PLM for IT: Align People, Processes, and Tools with the Digital Thread
Provide a continuous flow of accurate information across enterprise systems and teams
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Use PLM for IT to fuel collaboration with enterprise systems integration
Digital transformation projects often require complex systems integration across globally distributed teams. How do you connect the ecosystem while maintaining quality and productivity? How do you ensure compliance without impacting revenue or time to market?
With PLM, you automate the flow of accurate information across a secure and open architecture. You create digital traceability and data governance throughout your cross-discipline systems and processes, enabling collaboration and innovation.
Learn how Seagate Technology is doing it by watching the short video.
Transform your ecosystem with PLM for IT
Establishing PLM as the foundational layer to your global information platform enables you to manage the complexity of enterprise systems and strategic processes with 24/7 global product development. In addition to raising overall design quality with continuous collaboration, below are some additional results our customers have experienced.
Improve time-to-market
Decrease the time it takes to implement change orders by 30% to 70%.
Improve manufacturing efficiency
Decrease time-to–production by more than 50%.
Lower non-quality costs
Reduce scrap, rework, and warrantee claims, lowering cost of poor quality by 40%.
Optimize service effectiveness
Experience a first-time-fix-rate of more than 90%.
PLM IT capabilities
For manufacturers embarking on digital transformation, PLM provides a solid foundation for the smart, connected enterprise by enabling a digital thread of information.
Quality management
Continually improve the quality of the product and reduce service instances to improve customer satisfaction.
Product data management
Manage multi-CAD data in a single system using tight integration with Creo, SolidWorks, AutoCAD, and other CAD tools.
Change and configuration management
Make dynamic, fast-paced, and coordinated changes throughout the product lifecycle to ensure all stakeholders are accessing the most up-to-date product information.
BOM Management
Provide full traceability between engineering, manufacturing, sales, and service with comprehensive out-of-the-box BOM Management.
PLM for engineering case studies
PTC customers are building a PLM foundation to unify engineering tools, processes, and teams. Explore the benefits they’re achieving as a result.
Volvo Group
Learn how Volvo Group leverages the digital thread to improve workforce productivity, reduce training time, and increase quality across their enterprise. Using PLM as the backbone for the digital thread, Volvo implemented various digital transformation and Industry 4.0 initiatives to route data and visualize it across the enterprise. Find out how.
L&T Technology Services
A Roundtable Discussion: Digitalizing the Wind Energy Ecosystem
Additional IT PLM resources
Ten ways to organize your data and become a digital leader
Learn how to achieve digital transformation in increments by implementing digital product definition capabilities based on priority and business need.
PTC PLM is named overall leader in competitive vendor ranking
See why ABI Research gave PTC a top ranking in Industrial PLM for innovation and implementation.
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