Product Lifecycle Management White Papers and Demos

The purpose of this document is to explain the security measures implemented in PLM 360 and provide answers to common security questions.

Autodesk PLM 360 provides a powerful, affordable, easy-to-implement PLM solution that is available anytime, anywhere, through virtually any web-enabled device.

This paper will explore the benefits of cloud computing and explain how they are achieved in order to develop meaningful criteria to evaluate cloud PLM offerings.

In the world of product development and manufacturing, the bill of materials (BOM) is a critical product information record for both the engineering and manufacturing teams. Traditionally, BOMs have been created and updated in spreadsheets, and communicated to internal teams, outsourced manufacturers and suppliers via email, phone or fax. Usually, final BOMs are also loaded into the ERP systems. However, compressed product lifecycles, geographically dispersed project teams, cost pressures, outsourced partnerships, and stringent regulatory requirements are challenging the traditional BOM management and communication in a number of ways.

Managing massive volumes of information requires time and resources—two luxuries that most lean-and-mean businesses simply don’t have enough of today. A cost-efficient solution to this challenge is an Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) system that allows you to integrate all your management processes into a single, coherent information system.

When evaluating ERP systems for purchase, one important criterion lies in whether customers are looking for an on-premise ERP solution, a cloud-based ERP system, or a hybrid combination of the two.

The search for the right Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) provider can be stressful, particularly when both the buyer and the vendor get stuck in the features or technical requirements and forget about the bigger picture—what the main business issues are that you actually trying to solve and whether this new investment will actually help you resolve these specific challenges.