Comments on: What is difference between PLM and Content Management System?

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By: olegshilovitsky

olegshilovitsky — Thu, 08 Jul 2010 17:56:43 +0000

Roberto, Thanks for your comment and insight! I agree, PLM can provide certain ECM capabilities, but cannot overlap full ECM scope. The main question I want to ask in this case is about how do you see a connection between them? Best, Oleg

By: Roberto

Roberto — Thu, 08 Jul 2010 14:32:59 +0000

Like Seroski said above the change management process is where ECM and PLM bind to one another and do not overlap. In our system, all product documents from the PLM ‘module’(structures or nonstructured) CAN BE managed in our ECM module, with revision control, electronic signature, etc. If the company does not want all the complete (and complicated but mandatory for ISO, FDA etc.) approval and version management, it can use a simpler document management built in the PDM component. In my point of view, if one of our competitors say their PLM system can control document as required by standard regulations they are in fact using a simpler version of a ECM built in the PLM, and not just a PDM.

By: olegshilovitsky

olegshilovitsky — Wed, 16 Jun 2010 13:09:56 +0000

Nagesh, In my view, there is a certain overlap in solutions. This is a result of competition and attempts of customers to eat “competitor’s” dog food. So, you can see PLM is doing a little bit ERP, ERP is doing some PLM, content management is trying to manage more structured data. There is no strict rules. The customer adoption is the most important factor. Therefore, if a customer already have ERP in use, most probably ERP vendor will try to propose some BOM functionality to lock-in customer to use only one system. Of course, if requirements are much broader, customer may decide to get an additional solution. As soon as a customer will have 2+ solutions, the question of integration will come and all will be very dependent on organizational processes, usages, etc. Best, Oleg

By: Nagesh

Nagesh — Tue, 15 Jun 2010 09:48:06 +0000

Oleg, You are right! what we need is structure of information.

It started all with my concern that the transaction world(ERP) will requires part/BOM level info, whether it is ‘aircraft” or a “power plant”.

so How & at what point the part/BOM is getting created & upload in ERP?
How do i maintain the document to part relationship in such scenario?

Doing more ‘research’ over the web, I could see solution like ‘documentum’, a matured solution for docuement management from EMC2 & SMARTPLANT from Intergraph with special module to manage the power plant challenges.

By: olegshilovitsky

olegshilovitsky — Sun, 13 Jun 2010 08:32:25 +0000

Nagesh, Thank you for your reply! The word “content” is very misleading, in my view. If “content” is documents, my preference is to establish a system (you can call it BOM) that will represent the information you have. However, don’t overkill your system by complications of PLM BOM management. See what you need in terms of data representation. What you need is to build a taxonomy (structure) of information you have about your “power plant”. I think, PLM is just starting to touch this space. The fundamental believe of PLM vendors is that to manage “aircraft” is as complicated as “a power plant”. I think, there are some systems that dedicated to such a “process” oriented environment you may consider PLM. I hope it helps… Best, Oleg

By: Nagesh

Nagesh — Thu, 10 Jun 2010 05:35:32 +0000

Hi, I was talking to senior person from power plant. With “product” as “power plant” , there was discussion on whether document/content management would suffice the requirement or they have to go for PLM. This guys largly work on AutoCAD as design tool.

Any input /guidance on where the ‘power plant” is BOM centric or content centric.

Any link where I can get the comparison between DMS & PLM

By: olegshilovitsky

olegshilovitsky — Mon, 25 Jan 2010 12:50:09 +0000

Andre, thank you for your question! I think that difference is not simple and can be overlapped from various perspectives. Your documents in ECM can be related to product data, but some of PDM/PLM related info can be considered as a general content in an organization, for example, marketing brochures. The bottom line -devil is in details… However, some general rules can be defined and that’s what I tried to do. Best, Oleg

By: Andre

Andre — Mon, 25 Jan 2010 11:59:15 +0000

Hi, I am new to the DMS-/ECM and related world. Is it not possible to depict this in a one picture tick-sheet (a spreadsheet) listing the related functions vertically and the “disciplines” viz ECM, DMS, PLM horizontally?

By: olegshilovitsky

olegshilovitsky — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 10:11:59 +0000

Herve, Thanks for comment! I think I got your point. PLM is a master of product record. For me it make sense. However, I see it overlaps in organization with some other definitions and system deployment. Best, Oleg