PLM is a strategic business approach that applies a consistent set of business solutions in support of the collaborative creation, management, dissemination, and use of product definition information across the extended enterprise, and spanning from product concept to end of life—integrating people, processes, business systems, and information. PLM forms the product information backbone for a company and its extended enterprise. It is composed of multiple elements including: foundation technologies and standards (e.g., XML, visualization, collaboration, enterprise application integration, etc.), information authoring and analysis tools (e.g., mechanical design, electronics design, software engineering, technical publishing, finite element analysis, etc.), core functions (e.g., data vaults, document and content management, workflow, product structuring, program management, etc.), functional applications (e.g., configuration management, engineering change control, etc.), and business solutions (e.g., new product introduction, supply chain collaboration, etc.) that incorporate best practices and methods.

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