system covers only one part of the lifecycle: the phase in which a product is marketed and sold. The two systems complement each other: once a product is released, PLM provides technical data such as dimensions, materials and bills of materials. PIM imports this data, adds marketing copy, images and translations, and distributes it to the channels.<\/p>\n<p>It is important to define clearly which system is the source of truth for each attribute. If the development team changes a dimension, that change should flow automatically into PIM rather than having to be entered manually.<\/p>\n<h2>When integration matters<\/h2>\n<p>A direct integration between PLM and PIM is particularly valuable for manufacturers in mechanical engineering, electrical engineering or the automotive sector with numerous technical attributes and variants. Without it, development and product management teams maintain the same data twice.<\/p>\n<p><strong>See also:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pim-consultants.com\/en\/pim-wiki\/product-data-management-pdm\/\">PDM<\/a> \u00b7 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pim-consultants.com\/en\/pim-wiki\/erp-systems\/\">ERP systems<\/a> \u00b7 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pim-consultants.com\/en\/pim-wiki\/variants-items-and-skus\/\">Variants and SKU<\/a> \u00b7 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pim-consultants.com\/pim-fuer-hersteller-mehr-als-e-commerce-das-rueckgrat-von-industrie-4-0\/\">PIM for manufacturers<\/a><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-16ae743 elementor-hidden-desktop elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-hidden-mobile elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"16ae743\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">PLM \/ Product Lifecycle Management<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-1f4162f elementor-section-content-middle elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1f4162f\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-8ab3ad0\" data-id=\"8ab3ad0\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-173c650 elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"173c650\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;,&quot;_animation_delay&quot;:50}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">PIM KNOWLEDGE<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-232d797 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"232d797\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">News &amp; 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