AGENDA:
           •  What is PLM?
           •  Aim of PLM
           •  Core Processes
           •  PLM Overview
           •  PLM Best Practices
           •  PLM Rewards
           •  Challenges
           •  PLM Manufacturers
           •  Demo of ARAS Innovator
      What is PLM?
 CIMdata:
 Wikipedia:
                              Aim of PLM
  PLM capabilities support PLM activities to drive activities, decisions and data within the end-to-
  end PLM process, efficiently and cost-effectively. Examples include:
         •   Intellectual property management
         •   Product structure and reuse
         •   Engineering changes
         •   Stage-gate approvals
         •   Ideas and requirements
         •   Product configuration
         •   Quality tests and defects
         •   Product costs
         •   Development project status
                  Core concepts of PLM:
 1.   Universal, secure, managed access and use of product definition information.
 2.   Maintaining the integrity of that product definition with configuration and related 
      information throughout the life of the product or plant.
 3.   Managing and maintaining business processes used to create, manage, disseminate, share, 
      and use the information.
                                  Test/
                                Validate
                 Resources/                   Manufacturing
                 Suppliers
                                  PL
                Product           M               Market/
               Development                        Support
                       Concept/        Recycle/
                       Planning         Retire