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Program concepts
Product lifecycle management ("PLM"), as well as the earlier discipline of configuration management ("CM"), is the process for ensuring that a product consistently meets the agreed-upon specifications throughout its life. More specifically, PLM is the formal control of product-related design, production and maintenance information.
The PLM process includes identifying, documenting and verifying the functional and physical characteristics of an item; recording how an item is produced; and controlling changes to a product and its documentation. The PLM process should also provide an audit trail of the decisions that affected the product design.
The PLM process manages:
- Products and parts, including those which are used for tooling, inspection, calibration, training, operation and maintenance
- Documents that define the performance, functional and physical attributes of an item
- Ancillary documents that are used for training, operation and maintenance of an item
- Electronic computer files that support the product's design, development, production and subsequent post-production phases
The PLM process is embodied in rules, procedures, techniques, methodology and resources to ensure that:
- The configuration of a product is documented
- Changes that are made to a product's configuration in the course of development, production and operation are beneficial and can be implemented without adverse consequences.
Modifications are managed until fully incorporated into production and, if necessary, field items.
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