Comments on: PLM vs. BPM or What do you think about IBM PDIF?

By: olegshilovitsky

olegshilovitsky — Wed, 19 Jan 2011 19:58:44 +0000

Jags, thank you for the comment! You are right, both PLM and BPM are trying to find a vertical niche and not to overlap. Organizations won’t be able to justify both solutions in place. Best, Oleg

By: Jags

Jags — Tue, 18 Jan 2011 21:16:48 +0000

I think the problem lies in the fact that implementations at both ends i.e. BPM and PLM end are expensive and lengthy. Though, we may concur the fact that BPM is required but for a product company after they implement PLM, business process alignment with respect of product is taken care of. Yes, it is not done exhaustively but then such cases are missing in the organisation today.
People see BPM as process optimization and DMAIC implementation whereas PLM is seen mostly focused on reducing time to market. Both strategies are linked yest different in implementation.

By: olegshilovitsky

olegshilovitsky — Sat, 04 Jul 2009 01:06:59 +0000

Jordan, I think MOM is important, but really can come as add-on. However for all ECO is ultimate requirements… Thanks for your comments and welcome to discuss more on plmtwine! Cheers, Oleg.

By: Jordan Berkley

Jordan Berkley — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 18:42:11 +0000

I concur with Scott that ECO and the control process regarding change around around W.I., BOM and BoPs are critical. But the real value add is synchronizing those with manufacturing. That will require synchronization with Level 3 systems / MOM platforms.

By: olegshilovitsky

olegshilovitsky — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 15:29:11 +0000

Scott, Thank you for your comment! Absolutely agree with you. ECC is actually sweet spot, but this is very hard spot to implement it successfully. So, from my view, almost all PDM/PLM products have it, but there is space for innovation here. Cheers, Oleg.

By: scleveland99

scleveland99 — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 12:33:23 +0000

The most expensive process that exists in a manufacturing company is their engineering change control process. We are talking about changes to documentation and bills of materials. This is the sweet spot of PLM and should be a part of any PLM software…