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Product Lifecycle Management: Driving the Next Generation of Lean Thinking Driving the Next Generation of Lean Thinking

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ISBN-10: 0071452303

ISBN-13: 9780071452304

Edition: 2005

Authors: Michael Grieves

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The first book on PLM, the productivity-enhancing system used by General Electric, Procter & Gamble, Toyota, and Ford If you want to take lean approaches to the next level, this groundbreaking book introduces the next evolution of lean thinking: Product Lifecycle Management (PLM). This new methodology reduces time, energy, and material expenditures across an organization and has saved billions in costs while shaving 60% off cycle times for performance-driven companies that include IBM, General Electric, Toyota, and Ford. Now PLM expert Michael Grieves shows business professionals how to roll out PLM across their entire organization. By applying this integrated, information-driven approach…    
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List price: $59.00
Copyright year: 2005
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
Publication date: 11/16/2005
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 288
Size: 6.10" wide x 9.10" long x 1.10" tall
Weight: 1.342
Language: English

Dr. Michael Grieves founded the Product Lifecycle Management Development Consortium, University of Michigan's College of Engineering and served as its Co-Director. He developed the first on-line Product Lifecycle Management Overview course for College's Center for Professional Development and organizes and chairs the annual University of Michigan AUTO e IT Conference. Grieves also is affiliated with the University of Arizona's internationally ranked MIS Department. Grieves works with PLM users and suppliers to companies such as General Electric, IBM, and Toyota on PLM strategies and implementations. With 35 years industry experience, Grieves is a principal in the international management…    

Acknowledgments
Introduction-The Path to PLM
Information as a Substitute for Wasted Time, Energy, and Material
The Trajectory of Computer Technology Development
The Virtualization of Physical Objects
The Distinction between Processes and Practices
The Outline of the Book
Constructing PLM
Defining PLM
PLM Lifecycle Model
Plan
Design
Build
Support
Dispose
The Threads of PLM
Computer Aided Design (CAD)
Engineering Data Management (EDM)
Product Data Management (PDM)
Computer Integrated Manufacturing (CIM)
Weaving the Threads into PLM
Comparing PLM to ERP
Summary
Characteristics of PLM
Information Silos
Information Mirroring Model (IM Model)
Characteristics of PLM
Singularity
Correspondence
Cohesion
Traceability
Reflectiveness
Cued Availability
Summary
The Environment Driving PLM
External Drivers
Scale
Complexity
Cycle Times
Globalization
Regulation
Internal Drivers
Productivity
Innovation
Collaboration
Quality
Boardroom Driver-IT Value Map
Income, Revenue, and Costs
Comparing Lean Manufacturing, ERP, CRM, and PLM
Summary
PLM Elements
The Process/Practice versus Technology Matrix
The People, Process/Practice, Information Technology Triangle
People
Process/Practice
Technology
Summary
Collaborative Product Development-Starting the Digital Lifecycle
What Is Collaborative Product Development?
Mapping Requirements to Specifications
Part Numbering
Engineering Vaulting
Product Reuse
Start and Smart Parts
Engineering Change Management
Collaboration Room
Bill of Material and Process Consistency
Digital Mock-Up and Prototype Development
Design for the Environment (DfE)
Virtual Testing and Validation
Marketing Collateral
Summary
Digital Manufacturing-PLM in the Factory
What Is Digital Manufacturing?
Early Promise of Digital Manufacturing
Manufacturing the First One, Ramp Up, and Manufacturing the Rest of Them
Manufacturing the First One
Ramp Up
Manufacturing the Rest
Production Planning
Summary
Outside the Factory Door
Costs Do Not Stop at the Factory Door
Quality Scrap Production
Product Liability
Warranty
Quality in Use, Not in Theory
Product Usability
New Revenue Model Opportunities
Repair Services
Product Extension Services
End of Life Recycling and Disposal
Summary
Developing a PLM Strategy
What Is Strategy?
A Vision of Tomorrow
A Realistic Assessment of Today
Plan for Bridging the Gap
Capabilities and Resources Required
Impact of Strategy
Implementing a PLM Strategy-Lessons Learned
Top Management Is Engaged, Not Just Involved
Project Leaders Are Veterans and Team Members Are Decision Makers
Third Parties Fill Gaps in Expertise and Transfer Knowledge
Change Management Goes Hand in Hand with Project Management
The Final Success Factor Is That a Satisficing Mindset Prevails
Acting Like the CXO
Find PLM Initiatives to Support Corporate Objectives
See Beyond Functional Barriers
Watch for Optimal Decisions That Are Suboptimal
Stretch Change Muscle
Think "One Organization"
Summary
Conducting a PLM Readiness Assessment
Infrastructure Assessment
Adequateness of the Current Technology
Scalability of the Technology
Modularity of the Technology
Openness of the Technology
Assessment of Current Systems and Applications
People Assessment
Process/Practice Assessment
Capability Maturity Model Assessment
Assessment Cautions
Summary
The Real World and the Universe of Possibilities for PLM
Technology
People
Processes/Practices
Index