PLM是指产品生命周期管理，它是一种集成性的解决方案，用于协调产品从设计到退役的全生命周期管理。

PLM将电子商务技术与协同技术相结合，将产品开发过程与SCM、CRM、ERP等系统相结合，将孤立的过程管理转变为集成的集成管理，实现从概念设计、产品设计、产品生产、产品维护到管理信息的全面数据管理。

PLM是一种先进的企业信息化思想，它让人们思考如何在激烈的市场竞争中使用最有效的方法和手段来增加收入，降低成本；

从战略上讲，PLM是一种以产品为中心的商业战略。它应用一系列业务解决方案来吸收产品定义信息的生成、管理、分发和使用。它在地理上跨越整个企业和供应链，涵盖从概念阶段到使命结束的整个生命周期;

在技术上，PLM结合了一整套技术和最佳实践方法，如产品数据管理、协作、协同产品商务、可视化模拟、企业应用集成、零部件供应管理等业务解决方案。它与扩展产品定义供应链中的所有OEM、分包商、外包制造商、合作伙伴和客户进行沟通；

在业务方面，PLM可以开发潜在的业务，整合当前和未来的技术和方法，从而有效地为市场带来创新和盈利的产品；

翻译

PLM stands for Product Lifecycle Management, which is an integrated solution for coordinating product lifecycle management from design to retirement.

PLM combines e-commerce technology with collaborative technology, combines product development process with SCM, CRM, ERP and other systems. And transforms isolated process management into integrated management, and realizes comprehensive data management from concept design, product design, product production, product maintenance to management information.

PLM is an advanced enterprise information thought. Which makes people think about how to use the most effective methods and means to increase income and reduce cost in the fierce market competition.

Strategically, PLM is a product-centric business strategy. It applies a range of business solutions to absorb the generation, management, distribution, and use of product definition information. It geographically spans the entire enterprise and supply chain. That covering the entire life cycle from the concept stage to the end of the mission;

Technically, PLM combines a comprehensive set of technologies and best practices such as product data management, collaboration, collaborative product commerce, visual simulation, enterprise application integration, component supply management and other business solutions. It communicates with all Oems, subcontractors, outsourced manufacturers, partners and customers in the extended product definition supply chain;

On the business side, PLM can develop potential businesses that integrate current and future technologies and approaches to effectively bring innovative and profitable products to market;

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