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Under-Utilization of PLM Tools
Gambling with your
Product Data
Lisa FenwickTPT Technologies, Inc. dba CMstat
What is PLM?
PLM, PDM, iPLM, ePLM, MRP, ERP, etc. Whatever system you use to store
Product Data Product Lifecycle Management
– Product Conception through Retirement– Shouldn’t this mean All data throughout the
WHOLE LIFE of the product??– We’re talking part info, cost data, documents
of all types, changes, configurations, BOMs, software (at least the info about released versions)
Survey
Most companies have at least some product data not captured in PLM system
Shared Directories house data Administrative docs not stored in PLM
system Software info being kept in other
systems or on CDs.
You’ve gambled all of this money on PLM - time to make it pay off!
Under-Utilization of PLM Systems
How Companies Misuse and Abuse their PLM systems
Signs of PLM system neglect Some suggestions
You May Be a PLM System Abuser If:
Engineers have to rewrite Change Proposals because of incorrect/incomplete PLM data
Program Managers come to YOU for the status of a Change Review
Change reviewers need to have their hands held to complete their review
You May be a PLM System Abuser If:
Engineers keep their own ‘stash’ of product data because it’s too hard to get to
Program Mangers come to YOU for failure data, manufacturing processes, Assembly costs, etc.
You don’t know how long your processes take to complete – what isn’t measured won’t improve
You May be a PLM System Abuser If:
Manufacturing doesn’t have the information needed to build properly and efficiently
The PLM system is used as a log of what happened
Procurement wastes money purchasing the wrong parts
Rolling the Dice with your Product Data
What Most People Track in the PLM System
Assembly DocsEng Changes
Parts Lists CAD Drawings
Product: Slot Machine
What You Could Be Tracking:
Serial Number Data
Manufacturer/Supplier DataPackaging InfoContract DocumentsAssembly DocsUser GuidesBlock NumbersImplementation Plans
Maintenance Guides
As-Built Configurations Software ExecutablesParts ListsWarranty Info
Engineering Changes
Part Cost DataMat Safety Data SheetsCAD DrawingsDigital ImagesManufacturing DataMarketing BrochuresProcess DocumentsBaseline Info
Company SOPs
Delivery Information
Product: Slot Machine
Why would you want to do that?
To give Engineers a complete picture of the current situation with the product
Reduce time taken to find information Metrics gathering is possible/facilitated by
having all data in one system Eliminate the possibility of inaccurate
change impact assessment and change reviews
Consolidate processes for document review and approval
Why would you want to do that?
Reduce opportunity for errors in data Simplify processes Increase security of IP
AND You’ve ALREADY PAID for these
functions!!
Make the Gamble Pay Off
Capture ALL product data in PLM Gather Metrics from the Data Make sure all interested parties have
access needed to PLM data or at least the outputs of PLM such as reports
Give users access based on function Update your training!
Make Your Data Work For You
Most capture Change Throughput Can also capture failure data on
parts Productivity measurements – how
many docs released, etc. Measure how long it takes to
process new docs, changes, implementations, etc.
Hotline If you witness PLM System Abuse
call me at 877-234-2156 [email protected] TPT Technologies, Inc. dba CMstat www.cmstat.com