Product Lifecycle Management (Volume 4): The Case Studies

Abstract

This book presents some twenty case studies, showing how companies in different industry sectors and of different sizes make advances in Product Lifecycle Management (PLM). Like the authors previous volumes, this book provides a valuable resource for those wishing to learn about PLM and how to implement and apply it in their companies. Helping readers to: learn about implementing and benefiting from PLM; learn about good PLM solutions and best practice; improve their planning and decision-making abilities; benefit from the lessons learned by the companies featured in the case studies; proceed faster and further with PLM the book presents effective PLM solutions and best practices. At the same time, the case studies included demonstrate how different companies implement and benefit from PLM. Each case study is addressed in a separate chapter and details a different situation, enabling readers to put themselves in the situation and think through different actions and decisions. A valuable resource for PLM team managers and employees in engineering and manufacturing companies, the book is also of interest to researchers and students in industrial engineering fields. Chapter "PLM at PSA GROUPE" of this book is available open access under a CC BY 4.0 license Intro; Preface; Contents; How Do Elephants and Ants Tango?; 1 Outotec; 2 Company Background; 3 PLM for Equipment Products; 4 Adjusting and Focusing; 5 Plant PLM; 6 Unlocking Value in the Installed Base; 7 Streamlining Equipment PLM; 8 Lessons Learned; 9 Next Steps; Bibliography; Trustworthy Product Lifecycle Management Using Blockchain Technology-Experience from the Automotive Ecosystem; 1 A Sketch of PLM and Blockchain; 2 The Case of Vehicle Operations in the Automotive Ecosystem; 3 Experience from the Realisation of a Trustworthy PLM 3.1 Unclear Regulation of Blockchain Applications in Key Markets3.2 Intricate Definition of Data-Driven Services and Resulting Business Models; 3.3 Frequent Misunderstanding of Blockchain as Finance-Related Instrument; 3.4 Immature Software and Documentation; 3.5 Challenging Integration of Required Ecosystem Partners; 3.6 Dichotomous Handling of Personal Data and Data Protection; 4 Diverse and Relevant Hurdles to Overcome; References; Integrating PLM into Engineering Education; 1 Background; 2 Technical Versus Coordination; 3 Phase 1-Integrating PLM Tools into Courses 4 Phase 2-Creating Courses Teaching PLM Tools5 Phase 3-PLM Dual Education with Industry; 6 Issues and Future Plans; PLM at GROUPE PSA; 1 GROUPE PSA; 2 From the 1960s to the Early 1990s; 2.1 The 1960s; 2.2 The 1970s; 2.3 The 1980s; 2.4 The Early 1990s; 2.5 Lessons Learned and Recommendations; 3 The INGENUM Project (1998-2004); 3.1 Deployment of the Digital Model; 3.2 Digital Factories; 3.3 Progressive Reference for Product and Process Description; 3.4 Resulting Changes; 3.5 Results Achieved; 3.6 Lessons Learned and Recommendations; 4 The COMPANY PLM Project (2012-2020); 4.1 Improvement Drivers 4.2 GROUPE PSA's Ambitions and the Roadmap4.3 The Scope; 4.4 The Working Method; 4.5 The Results; 4.6 Lessons Learned and Recommendations; 4.7 Next Steps; 5 Lessons Learned; Bibliography; Structuring a Lean Engineering Ontology for Managing the Product Lifecycle; 1 Industrial Context: Background and Starting Situation; 2 The Research Activities; 3 The LEontology Implementation; 3.1 The Lifecycle Management Domain; 3.2 The Organization Domain; 3.3 The Processes Domain; 3.4 The IT Resources Domain; 3.5 The Business Components Domain; 3.6 LEontology Structure 4 The Results: Implication, Benefits and Extension4.1 Managerial Implications; 4.2 State of Arts Relations; 5 Lessons Learned and Future Research; References; Alfa Laval's OnePLM; 1 Company Background; 2 OnePLM: The Starting Situation; 3 The Approach; 4 The Implementation; 5 The Result, Benefits; 6 Next Steps; 7 Lessons Learned; Bibliography; Applying Product Usage Information to Optimise the Product Lifecycle in the Clothing and Textiles Industry; 1 Introduction; 2 Research Approach and Activities; 2.1 Social Media; 2.2 E-commerce; 2.3 Spreadsheets and Company Databases