PLM - Product Lifecycle Management
CM - Configuration Management
CRM - Customer Relationship Management
DM - Document Management
ERP - Enterprise Resource Planning
SCM - Supply Chain Management
SLM - Service Lifecycle Management
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Product Data Management & Product Lifecycle Management

Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) represents an all-encompassing vision for managing historical data, current configurations and planned changes relating to the definition, design, validation, production, support, workflows and the lifecycle process of product data.

Research (PDM) Product Data Management and (PLM )Product Lifeycle Management



Configuration Management

Often considered the glue that holds Product Data & Lifecycle processes together; Configuration Management is a management discipline for capturing and controlling product data. The goal of the CM discipline is to identify and control the product design and build data from cradle to grave, i.e., including during the business activities of proposal, contract negotiation, specification generation, design, integration, test, manufacture, delivery and support.

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Customer Relationship Management

Every organization, regardless of product offering, industry or size, must establish and maintain relationships with its customers. Successful companies understand their customers’ needs, anticipate their problems, and tailor their product and service offerings to a specific customer (or prospect). This improves the efficiency and effectiveness of the customer interaction, creating value for both parties.

Research (CRM) Customer Relationship Management


Document Management

Document Management software is used to manage documents, communications and information in a structured environment to improve productivity, collaboration, security and regulatory compliance. It encompasses not only electronic documents, but electronic files of all types, as well as paper documents converted to digital files.

Research (DM) Document Management


Enterprise Resource Planning

Enterprise Resource Planning and Enterprise Resource Planning systems, amalgamate all data and processes of an organization into a single system. A plethora of computer software and hardware generally make up an ERP system and it often takes many phases and involves the integration of many enterprise business technologies and methodologies such as Configuration Management, Document Management, Customer Relationship Management and Product Data & Lifecycle Management.

Research (ERP) Enterprise Resource Management


Supply Chain Management

Supply Chain Management (SCM) is the process of planning, implementing and controlling the operations of the supply chain as efficiently as possible. Supply Chain Management spans all movement and storage of raw materials, work-in-process inventory and finished goods from point-of-origin to point-of-consumption.

Research (SCM) Supply Chain Management


Service Lifecycle Management

Much like it's counter part methodology Product Lifecycle Management; Service Lifecycle Management consists of a blend of technology driven components that handle the storage, manipulation, and rendering of electronic data relative to business service, opposed to business product.

Research (SLM) Service Lifecycle Management