国内研究咨询机构计世资讯2010年发布的《中国PLM应用现状与趋势白皮书》指出，PLM选型并不能在盲目跟从的状态下进行，企业评估团队需从PLM产品的优越性(技术领先程度)、适用性(兼容、集成能力)、可扩展性、易用性及可靠性等各方面做出综合评估，才能最大限度地保障PLM的稳定实施。
(1)产品的功能
在实施PLM之前，企业已经初步了解企业对PLM各功能模块的需求情况，因此，在选择PLM软件时，客户可根据分析结果选择功能，按照所需功能的优先级排定软件必备和可选的功能。
(2)系统的开放性
从PLM系统的发展可以看出，一个优秀的PLM系统，必须具有良好的底层体系结构，能满足异构计算机系统的要求。
(3)系统集成性
成熟的PLM解决方案应该具备如下的与企业现有应用集成的能力，即企业资源计划(ERP)、供应链管理(SCM )、计算机辅助设计(CAD)、目录管理、电子商务(EC)、研发(PD)、合规(RC) 以及普通的办公自动化产品、组件和电子邮件等。
(4)系统的可扩充性
PLM系统供应商应不断改进产品，推出新功能。随着业务需求的增加，应用企业通常希望评估并使用这些新功能。因此PLM系统供应商应构建其PLM系统套件，以扩展基本数据包和BOM管理的功能，使其包含选项与变量管理、产品相关分析、产品信息发布等功能。作为一项重要的企业投资，PLM环境应可以轻松扩展，以满足不断增加的业务需求。
(5)系统的安全性
在当今全球经济形势下，各企业都要与分散于庞大供应链中的员工、合作伙伴、供应商和客户打交道。因此各个企业都既需要具备高效协作的能力，同时又要能保护自己的知识产权，有时甚至还要就某些特定项目与竞争对手展开合作。总之，了解PLM解决方案所能提供的安全功能是至关重要的。
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How do enterprises choose PLM products?
The White Paper on the Status Quo and Trend of PLM Application in China released by Jiishi Information, a domestic research and consulting agency, in 2010 pointed out that PLM selection cannot be carried out in a state of blind following. The enterprise evaluation team needs to make comprehensive evaluation from the advantages (technology leadership), applicability (compatibility, integration ability), scalability, ease of use and reliability of PLM products to ensure the stable implementation of PLM to the maximum extent.
(1) Function of the product
Prior to the implementation of PLM, the enterprise has a preliminary understanding of the needs of the PLM functional modules, so when selecting PLM software, customers can select functions based on the analysis results, and prioritize the required and optional functions of the software. Digital transformation network szhzxw.cn
(2) Openness of the system
From the development of PLM system, we can see that an excellent PLM system must have a good underlying architecture to meet the requirements of heterogeneous computer systems. Digital transformation network szhzxw.cn
(3) System integration
A mature PLM solution should have the ability to integrate with existing enterprise applications such as enterprise resource planning (ERP), supply chain management (SCM), computer-aided design (CAD), catalog management, e-commerce (EC), research and development (PD), compliance (RC), and common office automation products, components, and email. Digital transformation network szhzxw.cn
(4) The scalability of the system
PLM system vendors should continuously improve their products and introduce new features. As business requirements increase, application enterprises often want to evaluate and use these new capabilities. Therefore, PLM system vendors should build their PLM system suite to extend the functionality of basic packet and BOM management to include options and variables management, product correlation analysis, product information publishing, and so on. As a significant enterprise investment, the PLM environment should be easily scalable to meet increasing business demands. Digital transformation network szhzxw.cn
(5) Security of the system
In today’s global economy, businesses are dealing with employees, partners, suppliers and customers scattered across vast supply chains. As a result, companies need to be able to collaborate effectively while protecting their intellectual property and sometimes even collaborating with competitors on specific projects. In summary, it is critical to understand the security capabilities that a PLM solution can provide.
