(Центр інформаційних технологій ІТС, 2012) Zhuravlyova, L.A.
Product lifecycle management (PLM) originated front two roots. One is enterprise management which can be further subdivided into material resource planning (MRP) enterprise resource planning (ERP), customer relationship management (CRM), and supply chain management (SCM). Because otf the visibility across the complete lifeeyele of a product, the attendant risks can be estimated. In this sense, PLM serves as a decision support tool.
The other root is the management of product information throughout the entire lifecycle of the product. In this context, system integration facilitates the collaboration among virtual enterprises.
