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Product lifecycle management overview video (1:35 min.)
What is PLM?
Product lifecycle management provides enterprise-wide collaboration for all involved in the product lifecycle—from engineering and supply chain to quality and manufacturing. With everyone working from a central source, you can bring better products to market faster.
Discover PLM benefits for your business
Our Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) discovery tool will have you answer a few questions and then send you a free personalized report with the details on how PLM can help your business.
What you can do with product lifecycle management
Replace complexity with control by automating workflows, tasks, and access to timely information.
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Product data management
Improve collaboration and design reuse, track revisions, reduce errors, and increase productivity with centralized data management of all product-related information.
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Bill of materials
Centrally manage and share structured product BOMs throughout the enterprise, ensuring that at any phase of a product’s lifecycle, stakeholders are working with the most up-to-date, accurate information.
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New product development
Configure project templates and standardize phase-gate milestones, deliverables, and tasks by product line, business unit, product team, or other designation.
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Change management
Gain a clear view of the details you need to submit, track, and approve change requests and change orders.
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Quality management
Automate quality workflows, track and record changes, and analyze quality metrics to prevent issues.
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Supplier collaboration
Stay connected 24/7 to your global supply chain with anytime, anywhere access to the information your extended organization needs for quoting, procurement, and supplier management.
Product Lifecycle Management webinar series
Join our technical experts to see how PLM can help you get better products to market faster.
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Enterprise integrations made easy
Connect PLM with other business systems so you can extend the value of your product data to other departments and people. Gain insights and efficiency with cross-functional information sharing regardless of where your team is located.
See how companies are using product lifecycle management
Learn how Autodesk customers are using PLM software for greater efficiencies.
Hosokawa Micron
Product lifecycle management helps Hosokawa avoid missteps in product design and development through streamlined version control and enhanced workflows.
Aclara Technologies
Aclara uses product lifecycle management to streamline its new product introduction processes for global teams, including engineering, operations, and contract manufacturers.
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Get started with product lifecycle management
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